Understanding causality in adverse events after vaccination
…the usual run of mortality and morbidity that you see across large samples. Specifically, if you take 10 million people and just wave your hand back and forth over their…
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InaccurateContrary to viral claim, regulatory agencies knew of residual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence this poses health concern
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Regulatory agencies didn’t know of residual DNA contamination in COVID-19 RNA vaccines; residual DNA could integrate into our DNA and cause cancer
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-21 -
Do renewables increase the price of electricity? Not necessarily
…this problem. Solar and wind have health and environmental benefits It’s also important to note that switching from fossil fuels to lower-carbon electricity sources has benefits that can’t directly be…
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-1LowArticle by The Daily Caller oversimplifies drivers of wildfires and downplays role of climate change
…factor over broad swaths of Western land area and vegetation types. For example, Abatzoglou and Williams (2016) estimated that climate change has already roughly doubled the acreage of forest fires…
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COVID-19 PCR tests are highly sensitive and specific for the virus SARS-CoV-2; the majority of positive results are true positives; there is no evidence that budesonide or HCQ are useful as COVID-19 treatments
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Models that predicted that COVID-19 would cause 2.2 million deaths in the U.S. were intentionally false; treatments that are 100% effective are being banned for false reasons
Source: American Media Periscope, Clay Clark, Keith Rose, Richard Bartlett, Rob Marsh, 2021-05-21 -
IncorrectMMR vaccine prevents far more risks from measles, mumps, and rubella than it causes
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The MMR vaccine is more dangerous than the diseases it prevents; vaccination is linked to the rise in autism rates
Source: Facebook, Candace Owens, 2024-03-03 -
InaccurateMultiple scientific studies suggest that masking can help limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools, contrary to claim in Federalist article
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“There’s no science behind masks on kids”.
Source: The Federalist, Shawn Fleetwood, 2021-08-24 -
Yes, plants need carbon dioxide. No, that doesn’t mean it’s harmless.
…Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. [8] Myers et al. (2014). Increasing CO2…
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UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports the claim that consuming apple cider vinegar is a rapid and effective long-term weight control approach
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Apple cider vinegar and thermogenic supplements are effective for rapid weight loss
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MisleadingClaims that a “Johns Hopkins study” showed lockdowns are ineffective at reducing COVID-19 mortality are based on a working paper with questionable methods
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“Lockdowns only reduced COVID-19 mortality by .2%, study finds”
Source: Daily Mail, Fox News, Gina Martinez, Paul Best, Connor Boyd, 2022-02-02