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Cancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer
Claim:
Cancer occurs when “your body is full of acidity”; alkalizing your body prevents cancer
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-07-23 -
IncorrectCarbon dioxide emissions by humans are the major driver of modern climate change, contrary to Jerome Corsi’s claims in CBN News video
Claim:
Carbon dioxide is not a climate heat driver; we had an ice age when the Earth had extraordinarily larger amounts of carbon dioxide; in the 1970s scientists thought we were going to have a new ice age.
Source: CBN News, Jerome Corsi, 2022-07-29 -
InaccurateThe CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact
Claim:
CDC has now classified [monkeypox] as airborne and anybody within 15 ft can catch it; [it] is now classified as a form of herpes [...] lasts 2-4 months [and] can lead to being paralyzed
Source: Fathers Matter, Anonymous, 2022-08-04 -
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The CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact
Claim:
CDC has now classified [monkeypox] as airborne and anybody within 15 ft can catch it; [it] is now classified as a form of herpes [...] lasts 2-4 months [and] can lead to being paralyzed
Source: Fathers Matter, Anonymous, 2022-08-04 -
UnsupportedNo evidence for claim that excess folic acid causes ADHD; MTHFR gene variants are common, generally don’t cause health problems
Claim:
Excess folic acid from food causes ADHD; folic acid is a dangerous chemical in food
Source: Dropping Bombs, Gary Brecka, 2022-07-26 -
IncorrectThe sun isn’t responsible for current climate change, contrary to claims in Suspicious0bservers YouTube video
Claim:
Scientists have neglected the effect of solar particles, cosmic rays, the interplanetary magnetic field and Earth's weakening magnetic field to conclude climate change is due to human activity
Source: Suspicious0bservers, Ben Davidson, 2022-07-14 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines don’t weaken the immune system; Lancet study misrepresented in Virology Journal comment
Claim:
Lancet study showed that vaccinated people have lower immune function than unvaccinated people; COVID-19 vaccines suppress the immune system
Source: Fox News, The Hodgetwins, Kenji Yamamoto, Tucker Carlson, 2022-07-21 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death from COVID-19; the vaccines don’t alter our DNA
Claim:
Canadian data shows vaccinated people more likely to die from COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines alter our DNA; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure COVID-19
Source: The Charlie Kirk Show, Charlie Kirk, 2022-07-17 -
InaccurateConsuming sufficient vitamin C is necessary for health and plays an important role in many of the body’s chemical processes
Claim:
“The herbs heal [...] not vitamin C, because the body is not composed of any vitamin C”
Source: Facebook, Alfredo Bowman, 2022-06-29 -
InaccurateAbortion can be medically necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman
Claim:
“Abortion is never medically necessary”
Source: Live Action, Kendra Kolb, 2022-06-27
