Inaccurate
Meme image falsely claims wind turbines produce less energy that is used to build them
Claim:
A windmill could spin until it falls apart and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.
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Source: Facebook, Internet users, 2019-05-13 -
InaccurateThe Earth is a sphere that rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun, contrary to Flat Earth video
Claim:
“The Earth is not a globe. The Earth is stationary.”
Source: Flat Earth, Amber Plaster, 2020-11-17 -
MisleadingStudy calls for people to grow their own food for many years to come, despite finding higher carbon footprint compared to conventional agriculture
Claim:
Study and headline saying homegrown food is more carbon intensive than conventional agriculture is meant to discourage and stop people from growing their own food
Source: The Atlas Society, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-01-26 -
Flawed reasoningEngland mortality data shows a lower COVID-19 mortality risk among vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated ones, contrary to claim by Slay News
Claim:
“the Covid injections are not effective” because the large majority of deaths involving COVID-19 occurred among vaccinated individuals
Source: Slay News, Frank Bergman, 2023-08-06 -
1.5Very highAtlantic ocean circulation system is slowing down, as accurately described in The New York Times article
…a millennium[1]. The slowdown of the AMOC can influence the climate by changing temperature and precipitation patterns, as accurately described in the article. However, the article conflates the long-term warming…
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UnsupportedNo, a study didn’t establish that tampons are toxic and cause health problems, contrary to social media posts
Claim:
Toxic metals in tampons are causing reproductive health problems like endometriosis and infertility
Source: Threads, TikTok, Social media users, 2024-07-10 -
IncorrectThe level of aluminum in childhood vaccines is safe, even for babies
Claim:
Per FDA guidelines, babies are too small to safely handle the amount of aluminum in childhood vaccines
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2024-02-18 -
AccurateEvidence suggests that political partisanship is associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Republicans compared to Democrats
Claim:
“Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows”
Source: NBC News, Aria Bendix, 2022-10-06 -
IncorrectDecline in autism among high-income white households not caused by a decrease in childhood vaccination, vaccines don’t cause autism
Claim:
Autism and vaccination decreased over the same time period among high-income white households from California, indicating a possible causal relationship
Source: Children's Health Defense, Toby Rogers, 2024-08-08 -
InaccurateClaim by Steve Kirsch that the Amish don’t experience autism, cancer, or high COVID-19 mortality because they don’t vaccinate is baseless
Claim:
Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America
Source: Leading Report, Patrick Webb, Steve Kirsch, 2023-07-09