Claim reviews
Lila Rose claim that “abortion is never medically necessary” is inaccurate; it is necessary in certain cases to preserve mother’s life
CLAIM
Abortion is never medically necessary
SOURCE: Lila Rose, Young America's Foundation
Published: 30 Aug 2019
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Mandatory vaccination was not “banned” in Sweden because of “serious health concerns” as claimed by multiple outlets
CLAIM
Sweden Bans Mandatory Vaccinations Over 'Serious Heath [sic] Concerns'
SOURCE: Baxter Dmitry, Red Ice
Published: 23 Aug 2019
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Sunscreen protects against skin cancer, contrary to widespread claim that it causes cancer
CLAIM
Recent Study Shows How Sunscreen Causes Cancer, Not the Sun
SOURCE: Anonymous, Awareness Act, Midlands Directory, Collective Evolution
Published: 21 Aug 2019
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Internet meme inaccurately claims that fruit is injected with HIV-contaminated blood
CLAIM
a [group] of people is injecting fruits with blood containing HIV and AIDS
SOURCE: Anonymous, Flops n' Memes
Published: 13 Aug 2019
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Widespread claim that HPV vaccine side effects outweigh its benefits misrepresents the scientist it relies on
CLAIM
side effects of the [HPV] vaccine outweigh the positives
SOURCE: Anonymous, Herbs Info
Published: 07 Aug 2019
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Claims that vaccines contain “cancer enzymes” are unfounded, also misleads with one-sided explanation of nagalase function
CLAIM
vaccines had cancer enzymes in them
SOURCE: Anonymous, Disclose.tv
Published: 06 Aug 2019
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Claim that ingredients in flu vaccine are known neurotoxins found to be incorrect
CLAIM
Each of these ingredients [thimerosal, ovalbumin, formaldehyde, sodium deoxycholate] is a known neurotoxin
SOURCE: Erin Elizabeth, Health Nut News
Published: 31 Jul 2019
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Claim that vaccines can cause individuals with mitochondrial disorders to develop autism is unsupported
CLAIM
If a child has a mitochondrial disorder [...] she is more at risk of having a vaccine pushing her over the edge and causing a bad reaction
SOURCE: JB Handley Jr., GreenMedInfo
Published: 26 Jul 2019
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Claim that virus contaminating polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 is cancer-causing not supported by science
CLAIM
CDC Admits 98 Million Americans Received Polio Vaccine In An 8-Year Span When It Was Contaminated With Cancer Virus
SOURCE: Dave Mihalovic, Waking Times
Published: 25 Jul 2019
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Oral contraceptives associated with increased relative risk of blood clots but not a significantly increased absolute risk, generally safe to use
CLAIM
Women are not warned about the risk of blood clots with their daily steroidal hormone pill
SOURCE: Anonymous, LifeSite News
Published: 23 Jul 2019
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