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healthfeedback_751_ret_b2_gn | healthfeedback_751 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/decline-autism-among-high-income-white-households-not-caused-by-decrease-in-childhood-vaccination-vaccines-dont-cause-autism/ | Autism and vaccination decreased over the same time period among high-income white households from California, indicating a possible causal relationship | Toby Rogers | 2024-08-08 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21623535/ | The reason for the rapid rise of autism in the United States that began in the 1990s is a mystery. Although individuals probably have a genetic predisposition to develop autism, researchers suspect that one or more environmental triggers are also needed. One of those triggers might be the battery of vaccinations that young children receive. Using regression analysis and controlling for family income and ethnicity, the relationship between the proportion of children who received the recommended vaccines by age 2 years and the prevalence of autism (AUT) or speech or language impairment (SLI) in each U.S. state from 2001 and 2007 was determined. A positive and statistically significant relationship was found: The higher the proportion of children receiving recommended vaccinations, the higher was the prevalence of AUT or SLI. A 1% increase in vaccination was associated with an additional 680 children having AUT or SLI. Neither parental behavior nor access to care affected the results, since vaccination proportions were not significantly related (statistically) to any other disability or to the number of pediatricians in a U.S. state. The results suggest that although mercury has been removed from many vaccines, other culprits may link vaccines to autism. | 2014-11-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
healthfeedback_751_ret_bn_g0 | healthfeedback_751 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/decline-autism-among-high-income-white-households-not-caused-by-decrease-in-childhood-vaccination-vaccines-dont-cause-autism/ | Autism and vaccination decreased over the same time period among high-income white households from California, indicating a possible causal relationship | Toby Rogers | 2024-08-08 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/decline-autism-among-high-income-white-households-not-caused-by-decrease-in-childhood-vaccination-vaccines-dont-cause-autism/ | Rogers’ claim hinges on his statement that vaccine coverage in high-income white people from California decreased over the years since 2000, and that at the same time, ASD prevalence decreased in the same population. But as we explained above, the study by Nevison and Parker, didn’t provide data on vaccine coverage. Rogers didn’t provide such data either. We reached out to Rogers to ask for it. In his reply to our email, Rogers claimed Science Feedback was among "Stasi narrative check organizations", but provided no evidence to support his claim that vaccine coverage had declined in high-income white households in California. [...] In summary, Rogers’ claim that the level of childhood vaccination among high-income white families in California led to lower rates of ASD is unsubstantiated. Country-level data also doesn’t support the hypothesis of a nationwide decline in vaccination among high-income white families. Roger’s implication about a causal link between a decrease in vaccine coverage and a decline in ASD prevalence is unsubstantiated. The Nevison and Parker study used as supporting evidence did report that the prevalence of ASD declined among white families from richer California counties. However, the study didn’t include data on vaccine coverage and didn’t establish an association with vaccination. Rogers didn’t provide any other data on vaccine coverage either. | 2024-10-04 | False | false | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_751_ret_bn_g10 | healthfeedback_751 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/decline-autism-among-high-income-white-households-not-caused-by-decrease-in-childhood-vaccination-vaccines-dont-cause-autism/ | Autism and vaccination decreased over the same time period among high-income white households from California, indicating a possible causal relationship | Toby Rogers | 2024-08-08 | https://divisionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org/research/vaccine-study-center/vaccine-study-center-publications/ | In California, statewide legislative and educational interventions were associated with a decrease in the yearly rates of kindergartners without up-to-date vaccination status. These interventions also were associated with reductions in the number of schools inside the clusters with high rates of kindergartners without