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Posted on: 2024-01-20
Folk remedy of placing raw onions on feet to cure illness lacks scientific evidence

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Placing raw onion on the bottom of the feet eliminates illness

Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2023-12-27
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Posted on: 2024-01-05
Dubious Facebook ads promote unproven supplement SightCare alleged to restore “perfect” vision and cure macular degeneration

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Natural supplement SightCare restores “perfect 20/20 vision without glasses, contacts or surgery”

Source: Facebook, Anonymous, 2023-12-15
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Posted on: 2023-11-17
Social media posts wrongly claim that herbs can cure every disease including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s

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“There is a cure to every d!isease”; herbs can cure cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s

Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06
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Posted on: 2023-11-14
Social media post inaccurately claims natural remedy of garlic, onions, thyme, and lemon can replace the flu shot

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A soup made of garlic, onions, thyme, and lemon can replace the flu shot and cure other illnesses such as the common cold and norovirus

Source: Healthy Holistic Living, Anonymous, 2023-11-04
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Posted on: 2023-10-19
Naturopath promotes scientifically unsubstantiated claim that cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”

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Cayenne pepper is “the most powerful blood thinner”

Source: TikTok, Barbara O'Neill, 2023-08-27

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Dubious Facebook ads promote unproven supplement SightCare alleged to restore “perfect” vision and cure macular degeneration

Social media post inaccurately claims natural remedy of garlic, onions, thyme, and lemon can replace the flu shot

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