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Aluminum-based adjuvants in vaccines are safe, contrary to claims based on mouse study
Claim:
'Mice study that showed aluminium in vaccines causes cognitive deficits & possible cause of Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s disease'
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Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2025-01-31 -
Lacks contextSome evidence that wind turbines can harm eagles, but more are killed by other causes
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Windmills are a threat to eagles’ population.
Source: Instagram, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-01-16 -
MisleadingFlawed analysis of Florida Medicaid data used to promote false claim that vaccines cause autism
Claim:
“New peer-reviewed study again confirms childhood vaccines are likely responsible for nearly 80% of the autism cases in US”
Source: Substack, X/Twitter, Steve Kirsch, 2025-01-25 -
MisleadingVaccines don’t cause mercury toxicity; the mercury compound present in some vaccines is different from the one in seafood
Claim:
“Doctors: don't eat fish when you're pregnant to avoid mercury getting into your baby Also doctors: vaccines containing mercury are safe to inject into your baby”
Source: Threads, Social media user, @mommavspharma, Kaylee Winfield, 2025-01-25 -
MisleadingDid the CIA conclude that SARS-CoV-2 came from a Chinese lab? Beware of misleading headlines in the Daily Mail and elsewhere
Claim:
“CIA now says Covid DID come from Chinese lab”
Source: Daily Mail, Joe Hutchison, 2025-01-25 -
Mostly correctGrapefruit can cause negative effects when mixed with certain antidepressants, such as sertraline (Zoloft)
Claim:
Eating grapefruit while using antidepressants can cause overdose, other complications
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2025-01-13 -
InaccurateModerna booster vaccine trials didn’t cause “mass heart attacks” in children, contrary to online claims
Claim:
“Moderna Covered Up ‘Mass Heart Attacks of Toddlers’ in COVID Jab Trials”
Source: The People’s Voice, Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 2025-01-08 -
InaccurateNature Biotechnology study misrepresented in social media posts claiming “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
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Nature study shows “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
Source: Facebook, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-01-15 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines not shown to have “negative efficacy”, contrary to claim by Nicolas Hulscher
Claim:
New research from Japan shows COVID-19 vaccines have “negative efficacy”
Source: Substack, Nicolas Hulscher, 2025-01-06 -
MisleadingExperimental study using mosquitoes to vaccinate against malaria wasn’t funded by Bill Gates
Claim:
“Researchers Funded by Bill Gates Turn Mosquitoes into ‘Flying Syringes’ to Deliver Vaccines”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2024-01-02
