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Instagram reel promotes the baseless claim that viruses don’t exist, ignoring more than a century of science about infectious diseases
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Viruses don’t exist, terrain theory explains why diseases occur
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Source: Cultivate Elevate, Matt Roeske, 2024-02-11 -
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1.8Very highNational Geographic accurately covers research pointing to slower-moving hurricanes
…surface water decrease hurricanes strength. That would be an interesting hypothesis to test. Vincent et al (2012) Assessing the Oceanic Control on the Amplitude of Sea Surface Cooling induced by…
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IncorrectArticle claiming that “masks don’t work” misleads readers by inaccurately interpreting a withdrawn study and a published study conducted on U.S. Marine Corps recruits
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“Pro-mask study withdrawn after virus spread in counties analyzed by researchers”; “masks don’t work”
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2020-11-16 -
IncorrectVideo of Ian Plimer incorrectly states that human CO2 emissions are not responsible for increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global warming
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Increases in atmospheric CO2 is mainly from natural causes, like ocean outgassing, and not from humans who emit so little in comparison
Source: Conservative Political Action Conference, Ian Plimer, 2023-10-03 -
Did the COVID-19 virus originate from a lab or nature? Examining the evidence for different hypotheses of the novel coronavirus’ origins
…is absolutely clear the market had no connection with the origin of the outbreak virus, and, instead, only was involved in amplification of an outbreak that had started elsewhere in…
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InaccurateThe Earth is a sphere that rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun, contrary to Flat Earth video
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“The Earth is not a globe. The Earth is stationary.”
Source: Flat Earth, Amber Plaster, 2020-11-17 -
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MisleadingCOVID-19 cases in the U.S. are mainly detected by highly specific molecular testing, not antibody testing
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Antibodies for the common cold produce a positive COVID-19 test; false-positive results from COVID-19 antibody testing are behind the COVID-19 cases reported in the U.S.
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From vibrant corals to white skeletons: climate change and looming existential threats to coral reefs
…can work together to amplify coral reef degradation. We discussed the evidence of acidification, but what about storms and sea-level rise? The link between sea-level rise and climate change is…