up-to-date vaccination status and the potential for contact among these kindergartners. [...] California implemented Senate Bill 277 (SB277) in 2016, becoming the first state in nearly 30 years to eliminate nonmedical exemptions from immunization requirements for schoolchildren. Our objectives were to determine (1) the impacts of SB277 on the percentage of kindergarteners entering school not up-to-date on vaccinations and (2) if geographic patterns of vaccine refusal persisted after the implementation of the new law. At the state level, we analyzed the magnitude and composition of the population of kindergarteners not up-to-date on vaccinations before and after the implementation of SB277. We assessed correlations between previous geographic patterns of nonmedical exemptions and patterns of the remaining entry mechanisms for kindergarteners not up-to-date after the law’s implementation. In the first year after SB277 was implemented, the percentage of kindergartners entering school not up-to-date on vaccinations decreased from 7.15% to 4.42%. The conditional entrance rate fell from 4.43% to 1.91%, accounting for much of this decrease. Other entry mechanisms for students not up-to-date, including medical exemptions and exemptions for independent study or homeschooled students, largely replaced the decrease in the personal belief exemption rate from 2.37% to 0.56%. | 2023-05-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
healthfeedback_751_ret_bn_g3 | healthfeedback_751 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/decline-autism-among-high-income-white-households-not-caused-by-decrease-in-childhood-vaccination-vaccines-dont-cause-autism/ | Autism and vaccination decreased over the same time period among high-income white households from California, indicating a possible causal relationship | Toby Rogers | 2024-08-08 | https://science.feedback.org/author/pablo-rougerie/ | Incorrect Health Posted on: 2024-10-03 Decline in autism among high-income white households not caused by a decrease in childhood vaccination, vaccines don’t cause autism Claim: Autism and vaccination decreased over the same time period among high-income white households from California, indicating a possible causal relationship Source: Children's Health Defense, Toby Rogers, 2024-08-08 | 2024-10-03 | False | false | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_755 | healthfeedback_755 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/peanut-oil-isnt-ingredient-vaccines-doesnt-cause-peanut-allergies/ | Peanut allergies are caused by the peanut oil in vaccines | Matt Roeske | 2024-07-22 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/peanut-oil-isnt-ingredient-vaccines-doesnt-cause-peanut-allergies/ | Factually inaccurate: Peanut oil isn’t an ingredient in vaccines. Risk factors for peanut allergies are unclear, but are commonly linked to age, genetics, and history of other allergies—not consumption of peanut oil. Misleading: Peanut allergies and peanut oil allergies aren’t one in the same. Some people with peanut allergies may safely consume peanut oil, particularly if it’s the highly-refined variety used in cooking and frying. While peanut oil was used as a vaccine adjuvant ingredient in a clinical trial for an influenza vaccine in the 1960s, this vaccine wasn't approved for public use. | 2024-07-22 | False | true | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_755_ret_b1_gn | healthfeedback_755 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/peanut-oil-isnt-ingredient-vaccines-doesnt-cause-peanut-allergies/ | Peanut allergies are caused by the peanut oil in vaccines | Matt Roeske | 2024-07-22 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/peanut-oil-isnt-ingredient-vaccines-doesnt-cause-peanut-allergies/ | Misleading: Peanut allergies and peanut oil allergies aren’t one in the same. Some people with peanut allergies may safely consume peanut oil, particularly if it’s the highly-refined variety used in cooking and frying. While peanut oil was used as a vaccine adjuvant ingredient in a clinical trial for an influenza vaccine in the 1960s, this vaccine wasn't approved for public use. [...] The reel claimed that people are "having peanut allergies because they’ve been jabbed with peanut oil", drawing an implicit link between the alleged addition of peanut oil to certain vaccines in 1961 and a subsequent rise in peanut allergies since that time. [...] Peanut oil was only briefly tested as an adjuvant ingredient in vaccines in the 1960s. It was never approved as an ingredient for public use in vaccines and isn’t an ingredient in vaccines today. Further, there isn’t evidence to support that peanut oil causes peanut allergies; rather, risk for peanut allergy may instead be linked to factors like