Inaccurate
Childhood vaccines are an important protection against preventable diseases, not “poison” as claimed by Candace Owens
Claim:
Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months.
Ian Le Guillou
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Source: Twitter, Candace Owens, 2024-02-12 -
MisleadingThe FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary
Claim:
“The FDA is now saying that it is OK to prescribe ivermectin [for COVID-19]”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-08-15 -
InaccurateBreast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims
Claim:
“There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-06-18 -
Lacks contextDraft U.S. government report doesn’t conclude that fluoride is harmful at low levels
Claim:
“As fluoride goes up [...] IQ goes down in the developing brains of our kids”
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2023-04-17 -
IncorrectMucus doesn’t cause arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions; cold weather doesn’t “detox” the body of excess mucus
Claim:
Excessive mucus causes bronchitis, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and glaucoma
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-03-10 -
InaccurateSweetgum balls don’t contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient and there’s no evidence of an antiviral effect against COVID-19
Claim:
Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2023-01-17 -
InaccurateExcess deaths in the U.K. remain below the pandemic peak and aren’t linked to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
More people are dying now than at the peak of the pandemic; the COVID-19 vaccines are the cause of the excess deaths seen in late 2022
Source: Facebook, 2023-01-09 -
Inaccurate
Excess deaths in the U.K. remain below the pandemic peak and aren’t linked to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
More people are dying now than at the peak of the pandemic; the COVID-19 vaccines are the cause of the excess deaths seen in late 2022
Source: Facebook, 2023-01-09 -
MisleadingContrary to viral Instagram videos, COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective against severe disease
Claim:
Vaccine effectiveness has fallen from 100% to 20%; the early reported vaccine effectiveness figures were lies
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2022-12-01 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines have enhanced reporting requirements for vaccine safety database, so death reports cannot be simply compared to other vaccines
Claim:
“More people have been killed by the COVID vaccines in the last 20 months than all the other vaccines in the world over the last thirty years combined.”
Source: One America News Network, Pearson Sharp, 2022-11-01