Inaccurate
Misuse of drug tests on energy drinks like Red Bull produces false positives; doesn’t demonstrate these drinks contain cocaine and other drugs
Claim:
Red Bull contain cocaine and buprenorphine
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Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06 -
InaccurateSocial media posts wrongly claim that herbs can cure every disease including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Claim:
“There is a cure to every d!isease”; herbs can cure cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06 -
MisleadingViral video makes inaccurate claims regarding sugar; suggests it causes medical conditions like cancer and ADHD
Claim:
Sugar causes ADHD in babies, dementia and Alzheimer's in adults, cancer
Source: TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-09-15 -
IncorrectClaim that current climate change can be explained satisfactorily by natural cycles and volcanic activity does not have scientific support
Claim:
The cyclical activity of the Sun as well as other variations in solar and earth activity, and NOT anthropogenic CO2 emissions, are responsible for climate change
Source: Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-09-02 -
MisleadingThe FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary
Claim:
“The FDA is now saying that it is OK to prescribe ivermectin [for COVID-19]”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-08-15 -
InaccurateVideo about blank COVID-19 vaccine insert falsely implies there are no safety data for COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Blank COVID-19 vaccine safety inserts show there are no safety and effectiveness studies for these vaccines
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2023-08-03 -
InaccurateBreast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims
Claim:
“There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-06-18 -
Lacks contextDraft U.S. government report doesn’t conclude that fluoride is harmful at low levels
Claim:
“As fluoride goes up [...] IQ goes down in the developing brains of our kids”
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2023-04-17 -
UnsupportedAn ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
Claim:
“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
Source: The Florida Standard, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-03-27 -
IncorrectAlleged Morgellons test with cranberry juice doesn’t show nanoparticles, but precipitates from tannin-protein interactions
Claim:
Morgellons test using cranberry juice pulls out nanoparticles from chemtrails and air pollution
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-01-21