age, genetics, and other allergies. | 2024-07-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_755_ret_b2_gn | healthfeedback_755 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/peanut-oil-isnt-ingredient-vaccines-doesnt-cause-peanut-allergies/ | Peanut allergies are caused by the peanut oil in vaccines | Matt Roeske | 2024-07-22 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pharmaceutical-companies-peanut-oil-vaccines/ | Though articles and individuals attempting to make this link propose a variety of mechanisms for the ways in which an inoculation could contribute to the development of peanut allergies, each relies on the false premise that vaccines (childhood and/or influenza) contain undisclosed traces of peanut oil. [...] This assertion appears to have its roots in the 2011 book The Peanut Allergy Epidemic by Heather Fraser, which has a section about the potential presence of peanut oil adjuvants in vaccines. Fraser attempts to argue that some kinds of adjuvants in injections (not specifically childhood vaccines) may have, through poorly understood mechanisms, sensitized children to peanut and other allergies. This specific chapter (and the evidence it cites) appears to be the basis for a number peanut oil claims on numerous anti-vaccine websites. [...] In case the complete and total lack of evidence supporting the claim that peanut oil can be found in vaccines convinced you that they were peanut free, anti-vaccine advocates also throw in a burden-of-proof logical fallacy to contend with: that pharmaceutical companies are doing it secretly and there is literally no way to know for sure. | 2017-02-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_755_ret_bn_g0 | healthfeedback_755 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/peanut-oil-isnt-ingredient-vaccines-doesnt-cause-peanut-allergies/ | Peanut allergies are caused by the peanut oil in vaccines | Matt Roeske | 2024-07-22 | https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/vaccine-ingredients/corn-and-peanut-oils | Vaccine Ingredients: Corn and Peanut Oils "My daughter has a corn allergy, do I need to worry about her getting vaccines?" "I heard the rise in peanut allergies is because peanut oils are used in vaccines. Is this true?" Both of these questions are related to the notion that oils in vaccines can cause allergic reactions in those who have food sensitivities. Indeed, if someone has a sensitivity to a vaccine component, they may be advised not to get it; however, vaccines do not contain either corn or peanut oils. | 2020-04-28 | False | false | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_755_ret_bn_g5 | healthfeedback_755 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/peanut-oil-isnt-ingredient-vaccines-doesnt-cause-peanut-allergies/ | Peanut allergies are caused by the peanut oil in vaccines | Matt Roeske | 2024-07-22 | https://science.feedback.org/review/peanut-oil-isnt-ingredient-vaccines-doesnt-cause-peanut-allergies/ | Factually inaccurate: Peanut oil isn’t an ingredient in vaccines. Risk factors for peanut allergies are unclear, but are commonly linked to age, genetics, and history of other allergies—not consumption of peanut oil. [...] The reel claimed that people are "having peanut allergies because they’ve been jabbed with peanut oil", drawing an implicit link between the alleged addition of peanut oil to certain vaccines in 1961 and a subsequent rise in peanut allergies since that time. [...] Peanut oil was only briefly tested as an adjuvant ingredient in vaccines in the 1960s. It was never approved as an ingredient for public use in vaccines and isn’t an ingredient in vaccines today. Further, there isn’t evidence to support that peanut oil causes peanut allergies; rather, risk for peanut allergy may instead be linked to factors like age, genetics, and other allergies. | 2024-07-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_762 | healthfeedback_762 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/wearing-masks-aims-at-slowing-sars-cov-2-circulation-not-protecting-against-a-certain-death/ | If masks were effective and necessary, non-mask wearers should be dead by now | Facebook Users | 2020-07-30 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/wearing-masks-aims-at-slowing-sars-cov-2-circulation-not-protecting-against-a-certain-death/ | Factually inaccurate: The claim states that people not wearing masks should be dead. However, this is not consistent with the epidemiological data to date indicating that only 0.5% to 0.7% of SARS-CoV-2 infections result in death, based on the infection fatality ratio. Flawed reasoning: The claim implies that masks are ineffective or useless against COVID-19, otherwise non-mask wearers should be dead. However, protective equipment