Misleading
No evidence that measles prevents cancer or heart disease, can lead to long-term health problems instead
Claim:
Measles prevents cancer, provides long-term health benefits
Articles tagged with
Heart
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Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2025-02-15 -
Inaccurate
Japanese study misrepresented in posts claiming “heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”
Claim:
“Japan sounds alarm as heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Slay News, Social media users, Frank Bergman, 2025-01-18 -
Inaccurate
Moderna booster vaccine trials didn’t cause “mass heart attacks” in children, contrary to online claims
Claim:
“Moderna Covered Up ‘Mass Heart Attacks of Toddlers’ in COVID Jab Trials”
Source: The People’s Voice, Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 2025-01-08 -
InaccurateNature Biotechnology study misrepresented in social media posts claiming “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
Claim:
Nature study shows “all mRNA jabs cause heart damage”
Source: Facebook, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2025-01-15 -
Inaccurate
High blood cholesterol increases the risk of cardiovascular death; statins are safe and effectively reduce this risk
Claim:
“Nobody has ever died from high cholesterol”; “people die from the statin drugs that they give you for high cholesterol”
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Alexander Hickman (aka Yahki Rapha Elohim), 2024-10-10 -
Unsupported
Removing wisdom teeth reduces risk of oral infections, doesn’t cause heart issues
Claim:
Wisdom teeth are meridian lines connected to the heart; removing them causes heart issues
Source: Cultivate Elevate, Matt Roeske, 2024-08-05 -
Unsupported
Current evidence shows COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of sudden cardiac death
Claim:
“COVID-19 vaccinations affect your risk” of sudden cardiac death
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2024-04-13 -
Inaccurate
Claim that myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines carries serious risk of death is based on flawed study
Claim:
Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death
Source: The Blaze, Joseph Mackinnon, 2024-01-29 -
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Russell Brand’s YouTube videos use flawed analyses and simplistic correlations to link COVID-19 vaccines to heart issues, cancer, excess deaths
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines are associated with an increase in heart conditions, cancer
Source: YouTube, Russell Brand, 2024-01-10 -
Inaccurate
Published studies misrepresented by cardiologist Peter McCullough to push false claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause sudden cardiac death
Claim:
Published studies show that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause metabolic cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death
Source: One America News Network, Peter McCullough, 2023-10-27
