Misleading
Pregnancy tests don’t provide a conclusive diagnosis for testicular cancer; not all testicular cancers produce the hormone detected by pregnancy tests
Claim:
For men, a positive pregnancy test equals testicular cancer
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Source: Facebook, The Adley Show, 2021-09-15 -
InaccurateClaim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
Claim:
Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus
Source: Substack, The People’s Voice, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-26 -
Mostly accurateA U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel validated Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine; its authorization for emergency use should ensue
Claim:
'FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine'
Source: CNET, CNET Editors, 2020-12-17 -
MisleadingDaily Mail claim about 2016 global temperature record is misleading
Claim:
El Niño drove record highs in global temperatures suggesting rise may not be down to man-made emissions.
Source: Daily Mail, David Rose, 2016-11-26 -
MisleadingNo imminent avian flu pandemic is being staged by Bill Gates or the WHO; claim by Redacted YouTube channel misrepresented sources
Claim:
Bill Gates and health agencies are staging a new pandemic specifically targeting children; it might already be here according to the WHO or the UK government
Source: YouTube, Clayton Morris, Natali Morris, 2023-05-17 -
Correct but...
Claim that Arctic warming is already influencing mid-latitude weather correct but still under investigation
Claim:
The jet stream meanders more, with big loops bringing warm air to the frozen north and cold air into warmer southern climes.
Source: The Guardian, Damian Carrington, 2016-12-19 -
InaccurateOceans are currently acidifying, claims to the contrary contradict observations
Claim:
there has been no reduction in oceanic pH levels in the last century
Source: The Spectator, James Delingpole, Mike Wallace, 2016-04-30 -
UnsupportedCastor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
Claim:
“Scar tissue, bone spurs, tumors, [castor oil is] excellent for breaking that up”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-03-12 -
Incorrect
Heartland Institute report’s claim that climate models are too sensitive to CO2 does not reflect evidence
Claim:
[climate models] systematically over-estimate the sensitivity of climate to carbon dioxide ... and modelers exclude forcings and feedbacks that run counter to their mission
Source: Heartland Institute, Robert Carter, Craig Idso, Fred Singer, 2025-12-13 -
MisleadingTennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
Claim:
Researchers have “already perfected the ability to put human vaccines” into certain foods “right now”; grocery vegetables might contain human vaccines
Source: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Social media users, 2024-02-21