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Articles tagged with: Correction
ARTICLE REVIEWS
People who do not show symptoms can contribute to significant COVID-19 transmission, contrary to CNBC report
in CNBC, by William Feuer, Noah Higgins-Dunn
— 10 Jun 2020
there is already “abundant data” showing that people who are not showing symptoms—which could include asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and paucisymptomatic individuals—compris...
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..
2018’s most popular health article promoting cannabis’ safety found to be biased and misleading
in urhealthguide, by John Regan
— 20 Dec 2018
“The article fails to point out that only very limited, low-quality evidence supports the use of cannabis for treating chronic pain. The article also fails to describe the potent...
CLAIM REVIEWS
People who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
CLAIM
The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 14 Jun 2020
VERDICT
Vaccines do not cause neurological damage, aluminum levels in vaccines are safe
CLAIM
Aluminum in vaccines causes neurological damage and autism
SOURCE: Arjun Walia, Facebook users, Collective Evolution
Published: 24 Mar 2020
VERDICT
Scientific evidence indicates virus that causes COVID-19 infection is of natural origin, not the result of human engineering
CLAIM
evidence points to SARS-CoV-2 research being carried out at the Wuhan Institute of Virology
SOURCE: Steven W. Mosher, New York Post, Daily Wire, InfoWars
Published: 05 Mar 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
No conclusive evidence links consumption of bats with the 2019 coronavirus outbreak
CLAIM
Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak linked to eating bats
SOURCE: Emma Parker, Gemma Mullin, Paul Joseph Watson, Daily Star, The Sun, InfoWars
Published: 26 Jan 2020
VERDICT
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresents WHO causality assessment for adverse events following vaccination, wrongly claims it enables cover-up of vaccine deaths
CLAIM
[It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related
SOURCE: Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Children's Health Defense, NewsPunch
Published: 15 Oct 2019
VERDICT
Claim that “flu shots are killing elderly citizens in record numbers” based on misinterpreted study
CLAIM
Flu shots are killing elderly citizens in record numbers
SOURCE: Sean Adl-Tabatabai, NewsPunch, Your News Wire
Published: 09 Sep 2019
VERDICT
Claims of curcumin cancer cure are premature and unsubstantiated
CLAIM
Science just confirmed eating turmeric every day could ‘reverse cancer’
SOURCE: Anonymous, Get Holistic Health, Natural News
Published: 17 Jun 2019
VERDICT
Marijuana has significant health risks, contrary to claims by Internet meme
CLAIM
Marijuana is non-addictive, cures cancer, and grows brain cells
SOURCE: Anonymous, Truth Teller
Published: 25 Apr 2019
VERDICT