Inaccurate
Online posts encouraging the use of Vicks VapoRub inside the vagina are unsubstantiated and dangerous
Claim:
Applying Vicks VapoRub to the vagina “stops bladder leaks”, removes parasites
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-10-09 -
Flawed reasoningThe flu shot is an effective measure to protect people from flu, and enhances protection when used with face masks
Claim:
“Seriously if the ‘mask’ protects me and you from [COVID-19] and we've been walking around in them for months, why would anyone need a flu shot right now?”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-09-21 -
InaccurateBakersfield physicians underestimate COVID-19 mortality using flawed statistics; wrongly claim sheltering in place causes weak immune system
Claim:
You have a 0.03[%] chance of dying from [COVID-19] in the state of California. [...] it’s similar to the flu.
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Artin Massihi, Daniel Erickson, 2020-04-22 -
InaccurateVaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized due to the Delta variant compared to unvaccinated people, contrary to chiropractor’s claim
Claim:
A Harvard study showed that vaccinated people are “twice as likely to get hospitalized as opposed to if they had a natural exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, then got exposed to a Delta variant”
Source: TLC4Superteams, Jen DePice, 2021-07-19 -
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IncorrectThe benefits of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children outweigh the low risks, unlike what Robert Malone claimed
Claim:
mRNA vaccines force “your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs”; “there is no benefit for your children or your family to be vaccinating your children”
Source: Substack, Robert Malone, 2021-12-12 -
IncorrectNo evidence that COVID-19 vaccines reduces the life expectancy of vaccinated people; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase mortality rate
Claim:
“those who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with mRNA shots will lose 25 years of their life”
Source: Slay News, The Exposé, The People’s Voice, Anonymous, 2023-04-01 -
UnsupportedThe Pfizer bivalent vaccines are very unlikely to increase the risk of ischemic stroke, contrary to claims on social media
Claim:
The Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine causes strokes
Source: Instagram, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-01-14 -
2Very highAnalysis of "Scientists have just detected a major change to the Earth’s oceans linked to a warming climate"
…overall opinion of scientists on the article, they are substantiated by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the analysis in the annotations on the article. Marina…