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Little clinical evidence supports the use of papaya seeds to treat intestinal parasites
Claim:
“Papaya seeds contain compounds that naturally kill parasites”
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Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-11 -
UnsupportedCleveland Clinic study didn’t find that taking more COVID-19 vaccine doses causes increased COVID-19 risk; association alone doesn’t imply causation
Claim:
“People Who Get More COVID Vaccines More Likely to Get the Virus, New Study Shows”
Source: The Hill, The Joe Rogan Experience, Gateway Pundit, Joe Rogan, Jim Hoft, 2023-05-30 -
Lacks contextSome evidence that wind turbines can harm eagles, but more are killed by other causes
Claim:
Windmills are a threat to eagles’ population.
Source: Instagram, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-01-16 -
IncorrectVaccines aren’t responsible for rise in autism cases; change in diagnostic criteria is the most plausible explanation
Claim:
The increase in both the number of vaccines in the CDC schedule and in autism rates implies that vaccines cause autism
Source: Instagram, Grant Cardone, 2023-07-14 -
IncorrectScientific evidence shows fluoride in water and toothpaste is safe at recommended levels
Claim:
Fluoridated toothpaste can be deadly to children; fluoride causes dental fluorosis, cavities, and cancer
Source: Facebook, Ty Bollinger, 2024-11-27 -
UnsupportedNo evidence to show that infrasound from wind turbines is harmful to human health
Claim:
Wind turbines emit infrasound that is harmful to human health.
Source: The Highwire, Tracy Beanz, Michelle Edwards, 2024-11-19 -
InaccurateDaily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous
Claim:
“Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer”
Source: Daily Mail, Emily Joshu, 2023-08-27 -
UnsupportedResidual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines is documented, isn’t associated with genome modification or cancer, contrary to claim by Robert Malone
Claim:
The more COVID-19 vaccines doses people receive, the higher the risk of getting COVID-19; vaccines contain DNA fragments that modify the genome and cause cancer
Source: The Charlie Kirk Show, Robert Malone, 2023-10-27 -
InaccurateListicle of “facts” about COVID-19 contains numerous inaccurate and misleading claims
Claim:
“The overall lethality of [COVID-19] (IFR) is about 0.1% to 0.3% and thus in the range of a severe influenza”
Source: Swiss Policy Research, Anonymous, 2020-03-14 -
What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?
…Linda Birnbaum, a former director of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) as well as the National Toxicology Program (NTP), said in an email to Health Feedback that…