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No clinical evidence supports using cannabis to treat cancer or other conditions, although specific chemicals found in cannabis can be medically useful
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Cannabis can treat cancer, PTSD, seizures, anxiety, glaucoma, and depression
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Source: Facebook, Drug Possession Laws, 2022-09-04 -
IncorrectClaim that high PCR test sensitivity inflates COVID-19 cases wrongly conflates the issue of contagiousness with the presence of infection
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“Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared to acknowledge that large numbers of positive COVID-19 cases may arise from oversensitive tests that pick up mere fragments of the virus rather than active, viable infections. If true, many patients may have been receiving false-positive test results”
Source: Just the News, Daniel Payne, 2020-11-08 -
InaccurateMessenger RNA is essential for life and a normal component of cells; study by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering is unrelated to RNA vaccines
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“Scientists at Sloan Kettering discover mRNA inactivates tumor-suppressing proteins, meaning it can promote cancer”
Source: Natural News, S.D. Wells, 2021-03-02 -
InaccurateCancer is composed of mutated body cells, not Candida fungi
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Cancer is Candida/Fungus and can be cured
Source: Healing Oracle, Anonymous, 2019-03-13 -
Wildfires in LA influenced by Santa Ana winds and dry vegetation; climate change a likely factor, contrary to viral misinformation
…safe from the fires (Figure 5). Their live 24/7 webcam (linked here) of the Hollywood sign is available to view at the time of this writing and clearly show the…
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InaccurateContrary to claims in viral social media posts, the novel coronavirus was not man-made nor patented before outbreak
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The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was lab-created and patented; SARS-CoV-2 is not a new virus; COVID-19 pandemic was man-made and planned
Source: Twitter/X, Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-01-23 -
UnsupportedTattoos do carry some health risks, but there is currently insufficient evidence for the claim that tattoo ink causes cancer
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Tattoo ink contains heavy metals that cause cancer; a zeolite cure can remove these heavy metals from the body
Source: Instagram, Danica Walker, 2024-09-27 -
Boston Globe column claims that climate models have consistently failed based on no evidence
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Climate projections using models based on it [the water vapor feedback] have consistently failed
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InaccurateThe main cause of death in COVID-19 patients is respiratory insufficiency arising from viral pneumonia, not clotting disorder as claimed in viral social media posts
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"Autopsies performed by the Italian pathologists [have] shown that [COVID-19] is not pneumonia but it is disseminated intravascular coagulation"
Source: GistFlash, Facebook, Chinonyerem Emmanuella, Facebook users, 2020-05-01 -
MisleadingFox News article listing alleged mistakes in COVID-19 public health response mixes accurate information with unsubstantiated claims
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Natural immunity protects better than vaccination; “the mortality risk of an un-boosted person under age 30 was zero”; cloth face masks, school closures had zero benefits for children and some harm
Source: Fox News, Marty Makary, 2022-03-16