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Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
Claim:
Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer
Search results for: "company denies rumors about founder possible marriage between 2005-2010, video game launch in Europe between 2002-2008 founder a company, founder: company founded 1998-2006 video game launch in Europe announced year between 2002-2008 corporate rumor, founder possible marriage and company denies rumor"
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Source: YouTube, The School of Greatness, Barbara O'Neill, Mark Hyman, 2023-03-23 -
InaccurateNo proof for the existence of a mystery element named ether
Claim:
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 -
InaccurateNasal swab used for COVID-19 testing does not reach the brain
Claim:
Nasal swabs used for COVID-19 tests reach the blood-brain barrier and may damage it.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-06 -
InaccurateNicotine is addictive, drives tobacco dependence; nicotine patches cannot be replaced by eggplants
Claim:
“nicotine is not addictive”; consuming eggplants could replace nicotine patches
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Bryan Ardis, 2024-10-27 -
InaccurateNo mercury or aluminum is present in vaccines; vaccine ingredients aren’t associated with disease
Claim:
“We allow toxic metals such as aluminum and mercury in shots”
Source: Truth Social, Mark Ghalili, 2022-08-31 -
UnsupportedPrenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
Claim:
Prenatal ultrasound carries “extreme risks”, including miscarriage and genetic damage
Source: Detox and Replenish, Anni Haavisto, 2021-10-11 -
2Very highAnalysis of "Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate"
…volume represents most of the inhabitable volume of the planet, and what happens there impacts all organisms, including humans, that inhabit the thin skin of terra firma. “But as that…
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CorrectTongue deviation might help to detect a stroke when combined with other signs from BE-FAST acronym
Claim:
If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
Source: Facebook, Internet user, 2013-03-04 -
Lacks contextSexual transmission of SARS-CoV-2 currently unconfirmed as studies produce conflicting evidence of its presence in the reproductive system
Claim:
“Coronavirus may be sexually transmitted and cause male infertility”
Source: New York Post, Paula Froelich, 2020-07-18 -
When a sensational headline contradicts an article's message
…fails to effectively communicate the difference between a long-term trend and variability by comparing individual years of sea ice extent (2012 & 2016) in the text and graphically, even though…