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No current evidence to support social media fad of “blood type diet”
Claim:
Eating specific foods based on your blood type can optimize your health
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Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2024-07-07 -
Inaccurate“Vitamin B17” is neither a vitamin nor a cancer treatment and can cause cyanide poisoning
Claim:
Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties”
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-03-01 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccine candidates are rigorously tested for safety during clinical trials, unlike thalidomide; misleading to equate the two
Claim:
“Thalidomide was a rapid approved drug introduced in 1957 to counteract nausea and insomnia in pregnant women. It was [...] withdrawn in 1962 due to malformations in newborns [...] Be very careful with what’s coming.”
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, 2020-11-30 -
Inaccurate1996 paper is about human evolution, not potential for genius
Claim:
“Black Africans possess more DNA series than any other group on earth”; The more DNA series you have, the greater your potential for genius”; “they copyrighted that study, to hide that truth”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-09-10 -
InaccurateHigh population immunity and low virus circulation the reasons for new Swiss COVID-19 vaccine recommendation, not vaccine injuries
Claim:
Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns
Source: Twitter/X, Anthony Hinton, 2023-04-08 -
AccurateAtmospheric CO2 concentrations rising faster today than the last 50,000 years, as accurately claimed in recent social media posts
Claim:
CO2 concentrations are increasing in Earth’s atmosphere faster than they have in the last 50,000 years.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-05-14 -
UnsupportedPrenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
Claim:
Prenatal ultrasound carries “extreme risks”, including miscarriage and genetic damage
Source: Detox and Replenish, Anni Haavisto, 2021-10-11 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines aren’t associated with a higher risk of pregnancy complication, contrary to claim by Daniel Horowitz
Claim:
“The shots were not studied in pregnant women”; “we have seen 50 times the rate of reporting [in VAERS] per month of miscarriages for this vaccine than the other vaccines put together.”
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2022-01-11 -
IncorrectScientific evidence indicates that modern warming is driven by CO2, contrary to Richard Lindzen’s claim
Claim:
“Believing CO2 controls the climate is pretty close to believing in magic.”
Source: Climate Change is Crap, Richard Lindzen, 2022-08-30 -
UnsupportedNo evidence for sudden bird deaths from lithium evaporation ponds, contrary to claims in viral meme
Claim:
Lithium leach fields are neurotoxic and kill birds within minutes of landing in them; leach ponds contents are what go into electric car batteries.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2024-08-14