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Mucus doesn’t cause arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions; cold weather doesn’t “detox” the body of excess mucus
Claim:
Excessive mucus causes bronchitis, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and glaucoma
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-03-10 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines aren’t associated with a higher risk of pregnancy complication, contrary to claim by Daniel Horowitz
Claim:
“The shots were not studied in pregnant women”; “we have seen 50 times the rate of reporting [in VAERS] per month of miscarriages for this vaccine than the other vaccines put together.”
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2022-01-11 -
IncorrectAcidity in bottled drinking water not a cause for health concern, contrary to popular Facebook video claim
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Drinking bottled water with an acidic pH is bad for your health
Source: Facebook, Internet user, 2017-04-19 -
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InaccuratePregnant women can decide whether to receive the COVID-19 vaccine; safety monitoring suggests that COVID-19 vaccines don’t pose any specific risk for pregnant women
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“Health officials push pregnant women to get covid shots, despite known risks”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Anonymous, 2021-02-23 -
IncorrectHydrogen peroxide given intravenously can be dangerous, has no known medical benefit
Claim:
Intravenous hydrogen peroxide "enables the body to cure itself of practically any disease"
Source: Facebook, Farley Malorrus, 2023-04-19 -
MisleadingInadequate analysis of Japan data used to spread false claim about COVID-19 vaccine mortality
Claim:
Japanese database of 18 million vaccinated people show that the more COVID-19 vaccine doses you get, the sooner you die
Source: Twitter/X, YouTube, Rumble, United Citizens for Stopping mRNA Vaccines, Emerald Robinson, Peter Imanuelsen (aka Peter Sweden), Yasufumi Murakami, 2025-07-12 -
CorrectComplete vaccine coverage in the U.S. could have prevented almost a quarter of COVID-19 deaths
Claim:
“Quarter of U.S. covid deaths were probably preventable with vaccination”
Source: The Washington Post, Philip Bump, 2022-04-21 -
MisleadingNo, the Shanghai government has not recommended intravenous vitamin C as a treatment for COVID-19
Claim:
The government of Shanghai, China has announced its official recommendation that COVID-19 should be treated with high amounts of intravenous vitamin C
Source: Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, Andrew W. Saul, 2020-03-03