Claim reviews

Numbers on fruit and vegetable stickers don’t indicate whether they are genetically modified or not

CLAIM

Five-digit numbers starting with eight on fruit and vegetable stickers indicate that they are genetically modified; “If you see this sticker on a fruit DO NOT buy it at any cost”

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, The Daily Mail

Published: 06 Sep 2024

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Lack of reliable evidence supporting the claim that sauna bathing is an effective way to “detox” the body

CLAIM

Sauna bathing effectively detoxes the body by inducing sweating

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Instagram

Published: 05 Sep 2024

VERDICT

Alex Jones was fined 1.5 billion dollars for defaming families of Sandy Hook shooting victims; no evidence he was fined for warning about “Covid crimes”

CLAIM

Alex Jones was fined 150 billion dollars for warning about crimes related to COVID-19

SOURCE: Brandon Tatum, Instagram

Published: 05 Sep 2024

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People experiencing homelessness died more frequently from COVID-19 than the general population

CLAIM

COVID-19 was not deadly, otherwise homeless people would not have survived the pandemic

SOURCE: Social media user, Threads

Published: 30 Aug 2024

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Facebook reel propagates vaccine and statin misinformation from health book author Raymond Francis

CLAIM

Vaccines cause autism, ADHD, and cancer; statins “provide no benefit”, cause cancer and memory loss

SOURCE: Raymond Francis, Silicon Valley Health Institute

Published: 29 Aug 2024

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Vitamin D3 supplements are safe for treating vitamin D deficiency; comparison to rat poison is misleading

CLAIM

“Vitamin D3 is radiated sheep’s wool mixed with chloroform”, “Vitamin D3 IS RAT POISON !!”, “D levels are low because of lack of light and high vitamin A diets.”

SOURCE: Evan Torrens, Facebook

Published: 22 Aug 2024

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Fauci quoted out of context in misleading video, didn’t change his views about benefits of COVID-19 vaccines

CLAIM

Fauci changed his views on COVID-19 vaccines benefits; Fauci’s remarks show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work as advertised

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook

Published: 21 Aug 2024

VERDICT

WHO declaration of public health emergency triggered by worsening of mpox outbreak in Africa, not a ploy to push for using vaccine stocks

CLAIM

The WHO declaration of a public health emergency is a scheme to use vaccines “stocked up in warehouses”; bird flu, parvovirus B19, and monkeypox are “rebranding” of the same virus

SOURCE: Rizza Islam, Instagram

Published: 20 Aug 2024

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