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Misleading
- Health
Posted on: 2023-10-27
Viral video makes inaccurate claims regarding sugar; suggests it causes medical conditions like cancer and ADHD

Claim:

Sugar causes ADHD in babies, dementia and Alzheimer's in adults, cancer

Source: TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-09-15
Inaccurate
- Health
Posted on: 2019-10-21
ADHD prevalence in France is similar to that of other developed countries like the US, cultural differences notwithstanding

Claim:

These two very different cultures have different ADHD levels in children, in America the rate is 19 percent, and in France, it’s .5% – a half of a percent

Source: World's Finest New Recipes, Psychology Today, Marilyn Wedge, Anonymous, 2019-10-14
Inaccurate
- Health
Posted on: 2019-09-17
Natural News article inaccurately claims ADHD is a “fake disease” invented for profit

Claim:

ADHD is a fake disease invented by Big Pharma to drug children for profit

Source: Natural News, Vicki Batts, 2018-03-01

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