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Gargling salt water or vinegar may soothe a sore throat, but it will not eliminate COVID-19
Claim:
Gargling with warm water and salt or vinegar eliminates the virus [SARS-CoV-2]
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-03-14 -
InaccurateMessenger RNA is essential for life and a normal component of cells; study by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering is unrelated to RNA vaccines
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“Scientists at Sloan Kettering discover mRNA inactivates tumor-suppressing proteins, meaning it can promote cancer”
Source: Natural News, S.D. Wells, 2021-03-02 -
InaccurateHeart attack victims shouldn’t use “cough CPR” on themselves, contrary to chain email dating back to 1999
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Heart attack “victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 1999-06-30 -
InaccurateCancer and heart disease remain the two leading causes of death in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic
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“No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-08-14 -
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Human-driven climate change largely responsible for last 50 years of worsening fire weather in Western North America, new study shows
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InaccurateThe mRNA COVID-19 vaccines aren’t operating systems, and won’t transform the human body into a virus-making factory
Claim:
The mRNA vaccine is “an operating system that takes over the machinery of your cells” ; “...by the time you get your fourth shot your body will be making all four proteins that make up the COVID-19 virus.”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Abdul Alim Muhammad, Damon Jones, 2021-03-28 -
InaccurateVaccination isn’t equal to parasitic infection; COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t hamper the production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
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“ALL vaccines, including the seasonal flu shot, contain parasites”, mRNA vaccines reduce the amount of anti-spike antibodies
Source: Exposing satanic science, Anonymous, 2022-11-10 -
UnsupportedNo evidence to show that infrasound from wind turbines is harmful to human health
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Wind turbines emit infrasound that is harmful to human health.
Source: The Highwire, Tracy Beanz, Michelle Edwards, 2024-11-19 -
MisleadingWhat’s worse: lithium mining or oil extraction? Viral social media posts suggest misleading answers to complex question.
Claim:
Lithium mining for electric cars has a greater environmental impact than oil extraction for gas cars.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-08-16