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Search results for: "The Guardian science reporting evaluation"
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InaccurateHurricane Milton’s path is not evidence of weather manipulation; humans cannot create or manipulate hurricanes
Claim:
Hurricane Milton is a targeted geo-engineered storm. Hurricanes don’t develop in the western Gulf of Mexico and head straight east to Florida.
Source: Twitter/X, Stew Peters, 2024-10-07 -
UnsupportedCastor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
Claim:
“Scar tissue, bone spurs, tumors, [castor oil is] excellent for breaking that up”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-03-12 -
MisleadingContrary to Wide Awake Media’s misleading claims, wind turbines are greener than fossil fuels by multiple measures
Claim:
A staggering quantity of CO2 emissions are required to erect a single wind turbine. A significant proportion of retired turbine blades end up in landfill sites, unable to be recycled.
Source: X/Twitter, Wide Awake Media, 2025-01-27 -
InaccurateOnline posts encouraging the use of Vicks VapoRub inside the vagina are unsubstantiated and dangerous
Claim:
Applying Vicks VapoRub to the vagina “stops bladder leaks”, removes parasites
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-09 -
UnsupportedIngredients in bird flu vaccine Audenz are safe in the amounts present; no evidence that they’re toxic or cause cancer
Claim:
Bird flu vaccine contains dog DNA and other ingredients that are toxic or carcinogenic
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-01-01 -
IncorrectA lull in solar activity would have little effect on global temperatures; claims of “global cooling” are not based on science
Claim:
Forward projections of solar cyclicity imply the next few decades may be marked by global cooling rather than warming, despite continuing CO2 emissions.
Source: Heartland Institute, Robert Carter, Craig Idso, Fred Singer, 2026-04-11 -
UnsupportedKeto diet isn’t cure for schizophrenia, contrary to US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Claim:
Schizophrenia can be cured with the keto diet
Source: Twitter/X, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2026-02-04 -
IncorrectPathogens can evolve to be more virulent over time, contrary to nutritionist’s claim
Claim:
“Pathogens evolve to become less, not more, virulent over time”
Source: Facebook, Mike Mutzel, 2021-11-28 -
InaccuratePresident Trump’s claim of growing ice does not reflect reality
Claim:
The ice caps were going to melt. They were going to be gone by now, but now they're setting records
Source: ITV, Donald Trump, 2018-01-28