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Reviews of articles by: Social media users
CLAIM REVIEWS
The FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary
CLAIM
“The FDA is now saying that it is OK to prescribe ivermectin [for COVID-19]”
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 24 Aug 2023
VERDICT
Video about blank COVID-19 vaccine insert falsely implies there are no safety data for COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM
Blank COVID-19 vaccine safety inserts show there are no safety and effectiveness studies for these vaccines
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook
Published: 11 Aug 2023
VERDICT
Breast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims
CLAIM
“There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.”
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 23 Jun 2023
VERDICT
Draft U.S. government report doesn’t conclude that fluoride is harmful at low levels
CLAIM
“As fluoride goes up [...] IQ goes down in the developing brains of our kids”
SOURCE: Social media user, Instagram
Published: 24 Apr 2023
VERDICT
An ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
CLAIM
“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
SOURCE: Social media users, The Florida Standard, Twitter
Published: 13 Apr 2023
VERDICT
Alleged Morgellons test with cranberry juice doesn’t show nanoparticles, but precipitates from tannin-protein interactions
CLAIM
Morgellons test using cranberry juice pulls out nanoparticles from chemtrails and air pollution
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 16 Mar 2023
VERDICT
Viral memes listing COVID-19 topics about which authorities were allegedly “wrong” rehash debunked misinformation
CLAIM
We were lied about “COVID-19 numbers”, treatments, natural immunity, and the origin of the virus; COVID-19 vaccines and control measures “didn’t work”
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 07 Mar 2023
VERDICT
Infection-induced immunity is more unpredictable and poses a higher risk than vaccine-induced immunity
CLAIM
“natural immunity provides superior protection to experimental vaccines; “They lied and said Natural Immunity wasn’t better than [vaccine]-induced immunity”
SOURCE: Social media users, Children's Health Denfese, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 02 Mar 2023
VERDICT
Sweetgum balls don’t contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient and there’s no evidence of an antiviral effect against COVID-19
CLAIM
Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 27 Jan 2023
VERDICT
The Pfizer bivalent vaccines are very unlikely to increase the risk of ischemic stroke, contrary to claims on social media
CLAIM
The Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine causes strokes
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 18 Jan 2023
VERDICT