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Chemical in garlic eliminates certain bacterial cells faster than two common antibiotics, but not by 100 times
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Garlic proven 100 times more effective than antibiotics
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Source: Why Don't You Try This, Anonymous, 2014-03-20 -
IncorrectOverwhelming scientific evidence shows that smoking causes lung cancer, instead of protecting against it
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Smoking may protect lungs from cancer
Source: NewsPunch, Grayson Black, 2017-04-04 -
MisleadingCO2 emissions from human activities have imbalanced the atmospheric carbon budget, significantly contributing to climate change, contrary to online claim
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Less than 5% of carbon dioxide emissions are produced by man [... they] can’t cause 30% of today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide
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Inaccurate2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) does not contain “pShuttle-SN” sequence; no evidence that virus is man-made
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2019 novel coronavirus contains 'pShuttle-SN' sequence proving laboratory origin
Source: Infowars, Natural News, Mike Adams, Alex Jones, 2020-02-02 -
InaccurateNo causal association between the DTaP vaccine and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
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The DTaP vaccine causes SIDS
Source: Raising Natural Children, Dawn Lorenz, 2019-12-09 -
IncorrectClaims of a coming 30-year "mini ice age" are not supported by science
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Earth about to enter 30-YEAR ‘Mini Ice Age’
Source: The Sun, Express, Harry Pettit, Sean Martin, 2020-02-02 -
InaccurateNo, “HIV insertions” were not identified in the 2019 coronavirus, contrary to claims based on questionable bioinformatics study
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Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions'
Source: Infowars, Zero Hedge, Anonymous, 2020-01-31 -
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Inaccurate“15% fatality rate” from coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection was based only on initial cases; infection fatality rate likely less than 3%
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Coronavirus hits 15% fatality rate
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InaccurateNo, an “FDA study” did not find that vaccines contain cancer-causing viruses
Claim:
The FDA study looked at vaccines that are made from living cells [...] oftentimes contaminated with hidden viral fragments which have the potential to cause cancer.
Source: Principia Scientific, Activist Post, Aaron Kesel, 2019-11-23