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Rising cancers in young adults preceded pandemic, unrelated to COVID-19 or vaccines, contrary to Patrick Soon-Shiong’s claims in Tucker Carlson interview

COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines “are likely causing a global epidemic of terrifyingly aggressive cancers”

Patrick Soon-Shiong, Tucker Carlson Network

- 10 Apr 2025

Suzanne Humphries repeats debunked claims on vaccines, polio in Joe Rogan interview

Polio was renamed to hide its existence; polio vaccine doesn’t work; mercury, SV40 and DNA contamination in vaccines are harmful

Suzanne Humphries, Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience

- 03 Apr 2025

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CNN article accurately reports an increased risk of heart attack from cannabis use in young people, but lacks context on difference between absolute and relative risk

"Yes, it’s true that the data suggest a “doubling” of risk for cardiac problems in cannabis users, but the article confuses “absolute” risk and “relative” risk. Those..

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

Washington Times

"This article has inaccuracies throughout with a clear view to push an anti-vaccine agenda. The picture depicting a skull with eyes and nose made of coronaviruses in the shape of t..

Misleading Wall Street Journal opinion piece makes the unsubstantiated claim that the U.S. will have herd immunity by April 2021

Wall Street Journal

"The article’s claim that the U.S. is near herd immunity rests on two numbers: 1) the detection of infections by testing (claimed to be 10 – 25 percent) and 2) the infection fa..

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Anti-vaccine claims about the Alexis Lorenze case mislead on vaccine risks

Introduction In September 2024, multiple social media posts began appearing on Instagram, claiming that vaccination caused a 23-year-old woman named Alexis Lorenze to become severe...

How fears of parasites drive viral claims for detoxes and cleanses

Removing parasites from the body is a recurring theme in health misinformation on social media. These posts misleadingly suggest that parasitic infections are a common issue and th...