Misleading
Videos use gas sensors to misleadingly claim that wearing a face mask causes oxygen deficiency
Claim:
Gas sensors show that wearing a face mask leads to oxygen deficiency and carbon dioxide toxicity
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-24 -
UnsupportedSimulation exercises such as “Catastrophic Contagion” are a normal part of pandemic preparedness; they don’t predict future pandemics
Claim:
The tabletop exercise “Catastrophic Contagion” means that “Bill Gates and WHO have announced when we will see the next pandemic”
Source: YouTube, Clayton Morris, Natali Morris, 2022-12-26 -
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 -
UnsupportedThere is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene or parasites
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene and living organisms made of aluminum
Source: Stew Peters Show, Franc Zalewski, Carrie Madej, 2021-10-15 -
InaccurateHurricane predictions aren’t perfect, but that does not ‘invalidate climate change theory’, contrary to Daily Wire claims
Claim:
There were no hurricanes this season even despite forecasts for a high activity, revealing a problem with climate change ‘theory’; it has been a light hurricane season.
Source: The Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, 2024-09-10 -
UnsupportedCastor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
Claim:
“Scar tissue, bone spurs, tumors, [castor oil is] excellent for breaking that up”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-03-12 -
UnsupportedEvidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of death, contrary to claim by financier Edward Dowd
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines are causing excess deaths around the world; sudden adult death syndrome is new
Source: Audrey Marcus Podcast, Edward Dowd, 2023-01-04 -
UnsupportedJustin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role
Claim:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome that caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Twitter/X, Substack, Facebook, Steve Kirsch, Social media users, 2022-06-10 -
IncorrectThe Epoch Times prints a range of inaccurate and misleading claims about climate change’s impacts and causes
Claim:
CO<sub>2</sub> is not the cause of our current warming trend; Arctic sea ice has expanded in recent years; Polar bears’ population is growing and is not threatened by climate change; CO<sub>2</sub> is good for plant life
Source: The Epoch Times, Patrick Moore, 2022-09-06 -
Partially correctClaim that virus contaminating polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 is cancer-causing not supported by science
Claim:
CDC Admits 98 Million Americans Received Polio Vaccine In An 8-Year Span When It Was Contaminated With Cancer Virus
Source: Waking Times, Dave Mihalovic, 2013-07-17