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Abortifacient plants are dangerous, and ineffective as an abortion method
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Plants such as pennyroyal, blue and black cohosh or mugwort are an effective alternative abortion method
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Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2022-06-24 -
InaccurateSea temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef have increased over the last 150 years, contrary to claim at Wattsupwiththat
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"Great Barrier Reef Sea Surface Temperature: No Change In 150 Years"
Source: Climate Change Dispatch, Climate Realism, Watts Up With That?, David Mason-Jones, 2021-08-28 -
InaccuratePCR tests on vaccinated and unvaccinated people are evaluated using the same criteria; the CDC didn’t change criteria for detecting infection in vaccinated people, as alleged in OffGuardian article
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The U.S. CDC is “lowering their CT value when testing samples from suspected ‘breakthrough infections’” to decrease the number of officially recorded cases
Source: Gateway Pundit, OffGuardian, Zero Hedge, Kit Knightly, 2021-05-18 -
We are not heading towards a "mini ice age", contrary to claims in some media
…by global cooling rather than warming”. These claims are based on a misunderstanding of what the Maunder minimum was, as explained by Prof Lockwood in response to the Telegraph article:…
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Partially correctManuka honey possesses potent antibacterial activity, even against some antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but only via topical application, not consumption
Claim:
Raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Source: Return to Now, Sara Burrows, 2017-09-18 -
-1LowFinancial Post commentary jumps to unsupported conclusions in claiming “climate change isn’t causing extreme weather”
Scientists’ Feedback SUMMARY This op-ed published by the Financial Post, written by Ross McKitrick, describes a presentation by University of Colorado Boulder researcher Roger Pielke, Jr. The article misrepresents analyses…
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IncorrectPopulation aging, not margarine or a low-cholesterol diet, is behind the rise in Alzheimer’s
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75% of the brain is myelin, which is 100% cholesterol; “Alzheimer’s never existed until 1979”; in the 1970s, animal fats in margarine were replaced with low-cholesterol vegetable oils
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2024-10-04 -
Hailstorm in Saudi Arabian desert mistaken for snow, sparking misleading climate claims online
…phenomena. However, after reaching out to Dr. Otto about this video, we received a response from the communications team at Imperial College explaining that “This video of [Dr.] Otto is…
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IncorrectCOVID-19 vaccines don’t cause immunodeficiency and aren’t associated with excess mortality
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“most of the individuals who had been fully vaccinated would develop full-blown vaccine-induced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome by the end of the month”
Source: The Exposé, Anonymous, 2022-01-22 -
IncorrectMucus doesn’t cause arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions; cold weather doesn’t “detox” the body of excess mucus
Claim:
Excessive mucus causes bronchitis, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and glaucoma
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-03-10