Peanut oil isn’t an ingredient in vaccines; doesn’t cause peanut allergies

CLAIM
Peanut allergies are caused by the peanut oil in vaccines

SOURCE: Matt Roeske, Cultivate Elevate

Published: 26 Jul 2024

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Edible food coating Apeel doesn’t contain toxic ingredients; its ingredients are recognized as safe for use in foods

CLAIM
Apeel contains harmful ingredients

SOURCE: Alison Steinberg, Social media users, One America News Network, Facebook, TikTok

Published: 25 Jul 2024

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No current evidence to support social media fad of “blood type diet”

CLAIM
Eating specific foods based on your blood type can optimize your health

SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram

Published: 24 Jul 2024

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Activated charcoal is used to treat poisoning, but isn’t effective for all poisons and isn’t a substitute for medical attention

CLAIM
“Charcoal absorbs and neutralizes poisons”; charcoal can treat diarrhea and bloating

SOURCE: Barbara O'Neill, Facebook

Published: 24 Jul 2024

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Unprotected sun overexposure, not sunscreen or sunglasses, causes sunburn and skin cancer

CLAIM
“sunscreen and then skin cancer, it's a direct correlation”; wearing sunglasses increases the risk of sunburn; sunscreen reduces vitamin D production

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok

Published: 19 Jul 2024

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Research suggests that a particular mutation related to larger spleen size provides the Bajau people from Southeast Asia with remarkable diving skills

CLAIM
“A unique genetic mutation in the Bajau people of South-East Asia” allows them “to dive underwater for hours each day”

SOURCE: Anonymous, Intels

Published: 19 Jul 2024

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No, a study didn’t establish that tampons are toxic and cause health problems, contrary to social media posts

CLAIM
Toxic metals in tampons are causing reproductive health problems like endometriosis and infertility

SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok, Threads

Published: 18 Jul 2024

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Study claiming 74% of deaths due to COVID-19 vaccines contains signs of potential biases, uses flawed methodology

CLAIM
A review of autopsy cases found that 74% of deaths were linked to COVID-19 vaccines

SOURCE: Social media users, Jim Hoft, Facebook, The Gateway Pundit

Published: 14 Jul 2024

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No research shows that COVID-19 vaccines promote cancer in people; study cited as evidence tested the spike protein from the virus in laboratory cells

CLAIM
“SPIKE PROTEINS FROM COVID SHOTS COULD PROMOTE CANCER GROWTH”

SOURCE: America's Frontline Doctors, Facebook

Published: 10 Jul 2024

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Preclinical studies cannot provide sufficient evidence that ivermectin helps treat cancer in people

CLAIM
Cancer patients should use ivermectin to treat cancer, as it augments the effect of cancer therapies

SOURCE: Walter Kim, Brio-Medical Cancer Center

Published: 10 Jul 2024

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