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Reviews of articles from: Facebook
CLAIM REVIEWS
Lack of clinical evidence for the claim that dog dewormer fenbendazole cures cancer
CLAIM
Fenbendazole cures cancer
SOURCE: Joe Tippens, Facebook
Published: 24 May 2023
VERDICT
Flawed comparison of cancer mortality between fluoridated and non-fluoridated U.S. cities doesn’t provide sufficient evidence that fluoride causes cancer
CLAIM
Rise in cancer after water fluoridation was introduced shows fluoride causes cancer; “Fluoride amounts to public murder on a grand scale”
SOURCE: Dean Burk, Facebook, YouTube
Published: 22 May 2023
VERDICT
Some studies suggest nutritional deficiencies may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, but they aren’t the sole cause as social media post claims
CLAIM
Alzheimer’s disease is a “physician-caused disease” that arises due to nutritional deficiencies
SOURCE: Joel Wallach, Facebook
Published: 16 May 2023
VERDICT
Hydrogen peroxide given intravenously can be dangerous, has no known medical benefit
CLAIM
Intravenous hydrogen peroxide "enables the body to cure itself of practically any disease"
SOURCE: Farley Malorrus, Facebook
Published: 26 Apr 2023
VERDICT
Herpes is a sexually transmitted infection; no strong evidence that herbs cure herpes
CLAIM
Herpes is not a sexually transmitted disease; a commercially available plant product can cure herpes
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook
Published: 19 Apr 2023
VERDICT
Kaposi’s sarcoma is an opportunistic cancer that occurs in advanced AIDS patients; it’s not caused by poppers
CLAIM
Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma
SOURCE: Robert Willner, Facebook
Published: 07 Apr 2023
VERDICT
Mucus doesn’t cause arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions; cold weather doesn’t “detox” the body of excess mucus
CLAIM
Excessive mucus causes bronchitis, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and glaucoma
SOURCE: Facebook User, Facebook
Published: 31 Mar 2023
VERDICT
No scientific evidence for the claim that nattokinase can treat long COVID or “detox” COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM
“Dissolution of Spike Protein by Nattokinase: Holy Grail of COVID-19 Vaccine Detoxification”; long COVID is caused by persistent spike protein in the body
SOURCE: Peter McCullough, Ben Lynch, Substack, Facebook
Published: 24 Mar 2023
VERDICT
No evidence supports the use of medicinal plants mullein and marshmallow to cure or mitigate COVID-19
CLAIM
Mullein leaves and marshmallow roots treat COVID-19
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook, Tiktok
Published: 16 Mar 2023
VERDICT
Alleged Morgellons test with cranberry juice doesn’t show nanoparticles, but precipitates from tannin-protein interactions
CLAIM
Morgellons test using cranberry juice pulls out nanoparticles from chemtrails and air pollution
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 16 Mar 2023
VERDICT