Claim reviews
Ninth Circuit Court appeal regarding mRNA vaccines misinterpreted by Infowars and social media posts
CLAIM
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines aren’t vaccines, according to court ruling
SOURCE: Alex Jones, Social media users, Infowars, Instagram, X/Twitter
Published: 17 Jun 2024
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False claims that pandemic treaty abolishes nations’ sovereignty and allows WHO to impose health policies circulate on social media
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Countries that sign pandemic treaty cede their sovereignty to the WHO, allowing WHO to control domestic policies, force vaccination, lockdowns, and arrest of vaccine opponents
SOURCE: Social media posts, Sean Adl-Tabatabai, Instagram, The People’s Voice
Published: 13 Jun 2024
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Cats can transmit toxoplasmosis to humans, but no evidence links toxoplasmosis to increased “hunger hormone” ghrelin
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"Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels
SOURCE: Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user, Facebook, YouTube
Published: 13 Jun 2024
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NHS data doesn’t support Epoch Times’ claim that myocarditis only occurs after COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM
“Myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection.”
SOURCE: Marina Zhang, The Epoch Times
Published: 10 Jun 2024
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Risk of secondary cancer from chemotherapy is low; chemo ingredients aren’t just 100% mustard gas
CLAIM
Chemotherapy is 100% mustard gas, chemotherapy causes cancer
SOURCE: Yah'ki Awakened, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube
Published: 08 Jun 2024
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COVID-19 vaccines lowered excess deaths during the pandemic, contrary to headline by the Daily Telegraph
CLAIM
“Covid vaccines may have helped fuel rise in excess deaths”
SOURCE: Sarah Knapton, The Daily Telegraph
Published: 07 Jun 2024
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Claim that Portuguese court found COVID-19 PCR tests to be “97% inaccurate” based on misinterpreted findings
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“MSM Silent As Court Holds PCR Covid Tests 97% Inaccurate - Unfit for Purpose”
SOURCE: Hal Turner, Hal Turner Radio Show
Published: 05 Jun 2024
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Parkinson’s has no cure; nicotine patches haven’t been proven an effective treatment
CLAIM
Nicotine patches can cure Parkinson’s disease
SOURCE: Bryan Ardis, Flyover Conservatives
Published: 31 May 2024
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Colored squares on toothpaste tubes guide machines during production, aren’t secret codes for ingredients
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Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 31 May 2024
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Mammograms don’t increase risk of dying from breast cancer; they reduce it
CLAIM
Mammograms don’t prevent cancer; mammograms contribute to cancer development
SOURCE: Barbara O’Neill, TikTok, Facebook
Published: 31 May 2024
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