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Reviews of articles by: Facebook user
CLAIM REVIEWS
Herpes is a sexually transmitted infection; no strong evidence that herbs cure herpes
CLAIM
Herpes is not a sexually transmitted disease; a commercially available plant product can cure herpes
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook
Published: 19 Apr 2023
VERDICT
No evidence supports the use of medicinal plants mullein and marshmallow to cure or mitigate COVID-19
CLAIM
Mullein leaves and marshmallow roots treat COVID-19
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook, Tiktok
Published: 16 Mar 2023
VERDICT
Methodologically flawed cholesterol study from 2016 used to support false claims that high cholesterol increases longevity
CLAIM
“A new study found that 92 percent of people with a high cholesterol level lived longer”
SOURCE: Facebook user, Natural Solutions Magazine
Published: 16 Mar 2023
VERDICT
“Vitamin B17” is neither a vitamin nor a cancer treatment and can cause cyanide poisoning
CLAIM
Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties”
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook
Published: 10 Mar 2023
VERDICT
Excess mucus is a common symptom rather than cause of disease; soursop is not a cancer treatment
CLAIM
“Mucus is the cause of all diseases”; “Soursop [is] 10,000 times more effective than chemotherapy for cancer”
SOURCE: Facebook User, Facebook
Published: 02 Sep 2021
VERDICT
No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause more severe disease; antibody-dependent enhancement has not been observed in clinical trials
CLAIM
COVID-19 vaccines will cause more severe disease through antibody-dependent enhancement
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 27 Nov 2020
VERDICT
Mortality in the U.S. was more than 280,000 higher during the first eight months of 2020 than any of the previous five years over the same period
CLAIM
“U.S. mortalities this year are not materially different from the previous 5 years”
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook
Published: 08 Oct 2020
VERDICT
COVID-19 vaccines do not modify the human genome and do not involve hydrogels; hydrogels are not internet-connecting devices
CLAIM
Hydrogels are part of the genome-modifying COVID-19 mRNA vaccines' delivery system; hydrogels will connect you to the internet
SOURCE: Facebook User, Facebook
Published: 25 Sep 2020
VERDICT
No vaccine contains strains of both the flu and the virus that causes COVID-19; COVID-19 is not the flu
CLAIM
The U.S. CDC encourages the use of a “[COVID-19] flu shot” on children.
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook
Published: 20 Sep 2020
VERDICT
A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 would be useful even if the survival rate from COVID-19 is high
CLAIM
With the survival rate of COVID-19 close to 100% without a vaccine, what exactly will the purpose of the new vaccine be?
SOURCE: Facebook User, Facebook
Published: 28 Aug 2020
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