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No clinical evidence supports the use of baking soda as a cancer treatment
Claim:
Cancer can be treated with baking soda
Search results for: "The Guardian science reporting evaluation"
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Source: Living Traditionally, Anya Vien, 2019-03-22 -
UnsupportedNeurological adverse events are very rare after COVID-19 vaccination and less frequent than after SARS-CoV-2 infection
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A study shows that “COVID vaccines could be causing ‘long-term brain damage’”
Source: Leading Report, Anonymous, 2023-05-10 -
InaccurateNobel laureate Luc Montagnier inaccurately claims that the novel coronavirus is man-made and contains genetic material from HIV
Claim:
this coronavirus genome contained sequences of another virus […] the HIV virus (AIDS virus)
Source: Gilmore Health News, Zero Hedge, Luc Montagnier, 2020-04-16 -
InaccuratePCR-based COVID-19 tests aren’t cloning devices and don’t modify the human genome
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“PCR kits have never been about testing for COVID” [...] They’re cloning devices”
Source: The Stew Peters Network, Ariyana Love, 2022-12-29 -
InaccurateImpossible Whopper contains no estrogen; will not lead to men growing breasts if eaten in moderation
Claim:
The Impossible Whopper has 44 mg of estrogen and the whopper has 2.5 ng of estrogen
Source: Tri-State Livestock News, James Stanger, 2019-12-20 -
Flawed reasoningDiesel cars are a major source of NO2 emissions in European cities, contrary to online claim
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The drop in NO<sub>2</sub> content has only been “slight”. So it cannot be the evil diesel engine cars that are “choking” our cities.
Source: Tichys Einblick, Holger Douglas, 2020-04-12 -
Consensus Credibility Scores: a comprehensive dataset of Web domains’ credibility
…This normalized score is then projected onto the common scale using the mapping key detailed in the technical appendix. Aggregating the scores The reliability scores given to each domain are…
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InaccurateWater fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims
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“Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ”
Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Anonymous, Social media users, 2022-09-21 -
Flawed reasoningCountry-to-country comparison doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, contrary to Facebook post by journalist Sharyl Attkisson
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“As more people got vaccinated for Covid, more people got Covid.”
Source: Facebook, Sharyl Attkisson, 2024-04-01 -
InaccurateClaim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
Claim:
Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus
Source: The People’s Voice, Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-26