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Claim that 79.4% of SIDS deaths occurred on same day as vaccination misinterprets CDC study
Claim:
“79.4% of babies who die of SIDS had a vaccine the same day”
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-12-03 -
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AI-generated videos promote false herbal cure for COPD, a currently incurable lung disease
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“A revolutionary pill that combines over 60 natural herbs” cures COPD within three days
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-11-26 -
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COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers produced more than 11 billion doses in 2021
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It would take decades to produce enough COVID-19 to vaccinate the world population
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-12-01 -
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No evidence to show that infrasound from wind turbines is harmful to human health
Claim:
Wind turbines emit infrasound that is harmful to human health.
Source: The Highwire, Michelle Edwards, Tracy Beanz, 2024-11-19 -
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Scientific evidence shows fluoride in water and toothpaste is safe at recommended levels
Claim:
Fluoridated toothpaste can be deadly to children; fluoride causes dental fluorosis, cavities, and cancer
Source: Facebook, Ty Bollinger, 2024-11-27 -
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Flu shots don’t contain dogs as ingredients; cell lines of canine origin are used during the manufacturing process and eliminated from the final vaccine product
Claim:
Dogs are an ingredient in flu shots
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2024-11-26 -
IncorrectHow we know Earth is round, not flat: a review of claims and misconceptions about Earth’s shape
Claim:
Observations show that the Earth is flat.
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-12-03 -
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Bleaching agent chlorine dioxide is toxic, isn’t cure for autism
Claim:
Chlorine dioxide cures autism
Source: Digital Social Hour, Jonathan Otto, 2024-01-05 -
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No evidence that John D. Rockefeller suppressed “natural healing” or had practitioners arrested and jailed
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Rockefeller suppressed “natural healing modalities” to profit from petroleum-based medicine, had natural medicine practitioners arrested and jailed
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-05-09 -
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Margarine and plastic are chemically unrelated substances, contrary to persistent online claim
Claim:
“Margarine is one molecule away from plastic”
Source: Instagram, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-11-19
