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The Pro Power Save will not cut electric bills, nor will any other scam device of its kind
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Every American can slash their electricity bill by 90% using this revolutionary technology (Pro Power Save).
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-09-09 -
Mostly accurateStudy brings new, but not conclusive, evidence on the comparative effectiveness of infection-induced and vaccine-induced immunity
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The study by Rössner et al. “add[ed] further evidence for the usefulness of vaccines and their clear advantage over natural immunity”
Source: Ars Technica, Beth Mole, 2022-03-24 -
No data available to suggest a link between India’s reduction of COVID-19 cases and the use of ivermectin
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“Coronavirus cases are plummeting in India thanks to new rules that promote Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine”; it is a “now-indisputable fact that [ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine] essentially kill COVID-19 within hours or days”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft, 2021-05-17 -
Partially correctSome evidence suggests that vitamin C and D supplementation might prevent or treat respiratory infections, but their effectiveness is still being tested with COVID-19
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Vitamins C and D are now finally being adopted in the conventional treatment of SARS-CoV-2; Vitamin C at extremely high doses acts as an antiviral drug, actually killing viruses; vitamin D helps the body fight SARS-CoV-2 infection and can cut infection risk.
Source: Mercola, Joseph Mercola, 2020-04-02 -
UnsupportedMel Gibson makes baseless claim on Joe Rogan’s podcast that dewormers ivermectin and fenbendazole are effective cancer cures
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Ivermectin, fenbendazole have been used to cure stage four cancer
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Mel Gibson, Joe Rogan, 2025-01-09 -
IncorrectHAARP cannot produce the colorful auroras seen around the world; their power pales in comparison to geomagnetic storms
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October 2024 auroras were caused by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)
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InaccurateUsing face masks reduces the transmission of COVID-19 and doesn’t lead to oxygen deficiency or carbon dioxide buildup in the blood
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“Both medical and non-medical face masks are ineffective to reduce transmission and infectivity of COVID-19”; “long-term consequences of wearing face masks on health are detrimental [including hypoxemia and hypercapnia]”
Source: American Conservative Movement, Baruch Vainshelboim, JD Rucker, 2021-04-18 -
Misleading2014 study by Dyall et al. is an in vitro study; clinical trials showed hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against COVID-19 in people
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Federal agencies already knew that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine “were very likely to be effective against COVID-19” based on 2014 paper
Source: The Epoch Times, Meryl Nass, 2022-10-31 -
How to make sure a Q&A with a scientist doesn’t misrepresent science
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Lacks contextGoing vegan may lead to fewer pandemics, but it won’t eliminate them completely
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“In a vegan world there would be no pandemics. 100% of pandemics are zoonotic in origin.”
Source: Facebook, Richard Melville Hall (Moby), 2021-03-23