Correct Health Posted on: 2022-10-28 Complete vaccine coverage in the U.S. could have prevented almost a quarter of COVID-19 deaths Claim: “Quarter of U.S. covid deaths were probably preventable with vaccination” Source: The Washington Post, Philip Bump, 2022-04-21
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2022-10-05 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: TikTok, Peter Glidden, 2022-09-18
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2022-09-30 There is no evidence to support claim that Solfeggio frequencies remove toxins from the body Claim: Solfeggio frequencies can regenerate the body, remove toxins, remove negativity Source: TikTok, Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-09-19
Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-09-08 Consuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites Claim: Consuming turpentine will kill parasites Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-01
Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-09-08 Consuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites Claim: Consuming turpentine will kill parasites Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-01
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2022-08-04 The CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact Claim: CDC has now classified [monkeypox] as airborne and anybody within 15 ft can catch it; [it] is now classified as a form of herpes [...] lasts 2-4 months [and] can lead to being paralyzed Source: Fathers Matter, Anonymous, 2022-08-04
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2022-08-04 The CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact Claim: CDC has now classified [monkeypox] as airborne and anybody within 15 ft can catch it; [it] is now classified as a form of herpes [...] lasts 2-4 months [and] can lead to being paralyzed Source: Fathers Matter, Anonymous, 2022-08-04
Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-05-25 Following COVID-19 vaccination, the spike protein is produced in small quantities in the body, which have not been shown to be harmful Claim: “[Spike] is harmful to the human body in at least eight different ways [and] can persist in the human body for weeks, or even months, after a person gets vaccinated” Source: The Epoch Times, Roman Balmakov, 2022-05-19
Incorrect Health Posted on: 2022-01-28 The COVID-19 vaccines protect people from severe COVID-19 and don’t weaken the immune system Claim: “Worldwide Data suggests Fully Vaccinated [people] are developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome” Source: The Exposé, Anonymous, 2022-01-22
Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-01-13 CDC director’s comments that 75% of COVID-19 deaths are among people with four comorbidities applies only to vaccinated people Claim: 75% of deaths were people with ‘at least four comorbidities’ Source: The Joe Pags Show, Anonymous, 2022-01-11