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

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

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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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