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Nature Biotechnology study misrepresented in social media posts claiming “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
Claim:
Nature study shows “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
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Source: X/Twitter, Facebook, 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 -
UnsupportedNo research shows that COVID-19 vaccines promote cancer in people; study cited as evidence tested the spike protein from the virus in laboratory cells
Claim:
“SPIKE PROTEINS FROM COVID SHOTS COULD PROMOTE CANCER GROWTH”
Source: Facebook, America's Frontline Doctors, 2024-07-01 -
IncorrectThe COVID-19 vaccines don’t weaken the immune system and are unrelated to the HIV VB variant
Claim:
The COVID-19 vaccine “destroys the subject’s natural immune system”; HIV VB variant is a “cover up”
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, The Alex Jones Show, Alex Jones, 2022-02-05 -
MisleadingClaim that previously infected people don’t transmit COVID-19 is unsupported, originates from misinterpretation of CDC’s FOIA response
Claim:
Previously infected individuals who get reinfected don’t transmit the virus to others; previous infection provides “better protection” than vaccination and this immunity “does not wane”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Substack, Aaron Siri, Cristina Laila, 2021-11-11 -
InaccurateCancer is composed of mutated body cells, not Candida fungi
Claim:
Cancer is Candida/Fungus and can be cured
Source: Healing Oracle, Anonymous, 2019-03-13 -
InaccurateThe American Journal of Medicine didn’t recommend hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19; scientific evidence doesn’t show hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19
Claim:
The “American Journal of Medicine admit their stand on [hydroxychloroquine] was wrong“; it “published evidence that hydroxychloroquine is effective for preventing COVID-19“
Source: Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft, 2021-01-28 -
UnsupportedClaim that hydroxychloroquine is an effective early treatment for COVID-19 isn’t supported by evidence from clinical trials
Claim:
“The FDA hid the evidence that HCQ [hydroxychloroquine] was effective in the early treatment of the disease. Hundreds of thousands of people died as a result of this lie.”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Harvey Risch, Jim Hoft, 2022-09-17 -
UnsupportedClaim that herbs and mushrooms listed in Nicole Apelian’s book “The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies” are cures for herpes and HIV is baseless
Claim:
Several natural products like plants and mushrooms are a cure for herpes and HIV infection
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-12-17 -
InaccurateSocial media posts wrongly claim that herbs can cure every disease including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Claim:
“There is a cure to every d!isease”; herbs can cure cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06