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Reviews of articles from: Daily Mail
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Daily Mail article misleads with clickbait headline claiming cowpox-derived virus will “kill every type of cancer”
in Daily Mail, by Zoe Zaczek
“This article substantially overhypes early pre-clinical work with a viral therapy that has not yet been tested in even the earliest stages of human clinical trials. The headline is particularly misleading as I can find only three published papers suggesting the therapy has efficacy in lung, breast and colorectal cancers in cell lines and mouse models only.”
— 20 Nov 2019
CLAIM REVIEWS
Daily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous
CLAIM
“Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer”
SOURCE: Emily Joshu, Daily Mail
Published: 30 Aug 2023
VERDICT
Short identical gene sequence in SARS-CoV-2 and a gene sequence patented by Moderna can be found in other organisms; not evidence that virus was engineered
CLAIM
“scientists find virus contains tiny chunk of DNA that matches sequence patented by Moderna THREE YEARS before pandemic began”
SOURCE: Connor Boyd, Daily Mail
Published: 02 Mar 2022
VERDICT
Claims that a “Johns Hopkins study” showed lockdowns are ineffective at reducing COVID-19 mortality are based on a working paper with questionable methods
CLAIM
“Lockdowns only reduced COVID-19 mortality by .2%, study finds”
SOURCE: Paul Best, Connor Boyd, Gina Martinez, Fox News, Daily Mail
Published: 10 Feb 2022
VERDICT
A new, highly virulent HIV variant named VB variant was indeed identified in the Netherlands
CLAIM
Highly infectious HIV 'VB' variant makes people ill twice as quickly
SOURCE: Emily Craig, Daily Mail
Published: 09 Feb 2022
VERDICT
Human error in vaccine preparation led to the deaths of two children in Samoa after MMR shot – MMR vaccine itself is safe and effective
CLAIM
Samoa withdraws vaccine protecting against measles, mumps and rubella after two babies die within minutes of receiving the routine shot
SOURCE: Lauren Ferri, Daily Mail
Published: 24 Oct 2019
VERDICT
E-cigarettes are less dangerous than smoking, but they are not harmless; long-term health effects remain debated
CLAIM
While e-cigarettes may have milder effects on the lungs, they are just as bad - if not worse - for the cardiovascular system
SOURCE: Natalie Rahhal, Daily Mail
Published: 12 Mar 2019
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