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Claims of curcumin cancer cure are premature and unsubstantiated
Claim:
Science just confirmed eating turmeric every day could ‘reverse cancer’
Search results for: "Emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT) lafrance"
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Source: Get Holistic Health, Natural News, Anonymous, 2019-03-16 -
UnsupportedDozens of clinical trials ongoing to investigate whether vitamin D prevents COVID-19; no firm evidence yet
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“Vitamin D insufficiency [...] may account for the majority of COVID-19 deaths”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Facebook users, 2020-11-30 -
UnsupportedAltered video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes unproven use of apple cider vinegar as diabetes cure
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Apple cider vinegar is a cure for diabetes; it’s an effective substitute to metformin therapy and dietary changes
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-09 -
UnsupportedInsufficient evidence to support Kanye West’s claim that fluoride in toothpaste harms the pineal gland
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“Did you use toothpaste with fluoride today? It blocks your pineal gland. And they put children on it.”
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Kanye West, 2020-10-24 -
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 -
UnsupportedNo evidence supports the use of medicinal plants mullein and marshmallow to cure or mitigate COVID-19
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Mullein leaves and marshmallow roots treat COVID-19
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Facebook user, 2023-03-12 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death from COVID-19; the vaccines don’t alter our DNA
Claim:
Canadian data shows vaccinated people more likely to die from COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines alter our DNA; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure COVID-19
Source: The Charlie Kirk Show, Charlie Kirk, 2022-07-17 -
UnsupportedCurrent scientific evidence doesn’t demonstrate that coconut oil prevents or treats Alzheimer’s
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“Coconut oil in your diet is a remedy for Alzheimer’s”
Source: Facebook, Social media users, John Gray, 2024-04-17 -
InaccurateNature Biotechnology study misrepresented in social media posts claiming “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
Claim:
Nature study shows “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
Source: Facebook, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-01-15 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 has caused many deaths due to high virus transmission, despite its relatively small infection fatality ratio
Claim:
COVID-19 mortality rates are very low, therefore COVID-19 is not an important public health concern; if you are 70+ years old, you have a 0.054% chance of dying from COVID-19
Source: Fox News, Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-09-24