Misleading
HIV drug Truvada linked to kidney damage and bone density loss, but risks are low and usually outweighed by the drug’s benefits
Claim:
You took Truvada to help protect against HIV, not increase your risk of kidney or bone problems.
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Source: A Case for Women, Anonymous, 2019-07-23 -
MisleadingClaim that not all smokers develop lung discoloration ignores severe health risks linked to smoking
Claim:
The black lung lie: It’s the widespread belief that smokers’ lungs turn black.
Source: cfrankdavis.wordpress.com, Frank Davis, 2012-08-06 -
IncorrectTesla’s ideas are commonplace in science, but do not suggest humans can use sound to perform extrasensory perception or witchcraft
Claim:
Everything is made of sound, so extrasensory perception (ESP) should be possible
Source: daily MOTIVATION, Michael Tellinger, 2021-06-09 -
MisleadingFauci quoted out of context in misleading video, didn’t change his views about benefits of COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Fauci changed his views on COVID-19 vaccines benefits; Fauci’s remarks show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work as advertised
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-08-13 -
The Wall Street Journal fails to acknowledge that 2016 was the warmest year on record
Claim:
no one really knows if last year (2016) was a (global temperature) record
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal editorial, 2017-01-19 -
UnsupportedDaily Mail inflates data handling disagreement between scientists; makes unsupported “manipulation” accusation
Claim:
world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data
Source: Daily Mail, David Rose, 2017-02-04 -
Misleading
Climate sensitivity estimate given in Heartland Institute’s report is misleading
Claim:
Doubling the concentration of atmospheric CO2 from its pre-industrial level, in the absence of other forcings and feedbacks, would likely cause a warming of ~0.3°C to 1.1°C
Source: Heartland Institute, Robert Carter, Craig Idso, Fred Singer, 2026-06-25 -
InaccurateKaposi’s sarcoma is an opportunistic cancer that occurs in advanced AIDS patients; it’s not caused by poppers
Claim:
Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma
Source: Facebook, Robert Willner, 2023-03-31 -
Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say
…address the breadth of decline in nutrient density in C3 plants. Richard Seager, Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, was another author quoted in the DOE report…
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0.3NeutralNew Scientist article accurately summarises polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) research but overstates significance of animal studies
…University Hospital On the positive side, these quotes from Professor Robert Norman are spot on and accurately quoted. Notes: [1] See the rating guidelines used for article evaluations. [2] Each…