Claim reviews
Uterus doesn’t require “cleansing”; onion tea can’t cure gynecological conditions like fibroids, cysts, or irregular periods
CLAIM
Onion tea can “cleanse” the uterus and eliminate fibroids, cysts, and irregular periods
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Instagram
Published: 30 Dec 2024
VERDICT
Claim that herbs and mushrooms listed in Nicole Apelian’s book “The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies” are cures for herpes and HIV is baseless
CLAIM
Several natural products like plants and mushrooms are a cure for herpes and HIV infection
SOURCE: Social media user, Facebook
Published: 28 Dec 2024
VERDICT
Facebook meme correctly states that vaccines led to eradication of polio and smallpox, not “natural herd immunity”
CLAIM
"I don't know who needs to hear this but Polio and smallpox never reached natural herd immunity, they were eradicated by vaccines"
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 26 Dec 2024
VERDICT
More evidence needed to confirm association between Alzheimer’s prevention and supplements like curcumin, green tea, or lion’s mane
CLAIM
Three supplements (curcumin, green tea, and lion’s mane) can stop Alzheimer’s disease before it starts
SOURCE: Robert W. B. Love, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 20 Dec 2024
VERDICT
Contrary to viral misinformation, cow feed additive Bovaer shows no safety concerns for consumers
CLAIM
Cow feed additive Bovaer is unsafe, makes milk unfit for human consumption
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter
Published: 20 Dec 2024
VERDICT
No, study didn’t find that seed oils fuel “explosion of colon cancers in young people”
CLAIM
“Doctors warn cooking oil used by millions may be fueling explosion of colon cancers in young people”
SOURCE: Emily Joshu, Daily Mail
Published: 19 Dec 2024
VERDICT
Unvaccinated people died of COVID-19 at a higher rate than vaccinated people; vaccines prevented hundreds of thousands of deaths
CLAIM
How are 'Billions of Unvaxxed people with NO Boosters [...] still alive'? Unvaccinated people should be dead.
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook
Published: 18 Dec 2024
VERDICT
Claim that 79.4% of SIDS deaths occurred on same day as vaccination misinterprets CDC study
CLAIM
“79.4% of babies who die of SIDS had a vaccine the same day”
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook
Published: 12 Dec 2024
VERDICT
AI-generated videos promote false herbal cure for COPD, a currently incurable lung disease
CLAIM
“A revolutionary pill that combines over 60 natural herbs” cures COPD within three days
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook
Published: 12 Dec 2024
VERDICT
COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers produced more than 11 billion doses in 2021
CLAIM
It would take decades to produce enough COVID-19 to vaccinate the world population
SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok, Facebook
Published: 11 Dec 2024
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