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Some evidence that wind turbines can harm eagles, but more are killed by other causes
Claim:
Windmills are a threat to eagles’ population.
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Source: Instagram, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-01-16 -
Mostly accuratePrioritizing plant-based foods in our diet can benefit climate and health, but Forbes article missed some key details
Claim:
Prioritizing plant-based foods and reducing overconsumption of animal-based protein is healthier and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
Source: Forbes, Simi Thambi, 2024-08-28 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines provide important benefits; SSRN preprint didn’t find COVID-19 vaccines to be “98 times worse” than the virus
Claim:
“Covid-19 Vaccines 98 Times Worse Than the Virus”
Source: Gateway Pundit, The Florida Standard, Jim Hoft, Jonas Vesterberg, 2022-09-12 -
IncorrectScientific evidence shows fluoride in water and toothpaste is safe at recommended levels
Claim:
Fluoridated toothpaste can be deadly to children; fluoride causes dental fluorosis, cavities, and cancer
Source: Facebook, Ty Bollinger, 2024-11-27 -
Global warming contributes to increased heat-related mortality, contrary to Bjorn Lomborg’s unsupported claims that climate change is saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year
Claim:
"Global warming saves 166,000 lives each year"; those claiming that climate change is causing heat-related deaths are wrong because they ignore that the population is growing and becoming older
Source: New York Post, Bjorn Lomborg, 2021-09-04 -
No data available to suggest a link between India’s reduction of COVID-19 cases and the use of ivermectin
Claim:
“Coronavirus cases are plummeting in India thanks to new rules that promote Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine”; it is a “now-indisputable fact that [ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine] essentially kill COVID-19 within hours or days”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft, 2021-05-17 -
MisleadingFox News article listing alleged mistakes in COVID-19 public health response mixes accurate information with unsubstantiated claims
Claim:
Natural immunity protects better than vaccination; “the mortality risk of an un-boosted person under age 30 was zero”; cloth face masks, school closures had zero benefits for children and some harm
Source: Fox News, Marty Makary, 2022-03-16 -
To date, no therapy has been proven effective for preventing or treating COVID-19, contrary to claim by Dolores Cahill
Claim:
There is no need for social distancing because we have a treatment for COVID-19
Source: The Highwire, Dolores Cahill, 2020-05-19 -
InaccurateClaims that long COVID doesn’t exist misrepresent study by Queensland Health researchers
Claim:
Queensland Health Researchers find that long COVID doesn’t exist
Source: New York Post, The Blaze, One America News Network, Brooke Mallory, Paul Sacca, David Landsel, Brook Mallory, 2024-03-14 -
Science Feedback Participates in New Project to Measure the Amount of Misleading Information on Large Online Platforms
…at developing indicators measuring online misinformation across platforms and countries. SIMODS brings together eight leading fact-checking and research organizations from across Europe to create methodologically rigorous tools to track the…