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

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U.S. mortality rate analysis by Josh Stirling is misleading; current data don’t show an association between COVID-19 vaccines and increased mortality

CLAIM
“The more doses on average you have in a region within the United States, the bigger increase in mortality that region has had in 2022 when compared to 2021”

SOURCE: Josh Stirling, Instagram, The Epoch Times

Published: 14 Mar 2023

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“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

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Analysis of alleged Medicare data by Steve Kirsch is flawed and doesn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase mortality rate

CLAIM
“Medicare data shows the COVID vaccines increase your risk of dying”

SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Substack

Published: 09 Mar 2023

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Risk of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is five times higher following COVID-19 than following vaccination

CLAIM
“huge peer review show[ed] vaccines may have caused tens of millions of serious new health problems worldwide”

SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack

Published: 07 Mar 2023

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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

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No clinical evidence supports the use of baking soda as a cancer treatment

CLAIM
Cancer can be treated with baking soda

SOURCE: Anya Vien, Living Traditionally

Published: 03 Mar 2023

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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

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Florida Department of Health misleads on COVID-19 vaccine safety with erroneous comparison of VAERS reports

CLAIM
VAERS reports in Florida increased by 1,700% after COVID-19 vaccines became available, signaling safety concerns

SOURCE: Joseph Ladapo, Florida Department of Health

Published: 23 Feb 2023

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New CDC data don’t confirm that the Pfizer bivalent booster shot increases the risk of ischemic strokes

CLAIM
“An increased risk of stroke events has been identified with the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine”

SOURCE: Yuhong Dong, The Epoch Times

Published: 17 Feb 2023

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