Inaccurate
Cancer and heart disease remain the two leading causes of death in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic
Claim:
“No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started”
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-08-14 -
There is no evidence that eating cucumbers reduces the risk of cancer; cucumbers contain cucurbitacin B, which could be a candidate for developing new anti-cancer drugs
Claim:
“Cucumber kills lung cancer cells”; “cucurbitacin B suppressed growth of human lung cancer cells by 90%, reduced their ability to invade surrounding tissues by 75% and reduced migration ability by 88%”
Source: The Eden Prescription, Ethan Evers, 2021-04-26 -
No evidence that the milk protein casein causes cancer; claim is based on animal studies involving other well-known risk factors for liver cancer like hepatitis B virus infection
Claim:
“Milk from cows 'has the most relevant carcinogen ever identified’ and ‘turns on cancer'“
Source: Collective Evolution, Arjun Walia, 2019-01-30 -
InaccurateArticle 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”
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
