Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2022-09-26 Water fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims Claim: “Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ” Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Anonymous, Social media users, 2022-09-21
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2022-09-26 Water fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims Claim: “Harvard Study Confirms: Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ” Source: Herbs Health and Happiness, Anonymous, Social media users, 2022-09-21
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2022-09-12 Mike Adams’ flawed analysis of a clot sent by embalmer Richard Hirschman doesn’t demonstrate any link between blood clots and COVID-19 vaccines Claim: Embalmers find “strange clots” in corpses since the implementation of COVID-19 vaccines Source: Natural News, The Epoch Times, Richard Hirschman, Mike Adams, 2022-09-02
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2022-09-03 Unsubstantiated claims by Michael Palmer and Sucharit Bhakdi don’t demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines harm organs Claim: mRNA vaccines cause “vascular and organ damage” that can lead to death Source: Doctors for COVID Ethics, Michael Palmer, Sucharit Bhakdi, 2022-08-29
Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-08-29 COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data Claim: “[T]he peak of vaccine mandates in America […] coincides with massive excess mortality among people in the prime of life” Source: GB News, Mark Steyn, 2022-08-24
Misleading Health Posted on: 2022-08-29 COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data Claim: “[T]he peak of vaccine mandates in America […] coincides with massive excess mortality among people in the prime of life” Source: GB News, Mark Steyn, 2022-08-24
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2022-08-23 COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of pregnancy complications; Pfizer’s clinical trial didn’t show increased rate of miscarriage in pregnant women Claim: “44 Percent of Pregnant Women in Pfizer Trial Lost Their Babies” Source: Daily Clout, War Room Battleground, Naomi Wolf, 2022-08-12
Incorrect Health Posted on: 2022-08-13 Cancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer Claim: Cancer occurs when “your body is full of acidity”; alkalizing your body prevents cancer Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-07-23
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2022-06-16 Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role Claim: Ramsay Hunt syndrome that caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Substack, Social media users, Steve Kirsch, 2022-06-10
Incorrect Health Posted on: 2022-06-11 Scientific evidence shows that mask-wearing is effective at limiting community transmission; claims that face masks increase mortality are based on flawed correlation studies Claim: “Countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage”; “Mask Mandates [are] Associated With Increased Covid Death Rate” Source: The National Pulse, Townhall Media, Zacharias Foegen, 2022-06-05