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Articles tagged with: Cancer
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
— 20 Nov 2019
"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 i..
Viral news article misinterprets classification of processed meat as carcinogenic in claiming it is “as harmful as cigarettes”
in Truth Reporter, by vinit
— 05 Dec 2018
"The classification of processed meat as “Group 1” – carcinogenic to humans means that the evidence is as strong as for other risk factors included in the Group 1 category, i..
CLAIM REVIEWS
Brussels halted 5G rollout in 2019 to study its radiation emissions, not because any negative health effects had been demonstrated
CLAIM
“Brussels is halting their 5G plans due to the negative health effects”; “Evidence ... overwhelmingly suggest[s] that, yes, 5G does pose a major threat.”
SOURCE: Anonymous, worldhealth.net
Published: 11 Jun 2020
VERDICT
Cancer is composed of mutated body cells, not Candida fungi
CLAIM
Cancer is Candida/Fungus and can be cured
SOURCE: Anonymous, Healing Oracle
Published: 25 Feb 2020
VERDICT
Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that smoking causes lung cancer, instead of protecting against it
CLAIM
Smoking may protect lungs from cancer
SOURCE: Grayson Black, NewsPunch
Published: 12 Feb 2020
VERDICT
Mike Adams falsely claims cancer genes and “entire genetic code” are found in vaccines, based on unverified report
CLAIM
Vaccines [have been] found laced with entire genetic code for abnormal human loaded with cancer genes
SOURCE: Mike Adams, Natural News, Corvelva
Published: 02 Dec 2019
VERDICT
Studies worldwide demonstrate HPV vaccine safety and no association with serious autoimmune and neurological diseases or problems during pregnancy
CLAIM
the autoimmune diseases and menstrual cycle problems and fertility problems [...] and all of the other things that we’ve now seen are associated with the [HPV] vaccine
SOURCE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Children's Health Defense
Published: 25 Nov 2019
VERDICT
Vaccines do not cause autism, diabetes or cancer, contrary to Shiv Chopra’s claim
CLAIM
All these diseases [...] use [sic] to be rare. Autism use [sic] to be 1 in 10,000. Now it’s 1 in 50. Now, where is it all coming from? Vaccines are doing it.
SOURCE: Shiv Chopra, Natural Nana
Published: 30 Oct 2019
VERDICT
Claim that ginger is more effective than chemotherapy for cancer treatment is unsupported
CLAIM
ginger is 10,000x more effective at killing cancer than chemo
SOURCE: Anonymous, Feature Remedies, Health Holistic Living
Published: 30 Sep 2019
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Sunscreen protects against skin cancer, contrary to widespread claim that it causes cancer
CLAIM
Recent Study Shows How Sunscreen Causes Cancer, Not the Sun
SOURCE: Anonymous, Awareness Act, Midlands Directory, Collective Evolution
Published: 21 Aug 2019
VERDICT
Widespread claim that HPV vaccine side effects outweigh its benefits misrepresents the scientist it relies on
CLAIM
side effects of the [HPV] vaccine outweigh the positives
SOURCE: Anonymous, Herbs Info
Published: 07 Aug 2019
VERDICT
Claims that vaccines contain “cancer enzymes” are unfounded, also misleads with one-sided explanation of nagalase function
CLAIM
vaccines had cancer enzymes in them
SOURCE: Anonymous, Disclose.tv
Published: 06 Aug 2019
VERDICT
INSIGHTS
Do radio waves from mobile devices cause cancer? A look at the evidence
— 08 Apr 2019
Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives, and most people would not consider even leaving the house without one. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has est...
Here is who repeated an unsupported claim about “a complete cure for cancer in a year”, misleading millions on social media
— 15 Feb 2019
Another purported cure-all for cancer A claim that the “first complete cure for cancer” had been discovered by an Israeli startup made waves on the Internet recently. This clai...