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Health risks associated with pesticide chlormequat on oat- and wheat-based food products require further investigation
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Chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats may cause infertility and delayed puberty
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Source: Twitter, Facebook, New York Post, Shannon Thaler, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Social media user, 2024-02-15 -
MisleadingTennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
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Researchers have “already perfected the ability to put human vaccines” into certain foods “right now”; grocery vegetables might contain human vaccines
Source: TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Social media users, 2024-02-21 -
IncorrectSocial media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”
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The pandemic was planned; respiratory illness surge in New York and China isn’t airborne but due to chlorine and benzene in food and water
Source: I AM Awakened, Alexander Cole, 2023-12-31 -
MisleadingViral claim that cow burps are not an important contributor to climate change ignores full range of greenhouse gas emissions of beef production
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Methane from cows is only a small percentage of total greenhouse gas emissions, it would be produced anyways without cattle, it is not an important contributor to climate change
Source: Instagram, Social media users, 2023-12-19 -
InaccurateLab-grown meat isn’t made of cancerous cells
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Cultivated meat is produced using “cancerous and pre-cancerous cells”
Source: TikTok, TikTok user, 2023-03-20 -
What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?
SUMMARY Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical that has been used for decades to make certain plastics and resins. These…
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To date, no therapy has been proven effective for preventing or treating COVID-19, contrary to claim by Dolores Cahill
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There is no need for social distancing because we have a treatment for COVID-19
Source: The Highwire, Dolores Cahill, 2020-05-19 -
IncorrectEating alkaline food cannot prevent or cure COVID-19
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The pH for the coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5. What we need to do to defeat the coronavirus is to consume more alkaline foods above the virus’ pH level.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-04-15 -
InaccurateNo, marijuana and ginger have not been shown to cure COVID-19
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Boil weed and ginger for Covid-19 victims, the virus will vanish
Source: Nsemwoha.com, Anonymous, 2020-03-27 -
InaccurateGargling salt water or vinegar may soothe a sore throat, but it will not eliminate COVID-19
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Gargling with warm water and salt or vinegar eliminates the virus [SARS-CoV-2]
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-03-14