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Onions don’t cure RSV; limited evidence to suggest that tryptophan improves sleep quality
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Onions can help you sleep at night and cure RSV
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Source: Facebook, Esther Candace Brubaker, 2024-10-05 -
InaccurateNo, an “FDA study” did not find that vaccines contain cancer-causing viruses
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The FDA study looked at vaccines that are made from living cells [...] oftentimes contaminated with hidden viral fragments which have the potential to cause cancer.
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UnsupportedNo evidence that a carnivore diet leads to “90% reduction in all diseases” or treats diabetes
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Carnivore diet produces “a 90% reduction in all diseases” and a reduction in insulin use by diabetics
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IncorrectOverwhelming weight of scientific evidence demonstrates that vaccines are safe and effective, contrary to claims in video by chiropractor Steve Baker
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There are many reasons to not vaccinate, including vaccine toxicity; “Vaccines don’t prevent transmission”; “Vaccinated kids are not as healthy as unvaccinated kids“
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Different parts of the planet warm more quickly than others. That doesn’t mean climate change isn’t happening.
…surfaces warm up and retain heat means we expect different regions to warm more quickly than others,” said Linden Ashcroft, a climate scientist and lecturer at the University of Melbourne,…
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-2Very lowMisleading Wall Street Journal opinion piece makes the unsubstantiated claim that the U.S. will have herd immunity by April 2021
…rate, the smaller the size of the infected population. “The best available data for the U.S. population indicates a value of 0.6,” Kilpatrick said, citing a study by O’Driscoll et…
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UnsupportedMamavation report doesn’t provide sufficient evidence for the claim that Band-Aids contain “cancer-causing forever chemicals”
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Cancer-causing forever chemicals found in Band Aids
Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-04-03 -
How do solar and wind change the electric grid?
…system and all its generators must keep that metronome’s pace, else like a band falling off the beat, the grid may collapse. Even a deviation of 1 hertz can cause…
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What is RCP8.5? Unpacking misleading claims about climate scenarios
…each question by modelling its results. These scenarios range from moderate, complying with the Paris agreement, to extreme climate change. For example, a world where emissions keep on rising is…
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-1.7Very lowFinancial Post publishes misleading opinion that misrepresents science of polar bears’ plight
Scientists’ Feedback SUMMARY This article in the opinion section of Financial Post, written by Susan Crockford, claims that rather than being threatened by declining Arctic sea ice, polar bears are…