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Mamavation report doesn’t provide sufficient evidence for the claim that Band-Aids contain “cancer-causing forever chemicals”
Claim:
Cancer-causing forever chemicals found in Band Aids
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Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-04-03 -
Review of Climate: The Movie (The Cold Truth) reveals numerous, well-known misinformation talking points and inaccuracies
On 21 March 2024, a movie titled “Climate: The Movie (The Cold Truth)” was released on YouTube, and widely shared…
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It’s safe to use aluminum foil when cooking food; no evidence to date showing it causes Alzheimer’s or cancer
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Cooking with aluminum foil can cause Alzheimer’s, cancer
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-03-22 -
Misleading
Febrile seizures after COVID-19 vaccination are rare and aren’t linked to long-term health problems, contrary to implication in Gateway Pundit article
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“FDA admits” that “young children are at a ‘significantly elevated’ risk of seizure after taking the COVID-19 vaccine”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Ben Kew, 2024-03-24 -
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Claim that the HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer misleads by cherry-picking data from FDA document
Claim:
HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer
Source: Instagram, Pierre Kory, 2024-03-27 -
Misleading
2019 report by TV host Sharyl Attkisson exaggerates one expert’s opinion in court case to claim vaccines cause autism
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Government silenced “top expert witness” who denied the vaccine-autism link in court and changed opinion; his testimony could have changed the court’s decision
Source: Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, 2019-01-06 -
Inaccurate
No, a court didn’t rule that the FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19
Claim:
Court rules FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19; FDA lost lawsuit, proving ivermectin is effective against COVID-19
Source: Twitter, Vigilant Fox, Gateway Pundit, Roger O'Handley, Pierre Kory, Jim Hoft, 2024-03-22 -
Inaccurate
Data shows temperatures rising in Greenland and around the world; current global warming is driven by CO2, not solar activity
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Ice cores from Greenland show no significant warming, casting doubt on the climate change theory
Source: Daily Sceptic, Stephen Andrews, 2024-03-08 -
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Fluoride level in U.S. drinking water is safe; people of all ages, including infants, can consume fluoridated water
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Babies shouldn’t drink fluoridated water; the blood-brain barrier in infants is not fully formed until six months of age
Source: Instagram, Robert W. B. Love, 2024-03-05 -
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Claims that long COVID doesn’t exist misrepresent study by Queensland Health researchers
Claim:
Queensland Health Researchers find that long COVID doesn’t exist
Source: One America News Network, The Blaze, New York Post, Brooke Mallory, Brook Mallory, David Landsel, Paul Sacca, 2024-03-14
