Claim reviews
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
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
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
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
VERDICT
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
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
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
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
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
VERDICT
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
VERDICT