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Steven Baker

Flawed reasoning
- Health
Posted on: 2021-03-15
Oxygen in the air doesn’t prevent people from getting tetanus through cuts with dirty or rusty objects; the vaccine is important to prevent infection

Claim:

“The tetanus bacteria is an anaerobic bacteria. That means that it cannot live in the presence of oxygen. You cannot get tetanus by stepping on a rusty nail.“

Source: Facebook, Steven Baker, 2021-03-07
Inaccurate
- Health
Posted on: 2021-03-11
Vaccines are safe and aren’t associated with autoimmune disease, contrary to claim in viral video by chiropractor Steven Baker

Claim:

“Vaccines cause autoimmune disease”; COVID-19 vaccine will “change your genes”; aborted fetal tissue is in vaccines

Source: Facebook, Steven Baker, 2021-03-05
Incorrect
- Health
Posted on: 2021-01-21
Overwhelming weight of scientific evidence demonstrates that vaccines are safe and effective, contrary to claims in video by chiropractor Steve Baker

Claim:

There are many reasons to not vaccinate, including vaccine toxicity; “Vaccines don’t prevent transmission”; “Vaccinated kids are not as healthy as unvaccinated kids“

Source: Facebook, Steven Baker, 2021-01-13

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