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No evidence budesonide, clarithromycin, and aspirin combination is “silver bullet” for COVID-19, contrary to Texas doctor’s claim
Claim:
Richard Bartlett found ‘“Silver Bullet” Covid Protocol’ but was silenced
Search results for: "Emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT) lafrance"
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Source: Big Honker Podcast, Richard Bartlett, 2024-01-30 -
InaccurateCalcium is an essential component of bones and helps prevent osteoporosis, contrary to claim by Barbara O’Neill
Claim:
Bones “are not made of calcium”; wild yam is a treatment for osteoporosis
Source: Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-07-24 -
MisleadingLED lights aren’t a cause of cataracts and don’t cause migraines for most people, contrary to social media claims
Claim:
LEDs cause headaches and migraines; LEDs are the major cause of cataracts
Source: Facebook, Matt Roeske, 2024-09-14 -
InaccurateOnline posts encouraging the use of Vicks VapoRub inside the vagina are unsubstantiated and dangerous
Claim:
Applying Vicks VapoRub to the vagina “stops bladder leaks”, removes parasites
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-09 -
InaccurateInfectious diseases like chickenpox and measles are much more likely to cause serious health problems than vaccination
Claim:
Chickenpox and measles aren’t diseases but infections; unlike diseases, infections go away, leaving behind “a lifetime of immunity”; when you vaccinate, you are potentially “causing a disease”
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-25 -
UnsupportedClaims of curcumin cancer cure are premature and unsubstantiated
Claim:
Science just confirmed eating turmeric every day could ‘reverse cancer’
Source: Natural News, Get Holistic Health, Anonymous, 2019-03-16 -
Partially correctSome evidence suggests that vitamin C and D supplementation might prevent or treat respiratory infections, but their effectiveness is still being tested with COVID-19
Claim:
Vitamins C and D are now finally being adopted in the conventional treatment of SARS-CoV-2; Vitamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug, actually killing viruses; vitamin D helps the body fight SARS-CoV-2 infection and can cut infection risk.
Source: Mercola, Joseph Mercola, 2020-04-02 -
UnsupportedDozens of clinical trials ongoing to investigate whether vitamin D prevents COVID-19; no firm evidence yet
Claim:
“Vitamin D insufficiency [...] may account for the majority of COVID-19 deaths”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Facebook users, 2020-11-30 -
InaccurateThe American Medical Association does not reject nor support hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, nor did it change its position on the use matter
Claim:
The AMA “reversed course”, now “giving the green light to doctors prescribing HCQ to their COVID patients.”
Source: American Thinker, Brian C. Joondeph, 2020-12-18 -
InaccurateContrary to claims on social media, people who received a COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood and other blood products, including convalescent plasma
Claim:
“The Red Cross says anyone who has received a COVID-19 vaccine cannot donate convalescent plasma”; “the vaccine wipes out these antibodies [against SARS-CoV-2]”
Source: TikTok, TikTok user, 2021-09-20