Claim reviews
Steve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk
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“Pathologist reports a stunning 52% increase in cancer risk for ages 15-59 who were vaxxed”
SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Ivana Pavic, Substack, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 18 Mar 2024
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No evidence that persistent symptoms are more frequent after COVID-19 vaccination than after infection, contrary to an op-ed in The Hill
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“U.S. doctors found that ’long Covid’ developed in 70 percent of cases after vax injection, not after infection”
SOURCE: Pierre Kory, Paul Marik, The Hill, Disclose.tv
Published: 15 Mar 2024
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CDC analysis of RSV vaccines data showed vaccines are safe, not associated with excess deaths, contrary to claim by Children’s Health Defense
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RSV vaccines are linked to deaths and neurological disorders; the CDC glossed over reports of deaths among vaccinated individuals
SOURCE: Michael Nevradakis, Children's Health Defense
Published: 14 Mar 2024
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Insufficient evidence for the claim that benzoyl peroxide in skincare products poses cancer risk
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Benzene in benzoyl peroxide-containing skincare products poses a cancer risk
SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok
Published: 14 Mar 2024
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Are AirPods and other wireless communication devices harmful, as claimed on social media? A look at the evidence
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AirPods emit dangerous levels of radiation that harm the body
SOURCE: Paul Saladino, Instagram
Published: 11 Mar 2024
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DTaP vaccine isn’t associated with sudden infant death syndrome, whooping cough vaccine led to historic decline in cases
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Whooping cough vaccine was never necessary, DTaP vaccine is linked to sudden infant death syndrome
SOURCE: Jaclyn Simone, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
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Vaccines, treatments reduced public health threat posed by COVID-19, explaining different approach in 2024 compared to 2020
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COVID-19 has been like the flu since the beginning of the pandemic
SOURCE: Instagram Users, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
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Childhood vaccine ingredients are safe in the amount present in vaccines; cells, animal products, and viruses aren’t part of these ingredients
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Childhood vaccines contain “mixed up toxins” including formaldehyde, aluminum, aborted fetal DNA, fetal bovine serum, monkey kidney cells, mercury, pig circoviruses
SOURCE: Social media user, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
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Health risks associated with pesticide chlormequat on oat- and wheat-based food products require further investigation
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Chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats may cause infertility and delayed puberty
SOURCE: Shannon Thaler, New York Post
Published: 06 Mar 2024
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Tennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
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Researchers have “already perfected the ability to put human vaccines” into certain foods “right now”; grocery vegetables might contain human vaccines
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok
Published: 01 Mar 2024
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