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Calcium 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
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Source: Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-07-24 -
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 -
Misleading2014 study by Dyall et al. is an in vitro study; clinical trials showed hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against COVID-19 in people
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Federal agencies already knew that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine “were very likely to be effective against COVID-19” based on 2014 paper
Source: The Epoch Times, Meryl Nass, 2022-10-31 -
IncorrectClinical trials show no association between the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs and Alzheimer’s or memory loss
Claim:
“Alzheimer’s disease did not occur 40 years ago”; cholesterol-lowering drugs and diets cause Alzheimer’s
Source: Captain's Quarters: Medical Corps, Joel Wallach, 2023-03-11 -
InaccurateHerpes is a sexually transmitted infection; no strong evidence that herbs cure herpes
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Herpes is not a sexually transmitted disease; a commercially available plant product can cure herpes
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-04-12 -
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 -
Partially correctE-cigarettes are less dangerous than smoking, but they are not harmless; long-term health effects remain debated
Claim:
While e-cigarettes may have milder effects on the lungs, they are just as bad - if not worse - for the cardiovascular system
Source: Daily Mail, Natalie Rahhal, 2018-09-12 -
IncorrectMarijuana has significant health risks, contrary to claims by Internet meme
Claim:
Marijuana is non-addictive, cures cancer, and grows brain cells
Source: Truth Teller, Anonymous, 2019-04-09 -
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 -
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