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No current evidence to support social media fad of “blood type diet”
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Eating specific foods based on your blood type can optimize your health
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Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2024-07-07 -
MisleadingStudies indicate that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of death, despite misleading video on Europe excess death by John Campbell
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EuroMOMO data shows excess deaths in people aged 0 to 14; excess deaths in Europe cannot be explained by COVID-19
Source: YouTube, John Campbell, 2023-01-23 -
InaccurateClaim that myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines carries serious risk of death is based on flawed study
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Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death
Source: The Blaze, Joseph Mackinnon, 2024-01-29 -
InaccurateNo proof for the existence of a mystery element named ether
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Ether was removed from history books and the periodic table due to a conspiracy by powerful interests.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-12-09 -
Offshore wind turbines aren’t louder than high winds or passing ships, no evidence they harm whales
…shrouds that wrap around a turbine construction site. A few European countries already mandate the use of such mitigations. Offshore wind projects in Germany, for example, must keep their sound…
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What do we know about the safety of titanium dioxide in menstrual hygiene products?
…in experimental animals and inadequate evidence in epidemiological studies”. To keep things in perspective, other compounds considered as Group 2B carcinogens by IARC are aloe vera and pickled vegetables. The…
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InaccurateCDC study finds five percent of teens hospitalized due to COVID-19 require ventilation, vaccinating against COVID-19 can help reduce the risk of severe disease in teens
Claim:
“The kids who were [in hospital for other reasons] were the ones [...] on the ventilators. Not the kids who [were in hospital for COVID-19].”
Source: Facebook, Wendy Bell, 2021-06-07 -
Do renewables increase the price of electricity? Not necessarily
…which can lead to higher spot prices despite high renewable generation.“ How do these wholesale costs relate to retail costs? As we’ve said, retail costs include wholesale costs. They can…
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UnsupportedRising cancers in young adults preceded pandemic, unrelated to COVID-19 or vaccines, contrary to Patrick Soon-Shiong’s claims in Tucker Carlson interview
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COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines “are likely causing a global epidemic of terrifyingly aggressive cancers”
Source: Tucker Carlson Network, Patrick Soon-Shiong, 2025-03-26 -
“Disease X”: How pandemic preparedness talks spawned conspiracy theories online
…Tedros defined Disease X as “a placeholder for unknown disease”. He explained that the WHO keeps a list of known emerging diseases to be monitored, such as Ebola and Zika….