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UnsupportedNo scientific data support the existence of orgone and its ability to cure cancer
Claim:
“Wilhelm Reich invented a way to cure cancer”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-05-14 -
IncorrectMonkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak
Source: YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-05-13 -
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MisleadingFollowing COVID-19 vaccination, the spike protein is produced in small quantities in the body, which have not been shown to be harmful
Claim:
“[Spike] is harmful to the human body in at least eight different ways [and] can persist in the human body for weeks, or even months, after a person gets vaccinated”
Source: The Epoch Times, Roman Balmakov, 2022-05-19 -
UnsupportedScientific evidence doesn’t support the claim that induced abortion increases the risk of breast cancer and mental illness
Claim:
Abortion increases the risk of breast cancer, mental illness, and preterm labor
Source: Newsmax, Christina Francis, George Delgado, 2022-05-17 -
UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports the claim that consuming apple cider vinegar is a rapid and effective long-term weight control approach
Claim:
Apple cider vinegar and thermogenic supplements are effective for rapid weight loss
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-05-01 -
UnsupportedEvent 201 isn’t evidence that authorities knew or planned the COVID-19 pandemic
Claim:
Event 201 is evidence that officials already knew about COVID-19
Source: This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2022-05-11 -
MisleadingThe benefits of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe disease and other complications outweigh the risk of myocarditis, which is higher after COVID-19 itself
Claim:
“they were not able to find a single healthy child in america that died from COVID-19 […] but one in every 2700 people are getting myocarditis”; “athletes are collapsing on playing fields as for myocarditis and it's from the vaccines”; Moderna patent filed in 2019 is linked to the pandemic
Source: This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2021-12-09 -
AccurateThe U.S. COVID-19 death toll reached the 1 million mark in May 2022; 15 million estimated deaths worldwide
Claim:
U.S. deaths from COVID-19 hit 1 million
Source: Associated Press, Carla Johnson, 2022-05-16
