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Facebook reel misinterprets patents for proposed therapies and vaccines as patents for viruses
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Patent US5676977A is for AIDS, patent US8835624B1 is for H1N1, patents US7897744B2 and US8506968B2 are for SARS
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Source: Twitter, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-08-01 -
InaccurateContrary to viral claim, regulatory agencies knew of residual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence this poses health concern
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Regulatory agencies didn’t know of residual DNA contamination in COVID-19 RNA vaccines; residual DNA could integrate into our DNA and cause cancer
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-21 -
MisleadingSix residents in a German nursing home died from COVID-19, not from vaccines
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“25% of residents in German nursing home died after Pfizer vaccine”; a team including a soldier in uniform used force to vaccinate residents
Source: Children's Health Defense, Anonymous, 2021-03-01 -
IncorrectClaim that the HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer misleads by cherry-picking data from FDA document
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HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer
Source: Instagram, Pierre Kory, 2024-03-27 -
IncorrectCarbon isotopes do not show that humans’ climate impacts are too small to notice, despite the Daily Sceptic’s inaccurate claim
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Human-caused carbon emissions’ effect on climate is ‘non-discernible’. Measurements of carbon isotope ratios in atmospheric CO2 indicate that it is the recent expansion of a more productive biosphere that has led to increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere.
Source: Daily Sceptic, Chris Morrison, 2024-04-08 -
IncorrectThere’s no doubt on CO2’s role in climate change, despite Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan’s claims
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Whether all that additional carbon dioxide is a function of human activity, that’s still debatable.
Source: Joe Rogan Experience, Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, 2025-04-22 -
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, Social media users, Anonymous, 2022-09-21 -
MisleadingRebel News article lacks evidence for claiming COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and unnecessary
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Natural immunity persists for decades; Pregnant women aren’t at risk from COVID-19; DNA plasmids are in COVID-19 vaccines; no evidence that COVID-19 boosters are safe
Source: Rebel News, Tamara Ugolini, 2023-08-29 -
InaccurateClaim that myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines carries serious risk of death is based on flawed study
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Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death
Source: The Blaze, Joseph Mackinnon, 2024-01-29 -
InaccurateFlight paths are not evidence for a flat Earth
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Flights from New Zealand to Argentina connect through the U.S., which only makes sense if the Earth is flat.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-14