Misleading
Very rare cases of blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are well-known and have been publicly recognized since 2021
Claim:
AstraZeneca admits for the first time that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause blood clots
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Source: The Independent, The Washington Times, The Blaze, Dan Bongino, Liz Wheeler, 2024-04-28 -
Mostly accurateInfants younger than 6 months had the second highest COVID-associated hospitalization rate for most of the pandemic
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“Babies under 6 months have the second highest hospitalization rate after the elderly”
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2025-02-06 -
MisleadingVitamin A doesn’t cure or prevent measles; vaccine is most effective prevention
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Vitamin A can prevent measles or treat measles symptoms
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-28 -
InaccurateDepression isn’t defined as having low serotonin, contrary to Gary Brecka claims in TikTok videos
Claim:
Depression is defined as “an inadequate supply of the neurotransmitter serotonin”; increasing serotonin in the gut increases serotonin in the brain, thus ending depression
Source: TikTok, Gary Brecka, 2023-09-30 -
MisleadingInfluencer Gary Brecka spreads misinformation about water fluoridation in Instagram post
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“[F]luoride is a neurotoxin. Studies link it to lower IQ in kids, thyroid dysfunction, and weakened bone density”
Source: Instagram, Gary Brecka, 2025-03-28 -
Is vehicle pollution still a problem? Yes, here’s why it still harms health and climate
…circulate online. Some of the claims are more absurd than others: on 2 April 2025, avid climate misinformer, Steve Milloy, incorrectly claimed that “From leaded gasoline to carbon monoxide to…
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World-First AI monitoring uncovers alarming magnitude of climate misinformation on French TV and Radio
Press Release Paris, April 10, 2025 – In a groundbreaking first, an alliance of NGOs (Data For Good, QuotaClimat, and Science Feedback) has unveiled alarming findings (accessible here) from France’s…
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Beware of “miracle cure” claims surrounding DMSO
Recent social media posts have revived interest in using a compound called dimethyl sulfoxide, or DMSO for short, to treat various medical conditions. For instance, posts on X and TikTok…
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MisleadingAmid measles outbreak in Texas, RFK Jr. misleads on measles vaccine safety in Fox News interview
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Measles vaccine causes deaths every year and the same illnesses caused by measles
Source: Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2025-03-11 -
UnsupportedNo evidence for chiropractor Bryan Ardis’ claim that nicotine cures Parkinson’s and other diseases
Claim:
Nicotine cures Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ulcerative colitis, and multiple sclerosis; nicotine is a treatment for autism
Source: TikTok, Human Garage, Bryan Ardis, 2025-03-10