Misleading
Claim that there are “no deaths from cannabis use anywhere” is misleading
Claim:
“There are no deaths from cannabis use anywhere”
Search results for: "miscarriage risk calculator"
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Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2024-10-26 -
InaccurateNatural News article inaccurately claims ADHD is a “fake disease” invented for profit
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ADHD is a fake disease invented by Big Pharma to drug children for profit
Source: Natural News, Vicki Batts, 2018-03-01 -
From vibrant corals to white skeletons: climate change and looming existential threats to coral reefs
…risk of degradation[3]. As global warming further deteriorates coral reefs, marine species will not be the only ones affected. Humans also depend on coral reefs, which offer an economic value…
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MisleadingBiden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
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President Joe Biden told people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from hurricanes
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-27 -
InaccurateNature Biotechnology study misrepresented in social media posts claiming “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
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Nature study shows “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
Source: Facebook, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-01-15 -
IncorrectRobert Malone’s statements on The Dana Show about vaccine safety and virus variants are inaccurate and unsupported
Claim:
Booster COVID-19 vaccine doses can “shut down the immune response”; heart damage following vaccination is “quite frequent”; “many of these [SARS-CoV-2] mutations are being driven by the evolutionary selection caused by the vaccines”
Source: The Dana Show, Robert Malone, 2021-12-09 -
UnsupportedSADS is caused by genetic mutations affecting the electrical system regulating heartbeat; no evidence it is caused by COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccination is associated with the sudden death of young adults
Source: Facebook, Candace Owens, 2022-06-08 -
-1.4Very lowBreitbart article on California fires misleads by omitting explanation of climate’s influence
…article correctly lists a number of factors that contribute to wildfires, including weather patterns and the construction of homes in areas at risk of fire. The article represents the contribution…
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MisleadingClaims that a Harvard study showed COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective misrepresent the authors’ conclusions, fail to account for the study’s limitations
Claim:
“Covid SURGES Among Most Vaxxed Communities Says Harvard Study”
Source: The Jimmy Dore Show, Jimmy Dore, 2021-10-17 -
Incorrect2°C is not known to be a "point of no return", as Jonathan Franzen claims
Claim:
The consensus among scientists and policy-makers is that we’ll pass this point of no return if the global mean temperature rises by more than two degrees Celsius
Source: The New Yorker, Jonathan Franzen, 2019-09-08