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It’s safe to use aluminum foil when cooking food; no evidence to date showing it causes Alzheimer’s or cancer
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Cooking with aluminum foil can cause Alzheimer’s, cancer
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Cancer
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Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-03-22 -
IncorrectClaim that the HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer misleads by cherry-picking data from FDA document
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HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer
Source: Instagram, Pierre Kory, 2024-03-27 -
Are claims linking recent U.S. trends in cancer diagnoses to COVID-19 vaccines plausible? A look at the available data
Since it takes several years to gather, verify, and consolidate cancer data at the national level, there’s no real-time way to monitor national cancer trends. Medical experts have also explained that there is no plausible mechanism or data that connect COVID-19 vaccines to cancer.
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UnsupportedClaim that artificial sweeteners like aspartame cause cancer lacks support, according to review from WHO agencies
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Artificial sweeteners “are proven to cause cancer”; “people in the 1930s ate cake, cookies and ice cream with SUGAR. And they were healthy”
Source: Instagram, Social media user, 2024-03-16 -
UnsupportedCastor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
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“Scar tissue, bone spurs, tumors, [castor oil is] excellent for breaking that up”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Barbara O'Neill, 2024-03-12 -
Flawed reasoningSteve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk
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“Pathologist reports a stunning 52% increase in cancer risk for ages 15-59 who were vaxxed”
Source: Twitter, Substack, Instagram, Ivana Pavic, Steve Kirsch, 2024-03-05 -
UnsupportedInsufficient evidence for the claim that benzoyl peroxide in skincare products poses cancer risk
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Benzene in benzoyl peroxide-containing skincare products poses a cancer risk
Source: TikTok, Social media users, 2024-03-07 -
IncorrectIncorrect claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 143,233% surge in cancer results from flawed calculations that misuse adverse event reporting data
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“Official CDC data: 143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans”
Source: The Exposé, Anonymous, 2024-01-27 -
InaccurateVaccines don’t cause childhood cancer, contrary to claim by Candace Owens
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Vaccines have caused an "explosion" of childhood cancer; vaccine package insert states vaccines weren’t tested for mutagenic effect
Source: Twitter, Candace Owens, 2024-01-19 -
UnsupportedRussell Brand’s YouTube videos use flawed analyses and simplistic correlations to link COVID-19 vaccines to heart issues, cancer, excess deaths
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COVID-19 vaccines are associated with an increase in heart conditions, cancer
Source: YouTube, Russell Brand, 2024-01-10
