Misleading
Consuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites
Claim:
Consuming turpentine will kill parasites
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Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-01 -
MisleadingStudy claiming that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 92% has important methodological problems
Claim:
“Ivermectin reduces COVID death risk by 92%, peer-reviewed study finds”; NIH now lists ivermectin as COVID-19 therapy
Source: Twitter/X, Facebook, The Blaze, Jake Shields, Paul Sacca, Robby Starbuck, 2022-09-03 -
InaccurateNo mercury or aluminum is present in vaccines; vaccine ingredients aren’t associated with disease
Claim:
“We allow toxic metals such as aluminum and mercury in shots”
Source: Truth Social, Mark Ghalili, 2022-08-31 -
InaccurateUnsubstantiated claims by Michael Palmer and Sucharit Bhakdi don’t demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines harm organs
Claim:
mRNA vaccines cause “vascular and organ damage” that can lead to death
Source: Doctors for COVID Ethics, Michael Palmer, Sucharit Bhakdi, 2022-08-29 -
IncorrectScientific evidence indicates that modern warming is driven by CO2, contrary to Richard Lindzen’s claim
Claim:
“Believing CO2 controls the climate is pretty close to believing in magic.”
Source: Climate Change is Crap, Richard Lindzen, 2022-08-30 -
UnsupportedInsufficient evidence to support Kanye West’s claim that fluoride in toothpaste harms the pineal gland
Claim:
“Did you use toothpaste with fluoride today? It blocks your pineal gland. And they put children on it.”
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Kanye West, 2020-10-24 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data
Claim:
“[T]he peak of vaccine mandates in America […] coincides with massive excess mortality among people in the prime of life”
Source: GB News, Mark Steyn, 2022-08-24 -
Misleading
COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data
Claim:
“[T]he peak of vaccine mandates in America […] coincides with massive excess mortality among people in the prime of life”
Source: GB News, Mark Steyn, 2022-08-24 -
IncorrectLetter stating there is “no climate emergency” repeats inaccurate claims about climate science
Claim:
“Natural variation explains a substantial part of global warming observed since 1850;” no statistical evidence that global warming is intensifying natural disasters, or making them more frequent.
Source: Daily Sceptic, Toby Young, 2022-08-18 -
IncorrectUnvaccinated people are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 in San Diego county; vaccines don’t cause COVID-19, contrary to claim by Shaun Frederikson
Claim:
“67% of the deaths are from the vaccinated”; “67% of your COVID deaths that you’re creating are from your virus that you’re putting within these people”
Source: Kusi News, Shaun Frederikson, 2022-08-17
