.
Reviews of articles by: Anonymous
CLAIM REVIEWS
Colloidal silver does not treat infections when taken orally and can cause side effects
CLAIM
"Colloidal silver is effective for any infection"
SOURCE: Anonymous, The Natural Health Library
Published: 23 Jan 2020
VERDICT
HIV drug Truvada linked to kidney damage and bone density loss, but risks are low and usually outweighed by the drug’s benefits
CLAIM
"You took Truvada to help protect against HIV, not increase your risk of kidney or bone problems."
SOURCE: Anonymous, A Case for Women
Published: 24 Dec 2019
VERDICT
Popular Facebook meme misleadingly suggests that the measles vaccine caused 2019 Samoa measles outbreak
CLAIM
"Measles vaccine caused Samoa measles outbreak"
SOURCE: Anonymous, Stop Mandatory Vaccination
Published: 13 Dec 2019
VERDICT
Endocannabinoids in human breast milk are important for human development, but not present in cannabis
CLAIM
"human breast milk naturally contains the same cannabinoids found in the Cannabis plant"
SOURCE: Anonymous, CBDLife
Published: 15 Nov 2019
VERDICT
ADHD prevalence in France is similar to that of other developed countries like the US, cultural differences notwithstanding
CLAIM
"These two very different cultures have different ADHD levels in children, in America the rate is 19 percent, and in France, it’s .5% – a half of a percent"
SOURCE: Anonymous, Marilyn Wedge, World's Finest New Recipes, Psychology Today
Published: 21 Oct 2019
VERDICT
Study did not report that cannabis smoking leads to “complete remission” of Crohn’s disease, contrary to widely-circulated claim
CLAIM
"smoking marijuana causes ‘complete remission’ of Crohn’s disease"
SOURCE: Anonymous, UK Health Expert, BloomsMag
Published: 10 Oct 2019
VERDICT
Claim that ginger is more effective than chemotherapy for cancer treatment is unsupported
CLAIM
"ginger is 10,000x more effective at killing cancer than chemo"
SOURCE: Anonymous, Feature Remedies, Health Holistic Living
Published: 30 Sep 2019
VERDICT
Claim that fasting regenerates the human immune system is unsupported, only based on study in mice
CLAIM
"the act of fasting for as little as three days can regenerate the entire immune system"
SOURCE: Anonymous, Daily Health Post
Published: 27 Sep 2019
VERDICT
Sunscreen protects against skin cancer, contrary to widespread claim that it causes cancer
CLAIM
"Recent Study Shows How Sunscreen Causes Cancer, Not the Sun"
SOURCE: Anonymous, Awareness Act, Midlands Directory, Collective Evolution
Published: 21 Aug 2019
VERDICT
Internet meme inaccurately claims that fruit is injected with HIV-contaminated blood
CLAIM
"a [group] of people is injecting fruits with blood containing HIV and AIDS"
SOURCE: Anonymous, Flops n' Memes
Published: 13 Aug 2019
VERDICT