Incorrect
Face masks don’t cause hypercapnia or blood acidity; no evidence indicates that these conditions increase cancer risk
Claim:
Face masks cause hypercapnia and blood acidity, which might increase cancer risk
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Source: America's Frontline Doctors, Christina Parks, 2022-09-06 -
MisleadingDeath of a four-year-old boy in Argentina was due to lung infection, contrary to social media posts implying vaccination was the cause
Claim:
Death of 4 years old poster boy for vaccination campaign is linked to COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2022-11-13 -
MisleadingThe presence of titanium dioxide in face masks hasn’t been associated with toxicity or any health problems
Claim:
Face masks contain a “cancer-causing compound”; “exposure to titanium dioxide ‘systematically exceeded the acceptable exposure level to TiO2 by inhalation’”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Joseph Mercola, 2022-03-11 -
MisleadingClinical trial by Moderna found no safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccine in toddlers, contrary to claim by Joseph Ladapo
Claim:
According to Moderna themselves: Serious adverse events affected 1 in 200 toddlers. But they still concluded the mRNA vaccine was safe in children
Source: Twitter/X, Joseph Ladapo, 2022-10-29 -
UnsupportedPhotos of blood clots removed during embalming don’t show any link with COVID-19 vaccines; blood clotting risk is much higher after COVID-19 than vaccination
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines are linked to an increase in abnormal blood clots observed by embalmers
Source: Instagram, Twitter/X, Matthew Horwood, 2022-10-24 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccine boosters reduce the risk of infection and hospitalization; they don’t increase the risk, contrary to claims of vaccines’ “negative efficacy”
Claim:
A study by Kaiser Permanente “shows negative efficacy of the shots against all variants within 150 days”; “the more you inject, the more you infect”
Source: Conservative Review, Daniel Horowitz, 2022-10-04 -
UnsupportedType 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: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-29 -
MisleadingCharlie Kirk’s video listing reasons to oppose COVID-19 vaccines contains multiple incorrect, misleading, and unsupported statements
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines were “rushed into market”; VAERS shows an “unusual spike in vaccine adverse events”; unvaccinated people aren't a threat to vaccinated people
Source: The Charlie Kirk Show, Charlie Kirk, 2022-10-04 -
UnsupportedArticle by cardiologist Aseem Malhotra made unsupported claims about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination
Claim:
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines might do more harm than good
Source: Journal of Insulin Resistance, Aseem Malhotra, 2022-09-26 -
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Article by cardiologist Aseem Malhotra made unsupported claims about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination
Claim:
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines might do more harm than good
Source: Journal of Insulin Resistance, Aseem Malhotra, 2022-09-26