can be recommended or necessary even against diseases that are not systematically deadly. The claim also forgets to consider that the use of masks reduces the propagation of the virus among the population and thus indirectly limits the risk of exposure of non-mask wearers. | 2020-07-30 | False | true | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_762_ret_b0_gn | healthfeedback_762 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/wearing-masks-aims-at-slowing-sars-cov-2-circulation-not-protecting-against-a-certain-death/ | If masks were effective and necessary, non-mask wearers should be dead by now | Facebook Users | 2020-07-30 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/wearing-masks-aims-at-slowing-sars-cov-2-circulation-not-protecting-against-a-certain-death/ | Flawed reasoning: The claim implies that masks are ineffective or useless against COVID-19, otherwise non-mask wearers should be dead. However, protective equipment can be recommended or necessary even against diseases that are not systematically deadly. The claim also forgets to consider that the use of masks reduces the propagation of the virus among the population and thus indirectly limits the risk of exposure of non-mask wearers. [...] In August 2020, a post circulating on social media, which received millions of views, questioned how people who are not wearing face masks in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic have still remained alive. Using the rhetorical technique of "just asking questions", this claim suggests that masks are ineffective or useless against COVID-19. This reasoning is based on the premise that a protective device is only efficient and necessary if 100% of people not using it dies. Such logic is actually flawed and inconsistent with the available knowledge about the disease. [...] Altogether, this shows that being exposed to SARS-CoV-2 does not give a 100% chance of getting infected, and getting infected does not always result in death. Therefore, it is well within expectations that most people who do not wear masks are still alive, and this cannot be used to make conclusions about the usefulness or efficiency of masks. | 2020-09-22 | False | false | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_762_ret_b10_gn | healthfeedback_762 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/wearing-masks-aims-at-slowing-sars-cov-2-circulation-not-protecting-against-a-certain-death/ | If masks were effective and necessary, non-mask wearers should be dead by now | Facebook Users | 2020-07-30 | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/if-no-one-else-is-wearing-a-mask-should-you | "It’s true that masks are most effective when everyone around you is wearing them. If someone is infected with COVID-19 and doesn’t know it, their mask is like putting a thumb over the end of a hose, preventing the virus from spewing," says Jaimie Meyer, an infectious disease physician at Yale Medicine. [...] To be effective, the CDC emphasizes masks must be worn consistently. Some people in areas with high transmission may think they are safe without a mask indoors when they remain more than six feet from others in the room. But it’s a misconception that keeping your distance inside reduces your risk of exposure completely, says Linsey Marr, professor of engineering at Virginia Tech and an expert on viral transmission. It’s true that viral particles are concentrated closest to an infected individual, she says, but just as cigarette smoke eventually spreads throughout a room, so, too, does the coronavirus. [...] Anyone not currently wearing a mask still should keep it at the ready, experts say. | 2024-09-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
healthfeedback_762_ret_bn_g0 | healthfeedback_762 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/wearing-masks-aims-at-slowing-sars-cov-2-circulation-not-protecting-against-a-certain-death/ | If masks were effective and necessary, non-mask wearers should be dead by now | Facebook Users | 2020-07-30 | https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent | Another study looked at coronavirus deaths across 198 countries and found that those with cultural norms or government policies favoring mask-wearing had lower death rates. [...] Masks may be more effective as a "source control" because they can prevent larger expelled droplets from evaporating into smaller droplets that can travel farther. [...] The latest forecast from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation suggests that 33,000 deaths could be avoided by October 1 if 95 percent of people wore masks in public. | 2020-06-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
