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Various childhood vaccines have been tested in saline placebo-controlled randomized trials, contrary to claims by those opposed to vaccination
Claim:
“No childhood vaccine has ever been through a double blind placebo controlled trial.”
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Source: Instagram, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-02-24 -
Training and using ChatGPT uses a lot of energy, but exact numbers are tricky to pin down without data from OpenAI
…some of the knowns and unknowns about energy consumption of AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Main Takeaways: As the capabilities and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continue to grow, so are…
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UnsupportedNo evidence that coronavirus genetic sequences were fabricated, contrary to preprint by Li-Meng Yan and colleagues
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Fabricated genetic sequences were used to support the hypothesis that the virus arose naturally
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UnsupportedIngredients in bird flu vaccine Audenz are safe in the amounts present; no evidence that they’re toxic or cause cancer
Claim:
Bird flu vaccine contains dog DNA and other ingredients that are toxic or carcinogenic
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IncorrectBlog posts inaccurately claim that a 2005 NIH study demonstrated the effectiveness of chloroquine treatment against coronavirus infection such as COVID-19
Claim:
the NIH researched chloroquine and concluded that it was effective at stopping the SARS coronavirus in its tracks
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1.7Very highWashington Post story puts recent weather extremes in accurate climate change context
…of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Los Angeles Both of these statements are correct, and collectively emphasize two important points. First, the increasing frequency and intensity of heat extremes does…
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1.5Very highAnalysis of "Record-breaking climate change pushes world into ‘uncharted territory’"
…and concisely documents some of 2016’s climate extremes and puts them in the context of the warming trend. Daniel Swain Climate Scientist, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Los…
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IncorrectChoosing not to vaccinate places self and others at risk of potentially serious and preventable illnesses
Claim:
Unvaccinated children pose no threat to anyone
Source: Collective Evolution, Richard Enos, Tetyana Obukhanych, 2019-03-06 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t cause long-term spike protein production in the body, contrary to claims by retired professor
Claim:
COVID-19 RNA vaccines weren’t made with messenger RNA; vaccine RNA cannot be broken down in the body
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Cutting emissions today limits future climate impacts, but certain changes are ‘locked in’ due to past CO2 emissions
…greenhouse gas emissions can decrease the amount and rate of sea-level rise, limit ice sheet and glacier losses, and decrease ocean acidification and ocean warming – but not stop any…