Misleading
Florida Department of Health misleads on COVID-19 vaccine safety with erroneous comparison of VAERS reports
Claim:
VAERS reports in Florida increased by 1,700% after COVID-19 vaccines became available, signaling safety concerns
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Source: Florida Department of Health, Twitter/X, Joseph Ladapo, 2023-02-15 -
MisleadingFlawed analysis by Peter McCullough and others used to promote baseless claim that brain blood clots “112,000% more likely” after COVID-19 vaccine than flu vaccine
Claim:
Brain blood clots are 112,000% more likely to occur after COVID-19 vaccine than after the flu vaccine
Source: McCullough Foundation, Peter McCullough, 2024-09-06 -
Understanding causality in adverse events after vaccination
…including the anti-vaccine movement, has been documented by researchers[1]. Discussing risks in a manner that isn’t misleading has proved to be a challenge, even for public health experts, let alone…
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InaccurateAbortion can be medically necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman
Claim:
“Abortion is never medically necessary”
Source: Live Action, Kendra Kolb, 2022-06-27 -
What we know about the safety of mifepristone for medical abortions and the effectiveness of progesterone for “abortion reversal”
…the womb to allow implantation of the fertilized egg, and prevents contractions during pregnancy, which could lead to a miscarriage. Mifepristone prepares the uterus for the effect of the second…
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UnsupportedNo evidence that EVs cause infertility, and their magnetic fields are similar to those from household electronics
Claim:
Electric vehicles cause infertility. Being in an electric car will lower your testosterone.
Source: YouTube, Justin Frandson, Garry Lineham, 2025-02-07 -
IncorrectClinical trials show no association between the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs and Alzheimer’s or memory loss
Claim:
“Alzheimer’s disease did not occur 40 years ago”; cholesterol-lowering drugs and diets cause Alzheimer’s
Source: Captain's Quarters: Medical Corps, Joel Wallach, 2023-03-11 -
UnsupportedClaim that flu vaccine increases coronavirus infection is unsupported, misinterprets scientific studies
Claim:
flu vaccine increases risk of coronavirus infection
Source: DisabledVeterans.org, GreenMedInfo, Benjamin Krause, Facebook users, 2020-03-11 -
MisleadingVaccines are highly effective at reducing the risk of death from COVID-19; The Exposé misleadingly claims the UK vaccination campaign has failed
Claim:
“Covid-19 vaccinated people have accounted for 81% of Covid-19 deaths this summer”; “Covid-19 deaths are over twelve times higher than the same period last year”; “vaccine programme has clearly failed”
Source: The Exposé, Jonathan Allen-Walker, 2021-10-05 -
IncorrectA cancerous tumor is a mass of cancer cells, not “toxins”; biopsies and mammograms don’t cause cancer
Claim:
A tumor is a “bubble” of toxins from the body; "cancer is basically your friend"; biopsies and mammograms cause cancer
Source: Facebook, YouTube, iHealthTube, Leonard Coldwell, 2024-07-29