healthfeedback_765 | healthfeedback_765 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/article-inaccurately-claims-that-coronavirus-vaccine-by-oxford-researchers-caused-animal-test-subjects-to-develop-covid-19/ | “Bill Gates’ shoddily-hastened vaccine has been determined to make all animal test subjects get COVID-19 when exposed to the virus“ | Anonymous | 2020-08-06 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/article-inaccurately-claims-that-coronavirus-vaccine-by-oxford-researchers-caused-animal-test-subjects-to-develop-covid-19/ | Cherry-picking: The article selectively highlights the finding that viral genetic material was isolated from vaccinated monkeys, but fails to report that vaccinated monkeys were protected from developing viral pneumonia, a common COVID-19 complication. Misleading: The article refers to the Oxford group’s vaccine as Bill Gates’ vaccine, suggesting that Gates has a direct hand in vaccine research and development. While Bill Gates does contribute funding to COVID-19 vaccine efforts, he is not a scientist, nor does he have any medical or scientific credentials, and therefore is not qualified to conduct vaccine research and development. | 2020-08-06 | False | true | true | refutes |
healthfeedback_765_ret_b12_gn | healthfeedback_765 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/article-inaccurately-claims-that-coronavirus-vaccine-by-oxford-researchers-caused-animal-test-subjects-to-develop-covid-19/ | “Bill Gates’ shoddily-hastened vaccine has been determined to make all animal test subjects get COVID-19 when exposed to the virus“ | Anonymous | 2020-08-06 | https://fullfact.org/online/gates-patent-vaccine-wuhan-lab/ | Bill Gates owns the patent and vaccine for coronavirus. [...] "Isn’t it Amazing that Bill Gates Owns The Patent For Coronavirus and Owns The Vaccine. He is also A Partner n [sic] the Lab In Wuhan China" [...] There is not yet an effective Covid-19 vaccine, although trials of potential vaccines are ongoing. So neither Bill Gates nor the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation own the patent for a Covid-19 vaccine. | 2020-06-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
healthfeedback_765_ret_b15_gn | healthfeedback_765 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/article-inaccurately-claims-that-coronavirus-vaccine-by-oxford-researchers-caused-animal-test-subjects-to-develop-covid-19/ | “Bill Gates’ shoddily-hastened vaccine has been determined to make all animal test subjects get COVID-19 when exposed to the virus“ | Anonymous | 2020-08-06 | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bill-gates-on-vaccine-equity-boosters-climate-his-foundation-and-epstein-meetings | Bill Gates on vaccine equity, boosters, climate, his foundation and Epstein meetings [...] Europe, Gates Foundation pledge funds to provide COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations [...] Go Deeper bill gates covid covid vaccine | 2021-09-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
healthfeedback_765_ret_b9_gn | healthfeedback_765 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/article-inaccurately-claims-that-coronavirus-vaccine-by-oxford-researchers-caused-animal-test-subjects-to-develop-covid-19/ | “Bill Gates’ shoddily-hastened vaccine has been determined to make all animal test subjects get COVID-19 when exposed to the virus“ | Anonymous | 2020-08-06 | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/bill-gates-on-outlook-for-a-covid-19-vaccine-and-where-pandemic-will-hurt-most | Gates — whose foundation has pledged to spend billions of dollars to develop a vaccine that will safeguard against the coronavirus — spoke about what he believes needs to be done now in order to improve testing and treatment capabilities in the U.S., as well as what he envisions the world will look like as it deals with the fallout of this unprecedented global event. [...] A vaccine will likely take longer — by some estimates, there may not be one available until the fall of 2021. Gates said that broad vaccination for COVID-19 will need to become available "before you can be completely safe." Until then, there’s a risk that communities could rebound unless they continue to practice strict social distancing and quarantines to see case numbers level off. [...] Go Deeper bill and melinda gates foundation bill gates novel coronavirus philanthropy vaccines | 2020-04-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_0 | sciencefeedback_0 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-d3-supplements-safe-vitamin-d-deficiency-comparison-rat-poison-misleading/ | “Vitamin D3 is radiated sheep’s wool mixed with chloroform”, “Vitamin D3 IS RAT POISON !!”, “D levels are low because of lack of light and high vitamin A diets.” | Evan Torrens | 2024-05-24 