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Soap-soaked cotton balls aren’t a reliable method for removing ticks, contrary to recurring viral claim
Claim:
Using a soap-soaked cotton ball is a safe and easy way to remove ticks
Articles tagged with
Parasites
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Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-08-04 -
How fears of parasites drive viral claims for detoxes and cleanses
Removing parasites from the body is a recurring theme in health misinformation on social media. These posts misleadingly suggest that…
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Partially correctCats can transmit toxoplasmosis to humans, but no evidence links toxoplasmosis to increased “hunger hormone” ghrelin
Claim:
"Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels
Source: YouTube, Facebook, Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user, 2024-06-06 -
IncorrectHulda Clark’s “zapper” device is based on pseudoscience; doesn’t kill parasites or cure diseases
Claim:
A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Hulda Clark, 2024-01-03 -
IncorrectNo scientific evidence indicates that parasites are the key cause of autoimmunity
Claim:
“the number 1 indicator of parasites is actually an autoimmune condition”
Source: TikTok, Austin Lake, 2023-06-23 -
IncorrectNo 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 -
Lacks contextLittle clinical evidence supports the use of papaya seeds to treat intestinal parasites
Claim:
“Papaya seeds contain compounds that naturally kill parasites”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-11 -
MisleadingConsuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites
Claim:
Consuming turpentine will kill parasites
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-01
