Claim reviews
AI-generated celebrity endorsement videos on Facebook promote unproven cure for tinnitus
CLAIM
EchoEase nasal inhaler cures tinnitus
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook
Published: 22 May 2024
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Claim that fungi are the sole cause of cancer misinterprets data, makes baseless assumptions
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Fungi are the cause of cancer
SOURCE: Doug Kaufmann, Know The Cause
Published: 16 May 2024
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No research shows that dandelion can kill cancer cells or treat cancer in humans
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Dandelion is able to “kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours”
SOURCE: Social Media Users, TikTok, Facebook
Published: 13 May 2024
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Very rare cases of blood clots linked to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine are well-known and have been publicly recognized since 2021
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AstraZeneca admits for the first time that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause blood clots
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Facebook, X
Published: 10 May 2024
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Vaccines don’t contain cells or tissues of aborted fetuses
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Some vaccines “incorporate aborted fetal tissue”
SOURCE: Social Media User, Facebook
Published: 07 May 2024
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines were tested in clinical trials, aren’t experimental
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are experimental, “ineffective and harmful”
SOURCE: Chris Oyakhilome, Sucharit Bhakdi, Peter McCullough, Facebook
Published: 03 May 2024
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Evidence shows Tdap booster in pregnant women reduces the risk of whooping cough in infants
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The Tdap shot, which is supposed to protect newborns from whooping cough, doesn't actually prevent it. It just puts newborns more at risk.
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook
Published: 03 May 2024
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Modified RNA in COVID-19 vaccines isn’t linked to cancer development
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A review “has found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development”
SOURCE: Social media users, America's Frontline Doctors
Published: 29 Apr 2024
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Eating excess salt increases the risk of high blood pressure, contrary to wellness coach’s claims
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“Salt does not raise blood pressure”
SOURCE: Sean Christopher, Facebook
Published: 26 Apr 2024
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Current scientific evidence doesn’t demonstrate that coconut oil prevents or treats Alzheimer’s
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“Coconut oil in your diet is a remedy for Alzheimer’s”
SOURCE: John Gray, Social media users, Facebook
Published: 25 Apr 2024
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