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Reviews of articles from: TikTok
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
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
Sweetgum balls don’t contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient and there’s no evidence of an antiviral effect against COVID-19
CLAIM
Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 27 Jan 2023
VERDICT
mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 don’t modify humans, and don’t make them patentable or owned by any entities
CLAIM
“if a human is injected with a GMO it becomes a patented piece of property from the government”, “they take away all your rights with mRNAs”
SOURCE: Instagram Users, TikTok, Instagram
Published: 15 Nov 2022
VERDICT
Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s, but evidence so far doesn’t show that diabetes causes Alzheimer’s
CLAIM
“Alzheimer’s most of the time is preventable. It’s not genetic, and it’s type 3 diabetes, which is insulin resistance of the brain”
SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok, Facebook
Published: 15 Oct 2022
VERDICT
Little clinical evidence supports the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin C to treat cancer
CLAIM
Intravenous vitamin C specifically kills only cancer cells and not healthy cells
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 11 Oct 2022
VERDICT
Biden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
CLAIM
President Joe Biden told people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from hurricanes
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 07 Oct 2022
VERDICT
Neither medical treatments nor errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
CLAIM
“The third leading cause of death is MD-directed treatments”
SOURCE: Peter Glidden, TikTok
Published: 05 Oct 2022
VERDICT
The amount of potassium chloride in Dasani bottled water is safe and won’t cause cardiac arrest
CLAIM
“Potassium chloride actually causes cardiac arrest […] and we’re drinking it in Dasani water.”
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 05 Oct 2022
VERDICT