Inaccurate
Article claiming that masks contribute to cancer development misrepresents a study about lung cancer that didn’t involve masks
Claim:
“Long-term Mask Use May Contribute to Advanced Stage Lung Cancer, Study Finds”
Articles tagged with
Cancer
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Source: Blacklisted News, Global Research, Philip Schneider, 2021-01-29 -
Lacks contextFrequent ejaculation might reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, but cannot prevent it completely
Claim:
“Men must have sex at least 21 times a month to avoid prostate cancer”
Source: West Africa Reporters, Barry Kadi, 2020-01-23 -
InaccurateContrary to claim in viral Facebook post, the flu vaccine does work and certain types of cancers can be cured
Claim:
“Can't make a vaccine that works for influenza. No vaccine for RSV. Can't cure cancer. But they sure as shit can make a vaccine in 6 months for an illness that they STILL don't understand”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-27 -
InaccurateBrussels halted 5G rollout in 2019 to study its radiation emissions, not because any negative health effects had been demonstrated
Claim:
“Brussels is halting their 5G plans due to the negative health effects”; “Evidence ... overwhelmingly suggest[s] that, yes, 5G does pose a major threat.”
Source: worldhealth.net, Anonymous, 2019-04-05 -
InaccurateCancer is composed of mutated body cells, not Candida fungi
Claim:
Cancer is Candida/Fungus and can be cured
Source: Healing Oracle, Anonymous, 2019-03-13 -
IncorrectOverwhelming scientific evidence shows that smoking causes lung cancer, instead of protecting against it
Claim:
Smoking may protect lungs from cancer
Source: NewsPunch, Grayson Black, 2017-04-04 -
InaccurateNo, an “FDA study” did not find that vaccines contain cancer-causing viruses
Claim:
The FDA study looked at vaccines that are made from living cells [...] oftentimes contaminated with hidden viral fragments which have the potential to cause cancer.
Source: Principia Scientific, Activist Post, Aaron Kesel, 2019-11-23 -
InaccurateMike Adams falsely claims cancer genes and “entire genetic code” are found in vaccines, based on unverified report
Claim:
Vaccines [have been] found laced with entire genetic code for abnormal human loaded with cancer genes
Source: Natural News, Corvelva, Mike Adams, 2019-10-05 -
UnsupportedStudies worldwide demonstrate HPV vaccine safety and no association with serious autoimmune and neurological diseases or problems during pregnancy
Claim:
the autoimmune diseases and menstrual cycle problems and fertility problems [...] and all of the other things that we’ve now seen are associated with the [HPV] vaccine
Source: Children's Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2019-05-15 -
-0.5LowDaily Mail article misleads with clickbait headline claiming cowpox-derived virus will “kill every type of cancer”
“This article substantially overhypes early pre-clinical work with a viral therapy that has not yet been tested in even the earliest stages of human clinical trials. The headline is particularly misleading as I can find only three published papers suggesting the therapy has efficacy in lung, breast and colorectal cancers in cell lines and mouse models only.”
