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Persistent myths that HIV was created by the West and that HIV medication causes HIV are both false
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“HIV was an invention created by the West”, people “took the HIV medication and got HIV”, you can “reverse HIV naturally”
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Source: Facebook, Yahdan Yada, 2022-04-25 -
MisleadingFollowing COVID-19 vaccination, the spike protein is produced in small quantities in the body, which have not been shown to be harmful
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“[Spike] is harmful to the human body in at least eight different ways [and] can persist in the human body for weeks, or even months, after a person gets vaccinated”
Source: The Epoch Times, Roman Balmakov, 2022-05-19 -
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UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports claims that plant-based food supplements reduce blood sugar to normal levels and cure type 2 diabetes
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Food supplements get “perfect sugar levels restored” and “help with type 2 [diabetes]”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-06-02 -
UnsupportedJustin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role
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Ramsay Hunt syndrome that caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Substack, Twitter/X, Facebook, Steve Kirsch, Social media users, 2022-06-10 -
IncorrectCancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer
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Cancer occurs when “your body is full of acidity”; alkalizing your body prevents cancer
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-07-23 -
MisleadingConsuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites
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Consuming turpentine will kill parasites
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-01 -
MisleadingPossible increases in cancer rates and lower life expectancy in 2021 are primarily driven by effects of COVID-19, not vaccination
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“Cancer rates have increased since the introduction of the COVID-19 shots”, which “is driving down U.S. life expectancy”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Joseph Mercola, 2023-01-06 -
InaccurateSweetgum balls don’t contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient and there’s no evidence of an antiviral effect against COVID-19
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Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-01-17