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Triple antibiotic cream or gel cannot prevent the flu, may also worsen antibiotic resistance due to indiscriminate use
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Swabbing nostrils with triple antibiotic cream or gel will prevent the flu
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Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2019-12-07 -
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MisleadingNo evidence for a significant influence of volcanoes or solar variability on recent climate change contrary to Judith Curry’s claims in PragerU video
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Climate scientists disagree about how much warming is associated with our emissions and whether this warming is larger than natural climate variability from the sun and volcanic eruptions
Source: PragerU, Judith Curry, 2024-04-15 -
Lacks contextA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 would be useful even if the survival rate from COVID-19 is high
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With the survival rate of COVID-19 close to 100% without a vaccine, what exactly will the purpose of the new vaccine be?
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-08-21 -
InaccurateStudies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; preprint claiming to show otherwise is flawed
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“Covid Vaccines More Likely to Put You in Hospital Than Keep You Out”
Source: Daily Sceptic, Will Jones, 2022-06-22 -
UnsupportedAnalysis by Florida Department of Health about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines contains multiple methodological problems
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Florida study found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines increase the risk of cardiac-related death, especially in men
Source: Twitter/X, Fox News, Joseph Ladapo, 2022-10-07 -
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…Bastien earned dual degrees in Management from HEC Paris and Saint Petersburg University in Russia. Before turning to data science, he worked as a public policy consultant for a few…
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InaccurateUncertainties about future climate change in the 1970’s does not invalidate today’s evidence on the reality of global warming
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Scientists predicted global cooling and were wrong, so they are wrong about global warming
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-12-09 -
MisleadingFebrile seizures after COVID-19 vaccination are rare and aren’t linked to long-term health problems, contrary to implication in Gateway Pundit article
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“FDA admits” that “young children are at a ‘significantly elevated’ risk of seizure after taking the COVID-19 vaccine”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Ben Kew, 2024-03-24 -
Climate misinformation video reaches broad audience with help from Youtube recommendation algorithm
…Peterson et al (2008) The myth of the 1970s global cooling scientific consensus, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2 Broecker (1975) Climatic Change: Are we on the brink of…