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Viral claim using Dr. Sebi image misleads on the effects of cortisol in the body, recommends unproven moringa supplement to lower cortisol levels
Claim:
Moringa supplements lower cortisol levels, improve overall health
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Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-10-05 -
MisleadingContrary to Wide Awake Media’s misleading claims, wind turbines are greener than fossil fuels by multiple measures
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A staggering quantity of CO2 emissions are required to erect a single wind turbine. A significant proportion of retired turbine blades end up in landfill sites, unable to be recycled.
Source: X/Twitter, Wide Awake Media, 2025-01-27 -
MisleadingBjorn Lomborg’s claims about polar bears, coral, and cold deaths ignore scientists’ predictions of climate-change-affected futures
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Despite climate change, the global polar-bear population has increased substantially, the Great Barrier Reef has more coral cover than at any point since 1986, and extreme-heat deaths have declined.
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Bjorn Lomborg, 2024-08-01 -
InaccurateNo, a study from Denmark didn’t find that COVID-19 vaccines make people more prone to infection; biases in the study likely led to underestimated vaccine effectiveness
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“Danish researchers [...] found protection against Omicron turned negative three months after the second dose”
Source: Substack, Alex Berenson, 2022-01-06 -
IncorrectClinical trials show no association between the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs and Alzheimer’s or memory loss
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“Alzheimer’s disease did not occur 40 years ago”; cholesterol-lowering drugs and diets cause Alzheimer’s
Source: Captain's Quarters: Medical Corps, Joel Wallach, 2023-03-11 -
IncorrectThe sun isn’t responsible for current climate change, contrary to claims in Suspicious0bservers YouTube video
Claim:
Scientists have neglected the effect of solar particles, cosmic rays, the interplanetary magnetic field and Earth's weakening magnetic field to conclude climate change is due to human activity
Source: Suspicious0bservers, Ben Davidson, 2022-07-14 -
Shedding light on LinkedIn’s enforcement of health misinformation policies: A pilot study
…the platform—and if not, to determine whether the failure to enforce its policies only affects a minority of posts or if it is, in fact, widespread and systemic. Methods Starting…
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-1.3LowThe Australian’s coverage of Great Barrier Reef study creates perception that scientists are divided
…University of New South Wales Wrong. Check this article. That analysis was based on peer-reviewed methods. The El Niño Southern Oscillation did have some influence on the bleaching, but it…
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IncorrectPeople who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
Claim:
The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-08 -
UnsupportedThe Hoxsey herbal mixture doesn’t cure cancer
Claim:
Harry Hoxsey’s herbal therapy effectively cures cancer
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-12-10