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No evidence that lemon balm is a cure for bird flu, contrary to claim by Bryan Ardis
Claim:
“It’s already been proven that lemon balm [...] neutralizes and destroys all avian flu”, including H5N1
Search results for: "Emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT) lafrance"
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Source: Facebook, TikTok, The Dr Ardis Show, Bryan Ardis, 2024-11-03 -
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
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Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus
Source: Substack, The People’s Voice, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-26 -
InaccurateThe current U.S. generation is healthier than previous ones partly because vaccines reduced infectious diseases; childhood immunization schedules are safe, contrary to chiropractor’s claims
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“look at the [vaccination] schedule, we have gotten sicker and sicker”; “the biggest jump in shots came after the 1986 vaccine protection act”
Source: Facebook, Patrick Flynn, 2021-04-06 -
IncorrectMonkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak
Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-05-13 -
MisleadingMisleading Instagram posts use news headlines out of context to imply COVID-19 vaccines increase COVID-19 mortality risk
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Higher COVID-19 vaccination rates in White people are related to higher COVID-19 death rates
Source: Instagram, Carl Higbie, David Harris Jr., 2023-08-22 -
InaccurateMask-wearing helps to reduce the spread of COVID-19; social media posts misinterpreted Annals of Internal Medicine study on N95 respirators
Claim:
“‘Gold Standard’ Scientific Trial Deals Massive Blow to N95 and Surgical Masks as Way to ‘Stop Covid’”
Source: Becker News, Kyle Becker, 2022-11-30 -
UnsupportedSimulation exercises such as “Catastrophic Contagion” are a normal part of pandemic preparedness; they don’t predict future pandemics
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The tabletop exercise “Catastrophic Contagion” means that “Bill Gates and WHO have announced when we will see the next pandemic”
Source: YouTube, Clayton Morris, Natali Morris, 2022-12-26 -
MisleadingVitamin A doesn’t cure or prevent measles; vaccine is most effective prevention
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Vitamin A can prevent measles or treat measles symptoms
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-28 -
-1.4Very lowAnalysis of "James Lovelock: ‘Before the end of this century, robots will have taken over’"
…in Oklahoma. A quick google scholar search on “Oklahoma earthquakes” will bring up numerous articles that demonstrate this point. My family has lived in Oklahoma for decades and I can…
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InaccurateThe CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact
Claim:
CDC has now classified [monkeypox] as airborne and anybody within 15 ft can catch it; [it] is now classified as a form of herpes [...] lasts 2-4 months [and] can lead to being paralyzed
Source: Fathers Matter, Anonymous, 2022-08-04