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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
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
Washington Post article provides accurate and insightful report on recent spate of vaping-related illnesses
in Washington Post, by Lena H. Sun and Lindsey Bever
— 13 Sep 2019
The Atlantic provides accurate summary of research on gut microbiome, hypothesizes well-reasoned potential benefits of consuming fresh produce
in The Atlantic, by James Hamblin
— 02 Sep 2019
CLAIM REVIEWS
VAERS reports alone don’t demonstrate that the COVID-19 vaccines caused adverse events; evidence does not indicate vaccines caused Bell’s palsy and deaths
SOURCE: Anonymous, Children's Health Defense
Published: 19 Jan 2021

Vaccines protect people from diseases, but don’t always prevent disease transmission; research ongoing to determine if COVID-19 vaccines stop transmission
SOURCE: David Martin, New Earth Project
Published: 12 Jan 2021

The CDC reports more than 2.9 million deaths in the U.S. in 2020; there were at least 377,000 more deaths in 2020 compared to previous years
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 07 Jan 2021

German study did not find wearing face masks harms children; study wasn’t designed to accurately test these effects
SOURCE: Anonymous, GreenMedInfo
Published: 06 Jan 2021

The virus that causes COVID-19 exists and was identified and isolated multiple times by independent research groups
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 01 Jan 2021

PragerU video contains misleading claims about COVID-19 deaths, falsely claims 94% of COVID-19 deaths had pre-existing conditions
SOURCE: Will Witt, PragerU
Published: 24 Dec 2020

Nurse who fainted after getting Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has a history of fainting episodes; does not mean the vaccine is unsafe
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 21 Dec 2020

The U.S. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act does not stop people from suing vaccine manufacturers
SOURCE: Rizza Islam, America’s Frontline Doctors, Instagram
Published: 19 Dec 2020

The Krippin virus in “I Am Legend” was intended as a cancer cure, not used as a vaccine
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook
Published: 15 Dec 2020

The flu is caused by the influenza virus; stress and lack of vitamin D can make infection more likely, but don’t cause the flu
SOURCE: Anonymous, Healthy Holistic Living
Published: 14 Dec 2020

INSIGHTS
“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
Do radio waves from mobile devices cause cancer? A look at the evidence
— 08 Apr 2019
How we know vaccines don’t cause autism – and why this belief persists
— 26 Mar 2019
The Most Popular Health Articles of 2018, a Scientific Credibility Review
— 28 Jan 2019