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InaccurateDepression isn’t defined as having low serotonin, contrary to Gary Brecka claims in TikTok videos
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Depression is defined as “an inadequate supply of the neurotransmitter serotonin”; increasing serotonin in the gut increases serotonin in the brain, thus ending depression
Source: TikTok, Gary Brecka, 2023-09-30 -
UnsupportedSocial media claims of urine therapy benefits not backed by scientific evidence
Claim:
Drinking urine or applying it to the body is beneficial for health; urea in urine is good for the skin
Source: TikTok, YouTube, Daniel Pompa, Troy Casey, KT The Arch Degree, 2025-05-07 -
MisleadingDiesel generators did not power wind farms in Scotland, nor anywhere else
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Diesel generators are powering wind turbines.
Source: X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-06-14 -
MisleadingCzech data doesn’t show COVID-19 mRNA vaccines reduce fertility, contrary to John Campbell video
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Data from Czechia suggest COVID-19 mRNA vaccines reduce fertility
Source: Slay News, Natural News, YouTube, Lance D Johnson, Peter McCullough, Frank Bergman, John Campbell, 2025-05-11 -
UnsupportedCandace Owens repeats unsubstantiated claim about HPV vaccine causing infertility
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HPV vaccine Gardasil causes infertility
Source: X/Twitter, Candace Owens, 2025-05-09 -
InaccurateAntarctica recently gained some ice; that doesn’t mark the end of ice loss, global warming or sea-level rise, contrary to viral claims
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Antarctica gained ice from 2021 to 2023 so global warming is over, sea-levels aren't rising, and ice loss has reversed in Antarctica.
Source: 2025-05-04 -
UnsupportedNo evidence for chiropractor Bryan Ardis’ claim that nicotine cures Parkinson’s and other diseases
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Nicotine cures Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ulcerative colitis, and multiple sclerosis; nicotine is a treatment for autism
Source: TikTok, Human Garage, Bryan Ardis, 2025-03-10 -
IncorrectThere’s no doubt on CO2’s role in climate change, despite Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan’s claims
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Whether all that additional carbon dioxide is a function of human activity, that’s still debatable.
Source: Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, 2025-04-22 -
Lacks context84% of the world’s reefs recently experienced bleaching-level heat stress, but not all were ‘completely bleached’
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More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching.
Source: The Guardian, CBS, 2025-04-23
