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Triple antibiotic cream or gel cannot prevent the flu, may also worsen antibiotic resistance due to indiscriminate use
Claim:
Swabbing nostrils with triple antibiotic cream or gel will prevent the flu
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Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2019-12-07 -
MisleadingNo evidence for a significant influence of volcanoes or solar variability on recent climate change contrary to Judith Curry’s claims in PragerU video
Claim:
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
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MisleadingIvermectin wasn’t shown to be more effective than remdesivir, contrary to claim by John Campbell
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“In other words, you're about 70 percent less likely to die if you take ivermectin compared to taking remdesivir”
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Offshore wind turbines aren’t louder than high winds or passing ships, no evidence they harm whales
…Biology. Allison and Bassett. (2015) Climate change in the oceans: Human impacts and responses. Science. Peters et al. (2022) On the rise: Climate change in New Zealand will cause sperm…
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Viral video promotes the unsupported hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 is a bioengineered virus released from a Wuhan research laboratory
…had actively published research on viruses (though not coronaviruses) prior to 2012. From 2006 to 2011, she was the director of the non-profit Whittemore Peterson Institute, a medical research institute…
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Authorities undertaking climate action targeted by viral “Climate lockdowns” narrative on social media
…posts PeterSweden7 122,555 david_r_morgan 16,439 MsBlaireWhite 12,266 LayahHeilpern 11,832 SpacePirate144 10,704 goddeketal 9,056 BernieSpofforth 9,023 Resist_05 8,819 TheMarcitect 7,725 LibertyCappy 7,602 TheoFleury14 7,067 JackPosobiec 6,456 MattGubba 5,680 lucylocket1700 5,342 ElectionWiz…
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InaccurateStudies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; preprint claiming to show otherwise is flawed
Claim:
“Covid Vaccines More Likely to Put You in Hospital Than Keep You Out”
Source: Daily Sceptic, Will Jones, 2022-06-22 -
InaccurateArticle by OffGuardian, ZeroHedge claiming to list 30 facts about COVID-19 contains multiple inaccurate and misleading statements
Claim:
“There has been NO unusual excess mortality” related to COVID; “Lockdowns do not prevent the spread of disease”; “Masks don’t work”; “PCR tests were not designed to diagnose illness”
Source: OffGuardian, Zero Hedge, Kit Knightly, 2021-09-22