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No 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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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-05-01 -
Science Feedback, QuotaClimat, and Data for Good Launch Climate Safeguard, an AI Tool to Detect Climate Misinformation on TV and Radio
…CNews allowed a guest to claim, without contradiction, that “climate change is a lie, a scam.” This led to the first-ever financial penalty issued by ARCOM for climate misinformation—€20,000—on July…
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Online misinformation pays. Why? Taking stock of a broad range of evidence
…on platforms’ default brand safety options. Tools and incentives to ensure strong scrutiny of the actors supported by advertising are overall lacking. Low-quality advertisers (promoting potential scams, questionable health products,…
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UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports claims that plant-based food supplements reduce blood sugar to normal levels and cure type 2 diabetes
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Food supplements get “perfect sugar levels restored” and “help with type 2 [diabetes]”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-06-02 -
MisleadingVaccines don’t cause mercury toxicity; the mercury compound present in some vaccines is different from the one in seafood
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“Doctors: don't eat fish when you're pregnant to avoid mercury getting into your baby Also doctors: vaccines containing mercury are safe to inject into your baby”
Source: Threads, Social media user, @mommavspharma, Kaylee Winfield, 2025-01-25 -
1.3HighRain fell on Greenland summit for the first time on record, as accurately reported by CNN
…scientists on the article, they are substantiated by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the analysis in the annotations on the article. Ted Scambos Senior Research…
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InaccurateCancer and heart disease remain the two leading causes of death in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic
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“No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started”
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UnsupportedSignificant methodological flaws in a 2020 study claiming to show unvaccinated children are healthier
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Vaccinated children are more likely to have adverse health outcomes like developmental delays, asthma, and ear infections compared to unvaccinated children.
Source: Children's Health Defense, Brian Hooker, 2020-05-28 -
InaccurateHealth authorities encourage the general public to wear face masks to reduce COVID-19 transmission
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Health authorities like the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discourage people from wearing face masks
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-14 -
InaccurateJames Thorp spreads false claims that COVID-19 vaccines harm fertility, pregnancy, infant survival in The Sentinel Report interview
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“Americans are dropping dead” from COVID-19 vaccines; vaccines impair fertility, pregnancy, infant survival
Source: The Sentinel Report, James Thorp, 2023-11-01