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Gout is an inflammatory disease caused by uric acid crystals, not liver dysfunction
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Gout is “a liver condition”; uric acid crystals “aren’t the cause of gout or the cause of gout’s pain”
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Source: Instagram, Anthony William, 2024-09-04 -
MisleadingClaim that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines contain DNA contaminants based on study of vials of “unknown provenance”; no evidence COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can alter DNA in people
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DNA in COVID mRNA shots “may have the ability to alter the human genome”; “SV40 has been linked to cancer in humans”; “Regulatory Agencies Knew There Was a Contamination Problem”
Source: The Epoch Times, The Healthcare Channel, Joseph Mercola, Sucharit Bhakdi, Kevin McKernan, 2023-06-11 -
InaccurateContrary to Peter McCullough’s claim, getting vaccinated is safer than getting COVID-19, in spite of rare cases of myocarditis
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a “game-changing study” showed that “COVID vaccines [were] more dangerous than the virus itself”; “children aged 12 to 17 are more likely to be hospitalized for myocarditis than for COVID.”
Source: The Western Journal, Mike Landry, Peter McCullough, 2021-12-15 -
Trump’s justification for withdrawing from Paris Agreement backed by a cherry-picked analysis
…States (1992-2012) Change in California GDP, population, and GHG emissions since 2000. Source: California Air Resources Board, 2015 Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director, London School of Economics and Political…
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UnsupportedAnalysis by Florida Department of Health about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines contains multiple methodological problems
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Florida study found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines increase the risk of cardiac-related death, especially in men
Source: Fox News, Twitter/X, Joseph Ladapo, 2022-10-07 -
MisleadingNo evidence that measles prevents cancer or heart disease, can lead to long-term health problems instead
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Measles prevents cancer, provides long-term health benefits
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2025-02-15 -
IncorrectPreventing deaths isn’t the sole benefit of COVID-19 vaccination, contrary to Epoch Times article
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“An accurate reporting by Pfizer would have shown equal numbers of clinical trial deaths in the vaccine and placebo groups and thus, no benefit of vaccination”
Source: The Epoch Times, Megan Redshaw, 2023-10-21 -
InaccurateMammograms don’t increase risk of dying from breast cancer; they reduce it
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Mammograms don’t prevent cancer; mammograms contribute to cancer development
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-05-22 -
MisleadingU.S. mortality rate analysis by Josh Stirling is misleading; current data don’t show an association between COVID-19 vaccines and increased mortality
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“The more doses on average you have in a region within the United States, the bigger increase in mortality that region has had in 2022 when compared to 2021”
Source: The Epoch Times, Instagram, Josh Stirling, 2023-01-24 -
0.5HighResearch showing benefits of exercise on ageing immune system correctly reported by Time
…T cells (a group of immune cells involved in various functions such as fighting infection and cancer) between active masters cyclists (55 – 79 years old), inactive ageing adults, and…