Hydroxychloroquine, alone or in combination with azithromycin, found ineffective for treating COVID-19 in large clinical trials
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“Hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and zinc cure [COVID-19]”
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-08-04 -
InaccurateGlobal warming matches model predictions well despite misconstrued claims about new photosynthesis study
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New photosynthesis study shows that Earth is not warming as predicted by climate models
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Milloy, 2023-11-18 -
UnsupportedLack of evidence for cancer treatment protocol that recommends antiparasitic drugs ivermectin and mebendazole
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"Peer-reviewed" cancer treatment protocol shows Ivermectin and Mebendazole are effective against cancer
Source: Twitter, William Makis, 2024-10-13 -
UnsupportedVirologist Geert Vanden Bossche makes unsupported prediction that mass COVID-19 vaccination will cause an immune “collapse”
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COVID-19 vaccines will cause a “massive tsunami” of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths due to immune escape; Immune “dysregulation” in vaccinated people is turning COVID-19 into “a more chronic disease that we call long COVID”
Source: Kunstlercast, Geert Vanden Bossche, 2024-03-31 -
InaccurateWater fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims
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“Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ”
Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Anonymous, Social media users, 2022-09-21 -
UnsupportedClaims that flu cases are used to inflate COVID-19 case counts are misleading, based on inaccurate numbers
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“Flu cases down by 95%” between 2019 and 2020 for the weeks 40 to 41; flu is being diagnosed as COVID-19, leading to fewer flu cases being recorded
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-10-18 -
-1.3LowNew York Post article makes speculative, unsupported claim that mutation could enable the virus causing COVID-19 to evade handwashing and mask-wearing
…and July 2020. In addition, the researchers sought to infer potential relationships between the virus’ evolutionary trajectory and patient characteristics, such as disease severity and demographics. To do this, the…
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InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use prevent the disease and are generally safe based on rigorous clinical trials and ongoing monitoring
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“No one can possibly know if the [COVID-19] vaccine is safe and effective because the trial is still underway; “Thousands of people who had the vaccine have died or been seriously injured by it”
Source: Charlie Ward, Vernon Coleman, 2021-02-02 -
InaccuratePfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated its efficacy and safety in several stages of clinical trials before been authorized for emergency use, and therefore isn’t experimental
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“Today the FDA announced they approved a drug whose Phase III clinical trials are not expected to be completed for two more years”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Benjamin Benulis, 2021-08-23 -
InaccurateThe virus that causes COVID-19 exists and was identified and isolated multiple times by independent research groups
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“The COVID-19 virus does not exist”; “The virus has never been isolated”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-12-10