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Iria Carballo-Carbajal
Science Editor
Iria earned an undergraduate degree in biology and an MSc in secondary education from the University of Oviedo (Spain). After obtaining her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Tuebingen (Germany), she then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (Barcelona, Spain). Her research has focused on understanding the molecular basis of Parkinson’s disease to search for new potential treatments.
CLAIM REVIEWS
No evidence that persistent symptoms are more frequent after COVID-19 vaccination than after infection, contrary to an op-ed in The Hill
SOURCE: Pierre Kory, Paul Marik, The Hill, Disclose.tv
Published: 15 Mar 2024
Childhood vaccine ingredients are safe in the amount present in vaccines; cells, animal products, and viruses aren’t part of these ingredients
SOURCE: Social media user, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
Tennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok
Published: 01 Mar 2024
The American Red Cross doesn’t prevent people vaccinated against COVID-19 from donating blood, contrary to rehashed viral claim
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 23 Feb 2024
Incorrect claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 143,233% surge in cancer results from flawed calculations that misuse adverse event reporting data
SOURCE: Anonymous, The Exposé
Published: 01 Feb 2024
Russell Brand’s YouTube videos use flawed analyses and simplistic correlations to link COVID-19 vaccines to heart issues, cancer, excess deaths
SOURCE: Russell Brand, YouTube
Published: 23 Jan 2024
Hulda Clark’s “zapper” device is based on pseudoscience; doesn’t kill parasites or cure diseases
SOURCE: Hulda Clark, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 12 Jan 2024
Headlines overlook risk of COVID-19 by claiming Estonia study shows natural immunity is superior to vaccination
SOURCE: Zachary Stieber, The Epoch Times
Published: 08 Dec 2023
Public information film on coronavirus allegedly from the 1970s is a parody published in 2020
SOURCE: Social media users, YouTube
Published: 28 Nov 2023
Misuse of drug tests on energy drinks like Red Bull produces false positives; doesn’t demonstrate these drinks contain cocaine and other drugs
SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok, Facebook
Published: 23 Nov 2023
INSIGHTS
How health problems after COVID-19 vaccination are sometimes used to feed misinformation narratives
— 28 Feb 2024
Are phthalates causing a decline in male fertility?
— 13 Sep 2023
What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?
— 13 Feb 2023