Inaccurate
No proof for the existence of a mystery element named ether
Claim:
Ether was removed from history books and the periodic table due to a conspiracy by powerful interests.
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Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-12-09 -
IncorrectThe benefits of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children outweigh the low risks, unlike what Robert Malone claimed
Claim:
mRNA vaccines force “your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs”; “there is no benefit for your children or your family to be vaccinating your children”
Source: Substack, Robert Malone, 2021-12-12 -
How do solar and wind change the electric grid?
…We measure frequency in hertz. Most of the world uses 50 hertz – meaning the direction switches back and forth 50 times in each second – but North America and…
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InaccurateWall Street Journal article questions decades of scientific evidence demonstrating elevated atmospheric-CO2 causes global warming
Claim:
We do not know if CO2 is the cause of global warming
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Holman W. Jenkins, 2023-11-03 -
MisleadingHand-held UV lights sold online to kill microbes are effective only in specific conditions and can be unsafe when used improperly
Claim:
UV-C lamps “kill 99.99% of all bacteria, viruses, and mold” on “any surface you want to disinfect” ... “in ten seconds”
Source: Super Charged UV-c, Anonymous, 2020-04-22 -
UnsupportedClaim that hydroxychloroquine is an effective early treatment for COVID-19 isn’t supported by evidence from clinical trials
Claim:
“The FDA hid the evidence that HCQ [hydroxychloroquine] was effective in the early treatment of the disease. Hundreds of thousands of people died as a result of this lie.”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Harvey Risch, Jim Hoft, 2022-09-17 -
UnsupportedSocial media claims of urine therapy benefits not backed by scientific evidence
Claim:
Drinking urine or applying it to the body is beneficial for health; urea in urine is good for the skin
Source: YouTube, TikTok, Daniel Pompa, Troy Casey, KT The Arch Degree, 2025-05-07 -
InaccurateWearing face masks helps reduce the spread of COVID-19, but it only confers partial protection and should be combined with additional public health measures
Claim:
“Mask mandates do nothing to stop [the spread of] COVID[-19]”; There is “overwhelming scientific evidence” that masks do not work
Source: The Federalist, Yinon Weiss, 2020-10-29 -
IncorrectBoth viruses and bacteria cause disease; pathogenic viruses aren’t naturally created in the body as a response to damage
Claim:
“You don’t catch viruses, you naturally create them inside of your body”; “bacteria and viruses don’t cause disease.”
Source: Facebook, Melissa Sell, 2021-03-17 -
0.6HighAnalysis of "Arctic ice melt 'already affecting weather patterns where you live right now'"
…amplification and extreme mid-latitude weather, Nature Geoscience Overland et al. (2016) Nonlinear response of mid-latitude weather to the changing Arctic, Nature Climate Change Tim Woollings Lecturer, University of Oxford “Strongly…