Inaccurate
Claim that a mouse study shows COVID-19 vaccine causes “turbo cancer” distorts study findings
Claim:
“New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’”
Articles tagged with
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Source: The Florida Standard, Jonas Vesterberg, 2023-07-13 -
InaccurateLab-grown meat isn’t made of cancerous cells
Claim:
Cultivated meat is produced using “cancerous and pre-cancerous cells”
Source: TikTok, TikTok user, 2023-03-20 -
InaccurateBreast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims
Claim:
“There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-06-18 -
UnsupportedLack of clinical evidence for the claim that dog dewormer fenbendazole cures cancer
Claim:
Fenbendazole cures cancer
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Joe Tippens, 2023-05-17 -
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Can mistletoe cure cancer?
Introduction Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In 2020, an estimated 19.3 million new cancers were diagnosed and…
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Incorrect
No evidence that hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure cancer; cancer and multiple sclerosis aren’t caused solely by parasites, contrary to claim by orthopedic surgeon
Claim:
Cancer and multiple sclerosis are caused by parasites; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin can cure cancer
Source: After Hours with Dr. Sigoloff, After House with Dr. Sigoloff, Lee Merritt, 2022-12-05 -
Incorrect
Sugar isn’t inherently cancer-causing; no evidence that removing sugar from diet cures cancer
Claim:
Sugar causes cancer; eliminating sugar from the diet can cure cancer
Source: YouTube, The School of Greatness, Mark Hyman, Barbara O'Neill, 2023-03-23 -
Inaccurate
Kaposi’s sarcoma is an opportunistic cancer that occurs in advanced AIDS patients; it’s not caused by poppers
Claim:
Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma
Source: Facebook, Robert Willner, 2023-03-31 -
Inaccurate
“Vitamin B17” is neither a vitamin nor a cancer treatment and can cause cyanide poisoning
Claim:
Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties”
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-03-01
