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UnsupportedNo research shows that dandelion can kill cancer cells or treat cancer in humans
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Dandelion is able to “kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-05-06 -
MisleadingVery rare cases of blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are well-known and have been publicly recognized since 2021
Claim:
AstraZeneca admits for the first time that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause blood clots
Source: The Blaze, The Independent, The Washington Times, Dan Bongino, Liz Wheeler, 2024-04-28 -
MisleadingVaccines don’t contain cells or tissues of aborted fetuses
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Some vaccines “incorporate aborted fetal tissue”
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-04-23 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 mRNA vaccines were tested in clinical trials, aren’t experimental
Claim:
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are experimental, “ineffective and harmful”
Source: Facebook, Peter McCullough, Sucharit Bhakdi, Chris Oyakhilome, 2024-04-26 -
MisleadingEvidence shows Tdap booster in pregnant women reduces the risk of whooping cough in infants
Claim:
The Tdap shot, which is supposed to protect newborns from whooping cough, doesn't actually prevent it. It just puts newborns more at risk.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-04-23 -
UnsupportedModified RNA in COVID-19 vaccines isn’t linked to cancer development
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A review “has found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development”
Source: America's Frontline Doctors, The Highwire, Social media users, 2024-04-16 -
InaccurateEating excess salt increases the risk of high blood pressure, contrary to wellness coach’s claims
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“Salt does not raise blood pressure”
Source: Facebook, Sean Christopher, 2024-04-18 -
MisleadingNo evidence for a significant influence of volcanoes or solar variability on recent climate change contrary to Judith Curry’s claims in PragerU video
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Climate scientists disagree about how much warming is associated with our emissions and whether this warming is larger than natural climate variability from the sun and volcanic eruptions
Source: PragerU, Judith Curry, 2024-04-15 -
IncorrectCarbon isotopes do not show that humans’ climate impacts are too small to notice, despite the Daily Sceptic’s inaccurate claim
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Human-caused carbon emissions’ effect on climate is ‘non-discernible’. Measurements of carbon isotope ratios in atmospheric CO2 indicate that it is the recent expansion of a more productive biosphere that has led to increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere.
Source: Daily Sceptic, Chris Morrison, 2024-04-08
