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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
No, a court didn’t rule that the FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19
SOURCE: Roger O'Handley, Pierre Kory, Jim Hoft, Twitter, Gateway Pundit
Published: 28 Mar 2024
Claims that long COVID doesn’t exist misrepresent study by Queensland Health researchers
SOURCE: David Landsel, Paul Sacca, Brooke Mallory, New York Post, The Blaze, One America News Network
Published: 22 Mar 2024
Insufficient evidence for the claim that benzoyl peroxide in skincare products poses cancer risk
SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok
Published: 14 Mar 2024
DTaP vaccine isn’t associated with sudden infant death syndrome, whooping cough vaccine led to historic decline in cases
SOURCE: Jaclyn Simone, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
Various childhood vaccines have been tested in saline placebo-controlled randomized trials, contrary to claims by those opposed to vaccination
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Facebook
Published: 01 Mar 2024
Global COVID Vaccine Safety study identified already-known risks, doesn’t show that risks are greater than benefits
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 23 Feb 2024
Instagram reel promotes the baseless claim that viruses don’t exist, ignoring more than a century of science about infectious diseases
SOURCE: Matt Roeske, Cultivate Elevate
Published: 15 Feb 2024
Claim that myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines carries serious risk of death is based on flawed study
SOURCE: Joseph Mackinnon, The Blaze
Published: 08 Feb 2024
Epidemiological data refutes the claim that polio is renamed to hide the disease and the polio vaccine doesn’t work
SOURCE: Jaclyn Simone, Instagram
Published: 01 Feb 2024
Vaccines don’t cause childhood cancer, contrary to claim by Candace Owens
SOURCE: Candace Owens, Twitter
Published: 25 Jan 2024
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