Claim reviews
Article claiming flu vaccine causes serious illness and death is misleading and inaccurate
CLAIM
Formerly healthy people are suffering serious harm or even dying from taking the flu shot
SOURCE: Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News
Published: 28 Feb 2019
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Jerusalem Post article makes premature claim on “first complete cure for cancer”, overstates research significance
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We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer.
SOURCE: Dan Aridor, The Jerusalem Post
Published: 11 Feb 2019
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2018’s most popular health article wrongly claims that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol
CLAIM
Federal study finds marijuana a hundred times less toxic than alcohol, safer than tobacco
SOURCE: John Regan, urhealthguide
Published: 20 Dec 2018
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Claim that the World Health Organization finds “bacon as harmful as cigarettes” is inaccurate and misleading
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World Health Organization Officially Declares Bacon is as Harmful as Cigarettes
SOURCE: Anonymous, Truth Reporter
Published: 09 Dec 2018
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