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Claim that ingredients in flu vaccine are known neurotoxins found to be incorrect
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Each of these ingredients [thimerosal, ovalbumin, formaldehyde, sodium deoxycholate] is a known neurotoxin
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Source: Health Nut News, Erin Elizabeth, 2016-10-08 -
1.3HighNBC News story accurately covers research on two millennia of climate history
“This accurately describes new peer-reviewed research and asks independent scientists with relevant expertise to provide important context, such as how these results rely on limited southern hemisphere data. Simplifications help readers understand important points without misleading them.”
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UnsupportedClaim that vaccines can cause individuals with mitochondrial disorders to develop autism is unsupported
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If a child has a mitochondrial disorder [...] she is more at risk of having a vaccine pushing her over the edge and causing a bad reaction
Source: GreenMedInfo, JB Handley Jr, 2018-09-13 -
InaccurateData shows the Earth is currently warmer globally than at any time in the past 2,000 years
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Earth’s mean temperature over the last 2,000 years shows two previous periods when temperatures were warmer than they are now; from 1–200 A.D., an epoch called the Roman Warm Period, and more recently the Medieval Warm Period from 900–1100 A.D.
Source: Townhall, Gregory Rummo, 2019-07-23 -
Partially correctClaim that virus contaminating polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 is cancer-causing not supported by science
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CDC Admits 98 Million Americans Received Polio Vaccine In An 8-Year Span When It Was Contaminated With Cancer Virus
Source: Waking Times, Dave Mihalovic, 2013-07-17 -
MisleadingOral contraceptives associated with increased relative risk of blood clots but not a significantly increased absolute risk, generally safe to use
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Women are not warned about the risk of blood clots with their daily steroidal hormone pill
Source: LifeSite News, Anonymous, 2015-05-07 -
IncorrectSky News Australia interview falsely claims that global cooling is coming soon
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the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is misleading humanity about climate change and sea levels, and that in fact a new solar-driven cooling period is not far off
Source: Sky News Australia, Alan Jones, Nils Axel-Mörner, 2019-06-17 -
MisleadingFluoridated drinking water is not associated with neurological damage, despite online claims to the contrary
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Studies have repeatedly linked fluoride to reduced IQ and brain damage
Source: Real Farmacy, Joseph Mercola, 2014-02-10 -
IncorrectNon-peer-reviewed manuscript falsely claims natural cloud changes can explain global warming
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During the last hundred years the temperature is increased about 0.1°C because of carbon dioxide. The human contribution was about 0.01°C.
Source: Sky News Australia, Summit.news, Fox News, Zero Hedge, Paul Joseph Watson, Pekka Malmi, Jyrki Kauppinen, 2019-07-11 -
CorrectHPV vaccine does reduce viral transmission, helping with eventual cervical cancer elimination
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HPV vaccine may lead to elimination of cervical cancer
Source: NBC News, Kaitlin Sullivan, 2019-06-27