Claim reviews

Vitamin D has not been shown to be more effective than the flu vaccine at preventing flu

CLAIM

Vitamin D is more effective than [the] flu vaccine

SOURCE: Joseph Mercola, Health Impact News

Published: 08 Nov 2019

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In spite of evidence to the contrary, Rizza Islam claims that the MMR vaccine is used for depopulation

CLAIM

The World Health Organization is still pushing this [vaccine] depopulation agenda throughout Africa

SOURCE: Rizza Islam, Sway’s Universe

Published: 31 Oct 2019

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Vaccines do not cause autism, diabetes or cancer, contrary to Shiv Chopra’s claim

CLAIM

All these diseases [...] use [sic] to be rare. Autism use [sic] to be 1 in 10,000. Now it’s 1 in 50. Now, where is it all coming from? Vaccines are doing it.

SOURCE: Shiv Chopra, Natural Nana

Published: 30 Oct 2019

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Human error in vaccine preparation led to the deaths of two children in Samoa after MMR shot – MMR vaccine itself is safe and effective

CLAIM

Samoa withdraws vaccine protecting against measles, mumps and rubella after two babies die within minutes of receiving the routine shot

SOURCE: Lauren Ferri, Daily Mail

Published: 24 Oct 2019

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ADHD prevalence in France is similar to that of other developed countries like the US, cultural differences notwithstanding

CLAIM

These two very different cultures have different ADHD levels in children, in America the rate is 19 percent, and in France, it’s .5% – a half of a percent

SOURCE: Anonymous, Marilyn Wedge, World's Finest New Recipes, Psychology Today

Published: 21 Oct 2019

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