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Vitamin K shot doesn’t stop stem cells from circulating or change blood thickness
Claim:
Vitamin K injection given at birth thickens the blood, prevents stem cells from circulating
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Source: TikTok, X/Twitter, Social media users, Daniel Pompa, Valerie Anne Smith, 2026-05-05 -
MisleadingEvaluating the EPA’s claim on U.S. power plant emissions
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Models continue to show that GHG emissions from power plants have no material impact on global climate change.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency, 2026-09-14 -
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UnsupportedRFK Jr. spreads unfounded conspiracy theory that Lyme and RSV were engineered
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Lyme disease and RSV were engineered in gain-of-function experiments
Source: Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2026-08-02 -
UnsupportedDoctor misleads with post claiming ivermectin works against hantavirus
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Ivermectin “should work” against hantavirus because it blocks “RNA viruses from entering the nucleus [and] inhibits viral replication”
Source: X/Twitter, Mary Talley Bowden, 2026-05-07 -
InaccurateGerman placenta study didn’t show COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are harmful
Claim:
Vaccine-derived spike protein is harmful, its presence in placenta linked to rise in infant mortality
Source: X/Twitter, The Focal Points, Nicolas Hulscher, 2026-03-08 -
UnsupportedKeto diet isn’t cure for schizophrenia, contrary to US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
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Schizophrenia can be cured with the keto diet
Source: Twitter/X, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2026-02-04 -
Lacks contextBringing clarity to misleading claims about wind turbines’ costs, impacts on birds
Claim:
Wind turbines are killing bald eagles, and make you pay more for electricity
Source: Gateway Pundit, Gregory Lyakhov, 2026-01-13 -
IncorrectHealth influencer Paul Saladino incorrectly attributes acne to autoimmunity
Claim:
Acne is an autoimmune condition; removing vegetables from your diet can treat autoimmunity
Source: Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, Paul Saladino, 2026-01-24 -
InaccurateViral claims that cows and beef are climate solutions ignore the impacts of cattle farms
Claim:
Cows are carbon-negative; to tackle climate change, we need to raise more cows and eat more beef.
Source: TikTok, X/Twitter, Social media user, 2025-12-18