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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines saved lives by reducing risks of infection and severe COVID-19
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“the mRNA jab didn’t actually save any lives”
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Source: Clash Daily, Wes Walker, 2023-05-15 -
MisleadingClaim that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines contain DNA contaminants based on study of vials of “unknown provenance”; no evidence COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can alter DNA in people
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DNA in COVID mRNA shots “may have the ability to alter the human genome”; “SV40 has been linked to cancer in humans”; “Regulatory Agencies Knew There Was a Contamination Problem”
Source: The Healthcare Channel, The Epoch Times, Kevin McKernan, Sucharit Bhakdi, Joseph Mercola, 2023-06-11 -
IncorrectFolk remedy of placing raw onions on feet to cure illness lacks scientific evidence
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Placing raw onion on the bottom of the feet eliminates illness
Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2023-12-27 -
InaccurateClaim that myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines carries serious risk of death is based on flawed study
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Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death
Source: The Blaze, Joseph Mackinnon, 2024-01-29 -
MisleadingRisk of secondary cancer from chemotherapy is low; chemo ingredients aren’t just 100% mustard gas
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Chemotherapy is 100% mustard gas, chemotherapy causes cancer
Source: TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Alexander Hickman (aka Yahki Rapha Elohim), 2024-05-28 -
Anti-vaccine claims about the Alexis Lorenze case mislead on vaccine risks
…the fact that Lorenze has a rare medical condition that most of the population doesn’t have. PNH has been estimated to affect up to 15.9 individuals per million worldwide[1]. It…
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UnsupportedNo evidence that EVs cause infertility, and their magnetic fields are similar to those from household electronics
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Electric vehicles cause infertility. Being in an electric car will lower your testosterone.
Source: YouTube, Justin Frandson, Garry Lineham, 2025-02-07 -
Most popular climate change stories of 2017 reviewed by scientists
…misleading to readers. For instance, the National Geographic article included correct explanations of the impact climate change is having and will have on polar bears, but it mislead readers by…
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MisleadingSwiss study doesn’t show that Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is dangerous for the heart, John Campbell and The Gateway Pundit exaggerated the study’s conclusions
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“1 in 35 people showed signs of heart damage after taking the Moderna COVID19 vaccine”; it is a “kill shot”; taking “this kind of risk, it’s just complete madness”
Source: Gateway Pundit, YouTube, John Campbell, Jim Hoft, 2023-07-26 -
UnsupportedClaim that fasting regenerates the human immune system is unsupported, only based on study in mice
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the act of fasting for as little as three days can regenerate the entire immune system
Source: Daily Health Post, Anonymous, 2014-12-10