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Flora Teoh
Science Editor
Flora obtained a PhD in Biological Sciences from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. During her doctoral studies, she examined how a human-colonising microbe could evolve in response to changes within a mammalian host, and how this process could influence microbial virulence. After a brief stint as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, she joined Health Feedback in 2018 as science editor.
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Washington Times article by Robert Malone and Peter Navarro relies on inaccurate and unsubstantiated claims about virus evolution, vaccine immunity, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
in Washington Times, by Robert Malone and Peter Navarro
— 15 Aug 2021
Misleading Wall Street Journal opinion piece makes the unsubstantiated claim that the U.S. will have herd immunity by April 2021
in Wall Street Journal, by Marty Makary
— 26 Feb 2021
New York Post article makes speculative, unsupported claim that mutation could enable the virus causing COVID-19 to evade handwashing and mask-wearing
in New York Post, by Jackie Salo
— 08 Oct 2020
Telegraph article describing the hypothesis that face masks can variolate a population receives mixed reviews on its scientific accuracy
in The Telegraph, by Georgina Hayes
— 24 Sep 2020
Potential role for T cells in COVID-19 immunity accurately reported in National Geographic article
in National Geographic, by Carrie Arnold
— 19 Aug 2020
People who do not show symptoms can contribute to significant COVID-19 transmission, contrary to CNBC report
in CNBC, by William Feuer, Noah Higgins-Dunn
— 10 Jun 2020
COVID-19 vaccine candidate by Pittsburgh scientists show promising results in animal studies, but clinical trials still needed before efficacy in humans is known
in Pittsburgh Magazine, by Garret Roberts
— 11 Apr 2020
Viral New York Post article perpetuates the unfounded claim that the virus that causes COVID-19 is manmade
in New York Post, by Steven W. Mosher
— 02 Mar 2020
New York Times accurately reports vaccine-derived polio outbreaks caused by low vaccine coverage
in New York Times, by Associated Press
— 02 Dec 2019
Daily Mail article misleads with clickbait headline claiming cowpox-derived virus will “kill every type of cancer”
in Daily Mail, by Zoe Zaczek
— 20 Nov 2019
CLAIM REVIEWS
Lack of clinical evidence for claim that N-acetylcysteine is effective against COVID-19 and stops viral replication
SOURCE: Steve Lucchino, Facebook
Published: 21 Sep 2023

Robert Malone makes several misleading and unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 vaccines in Judicial Watch interview
SOURCE: Robert Malone, Judicial Watch
Published: 14 Sep 2023

Rebel News article lacks evidence for claiming COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and unnecessary
SOURCE: Tamara Ugolini, Rebel News
Published: 08 Sep 2023

Daily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous
SOURCE: Emily Joshu, Daily Mail
Published: 30 Aug 2023

Misleading Instagram posts use news headlines out of context to imply COVID-19 vaccines increase COVID-19 mortality risk
SOURCE: Carl Higbie, David Harris Jr., Instagram
Published: 25 Aug 2023

Conspiracy theory about the deaths of alternative medicine practitioners ignores evidence, misrepresents certain doctors
SOURCE: Katryna Benson, TikTok
Published: 23 Aug 2023

Video about blank COVID-19 vaccine insert falsely implies there are no safety data for COVID-19 vaccines
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook
Published: 11 Aug 2023

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t cause long-term spike protein production in the body, contrary to claims by retired professor
SOURCE: Klaus Steger, The Epoch Times
Published: 07 Aug 2023

Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies
SOURCE: Brian Hooker, Children's Health Defense
Published: 28 Jul 2023

Claim that a mouse study shows COVID-19 vaccine causes “turbo cancer” distorts study findings
SOURCE: Jonas Vesterberg, The Florida Standard
Published: 20 Jul 2023

INSIGHTS
Germany-based network of websites and Facebook accounts amplify clickbait content to monetize web traffic via Google AdSense and e-commerce
— 08 Sep 2022
What do we know about the safety of titanium dioxide in menstrual hygiene products?
— 09 Aug 2022
Shedding light on LinkedIn’s enforcement of health misinformation policies: A pilot study
— 26 Apr 2022
Infection-induced immunity versus vaccine-induced immunity: Weighing the benefits and risks
— 03 Nov 2021
Copypasta of an ICU doctor’s tweet stokes COVID-19 skepticism by mimicking bot-like behavior
— 29 Jul 2021
Understanding causality in adverse events after vaccination
— 15 Jul 2021
“Plandemic: Indoctornation” video rehashes debunked claims and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines
— 20 Aug 2020
Computing Forever interview with Dolores Cahill contains numerous inaccuracies about COVID-19 and vaccines
— 22 May 2020
“Plandemic” vignette featuring anti-vaccination activist Judy Mikovits contains numerous false and unsupported claims about COVID-19
— 08 May 2020
Did the COVID-19 virus originate from a lab or nature? Examining the evidence for different hypotheses of the novel coronavirus’ origins
— 24 Apr 2020