Misleading
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; their safety and effectiveness are established; the vaccines aren’t experimental
Claim:
The COVID-19 vaccines are experimental
Search results for: "The Guardian science reporting evaluation"
-
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Tomi Lahren, Social media users, 2022-01-19 -
InaccurateADHD prevalence in France is similar to that of other developed countries like the US, cultural differences notwithstanding
Claim:
These two very different cultures have different ADHD levels in children, in America the rate is 19 percent, and in France, it’s .5% – a half of a percent
Source: Psychology Today, World's Finest New Recipes, Anonymous, Marilyn Wedge, 2019-10-14 -
Misleading -
How fears of parasites drive viral claims for detoxes and cleanses
…the average person is walking around with active parasites in their gut […] I would question the usefulness of these parasite cleanses”. However, it’s important to note that the risk…
-
Scientific evidence doesn’t back the hype over colostrum supplements
…is very cost-effective”. However, the researchers didn’t describe how they established that a person had the flu or just an infection resembling the flu, like the common cold. The methods…
-
MisleadingVaccinated people are much more protected from COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals; the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
Claim:
Vaccinated people can still get COVID-19, spread COVID-19, die from COVID-19, and could even die from the vaccine
Source: Instagram, Instagram user, 2021-07-26 -
-1LowFinancial Post commentary misleads about warming effect of greenhouse gas emissions by cherry-picking studies
…article at Carbon Brief. See all the scientists’ annotations in context REVIEWERS’ OVERALL FEEDBACK These comments are the overall opinion of scientists on the article, they are substantiated by their…
-
How the blogosphere spread and amplified the Daily Mail’s unsupported allegations of climate data manipulation
…were found to actually attempt to verify the claims of the Daily Mail by relying on original reporting (labeled ‘fact-checks’ on the figure). Timemagazine, for instance, found that “the writer used the familiar tactic…
-
Mostly accurateMore evidence needed for the claim that vitamin D supplements reduce risk of COVID-19 infection
Claim:
“Habitual use of vitamin D supplements was associated with a 34% lower risk of COVID-19 infection”; “This is an observational study so causation cannot be established”
Source: Instagram, Rhonda Patrick, 2021-02-04 -
UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports claims that plant-based food supplements reduce blood sugar to normal levels and cure type 2 diabetes
Claim:
Food supplements get “perfect sugar levels restored” and “help with type 2 [diabetes]”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-06-02