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IncorrectIn spite of evidence to the contrary, Rizza Islam claims that the MMR vaccine is used for depopulation
Claim:
The World Health Organization is still pushing this [vaccine] depopulation agenda throughout Africa
Source: Sway’s Universe, Rizza Islam, 2019-10-19 -
UnsupportedVaccines do not cause autism, diabetes or cancer, contrary to Shiv Chopra’s claim
Claim:
All these diseases [...] use [sic] to be rare. Autism use [sic] to be 1 in 10,000. Now it’s 1 in 50. Now, where is it all coming from? Vaccines are doing it.
Source: Natural Nana, Shiv Chopra, 2013-04-07 -
MisleadingLetter to the UN was not signed by 500 scientists or experts on climate science
Claim:
500 Scientists Write U.N.: ‘There Is No Climate Emergency’.... More than 500 scientists and professionals in climate and related fields have sent a 'European Climate Declaration' to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Source: Breitbart, Thomas D. Williams, 2019-09-24 -
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Mostly accurateHuman error in vaccine preparation led to the deaths of two children in Samoa after MMR shot – MMR vaccine itself is safe and effective
Claim:
Samoa withdraws vaccine protecting against measles, mumps and rubella after two babies die within minutes of receiving the routine shot
Source: Daily Mail, Lauren Ferri, 2018-07-10 -
InaccurateADHD prevalence in France is similar to that of other developed countries like the US, cultural differences notwithstanding
Claim:
These two very different cultures have different ADHD levels in children, in America the rate is 19 percent, and in France, it’s .5% – a half of a percent
Source: Psychology Today, World's Finest New Recipes, Anonymous, Marilyn Wedge, 2019-10-14 -
-1.7Very lowTelegraph article on climate change mixes accurate and unsupported, inaccurate claims, misleads with false balance
“This article is a prime example of false equivalence, putting fringe figures side by side with mainstream scientific findings while failing to distinguish between their respective credibility. It is rife with numerous factual errors and misrepresentations. Anyone unfortunate enough to read it will understand less of the science – as actually appears in peer-reviewed publications and conferences – not more.”
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InaccurateRobert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresents WHO causality assessment for adverse events following vaccination, wrongly claims it enables cover-up of vaccine deaths
Claim:
[It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related
Source: NewsPunch, Children's Health Defense, Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2017-07-18 -
UnsupportedStudy did not report that cannabis smoking leads to “complete remission” of Crohn’s disease, contrary to widely-circulated claim
Claim:
smoking marijuana causes ‘complete remission’ of Crohn’s disease
Source: BloomsMag, UK Health Expert, Anonymous, 2019-09-21