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-d3-supplements-safe-vitamin-d-deficiency-comparison-rat-poison-misleading/ | Vitamin D is important for building and maintaining strong bones, as well as regulating calcium and phosphate ion levels in the body. People can obtain vitamin D from food and sun exposure. However, vitamin D supplements may be recommended for people who have difficulty meeting their needs through natural sources. Two groups at high risk of vitamin D deficiency are breastfed infants, as human milk doesn’t contain enough vitamin D, as well as the elderly, because the body’s ability to store and make vitamin D diminishes with age. | 2024-05-24 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_0_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_0 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-d3-supplements-safe-vitamin-d-deficiency-comparison-rat-poison-misleading/ | “Vitamin D3 is radiated sheep’s wool mixed with chloroform”, “Vitamin D3 IS RAT POISON !!”, “D levels are low because of lack of light and high vitamin A diets.” | Evan Torrens | 2024-05-24 | https://eirhealth.com/blogs/cbd-journal/how-is-vitamin-d3-produced-secrets-of-the-most-popular-vitamin | Harvesting Vitamin D3 from Sheep Wool The most fascinating source of Vitamin D3 is lanolin - a natural fat found in sheep's wool. Lanolin contains 7-dehydrocholesterol, which is a precursor of Vitamin D3. In the industrial process, this ingredient is exposed to UVB radiation, transforming it into fully-fledged Vitamin D3. This process is a perfect example of how nature works with science to provide people with valuable nutrients. [...] Although lanolin from sheep wool is a popular source of Vitamin D3 in supplements, there are also other methods of obtaining it. Vitamin D3 can also be synthetically produced or obtained from other natural sources, such as fish oil. It is important to pay attention to their origin when choosing supplements, especially if you prefer vegan or vegetarian products. | 2024-03-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_0_ret_b9_gn | sciencefeedback_0 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-d3-supplements-safe-vitamin-d-deficiency-comparison-rat-poison-misleading/ | “Vitamin D3 is radiated sheep’s wool mixed with chloroform”, “Vitamin D3 IS RAT POISON !!”, “D levels are low because of lack of light and high vitamin A diets.” | Evan Torrens | 2024-05-24 | https://puori.com/products/d3-vitamin-d-2500 | Support your immune system with Puori D3 – a potent dose of Vitamin D (2500IU) from a natural source (sheep's wool), dissolved in organic coconut oil for optimal absorption. [...] Naturally sourced vitamin D from lanolin, a natural component extracted from sheep’s wool. [...] The vitamin D in Puori D3 is extracted from lanolin, a natural component of sheep’s wool. The wool is gently sheared from the sheep and undergoes a purification and cleaning process. From the wool a pre-state of vitamin D is extracted. Radiation with UV light of the pre-vitamin D forms active vitamin D, comparable to how sunlight initiates the vitamin D formation in our skin. Afterwards, the vitamin D is mixed with organic virgin coconut oil. | 2019-09-30 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_0_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_0 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-d3-supplements-safe-vitamin-d-deficiency-comparison-rat-poison-misleading/ | “Vitamin D3 is radiated sheep’s wool mixed with chloroform”, “Vitamin D3 IS RAT POISON !!”, “D levels are low because of lack of light and high vitamin A diets.” | Evan Torrens | 2024-05-24 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-d3-supplements-safe-vitamin-d-deficiency-comparison-rat-poison-misleading/ | A Facebook reel posted in May 2024 referred to vitamin D3 supplements as "rat poison", calling them "radiated sheep’s wool mixed with chloroform". It also asserted that vitamin D levels are only low due to lack of sunlight and "high vitamin A diets" and that only vitamin D3 from the sun is safe. The reel was viewed more than 403,000 times at the time of writing. [...] Vitamin D3 supplements aren’t "radiated sheep’s wool mixed with chloroform" [...] Torrens’ description of vitamin D3 supplements as "radiated sheep’s wool and chloroform" is inaccurate. The process of artificially synthesizing vitamin D3 parallels the process that occurs in the human body upon exposure to sunlight. Specifically, it involves UV irradiation of 7-dehydrocholesterol derived from lanolin—a waxy substance extracted from sheep wool. Lanolin is also used in creams to treat skin irritation due to breastfeeding. Neither sheep wool nor chloroform are ingredients in artificial vitamin D3. | 2024-08-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_101 | sciencefeedback_101 | https://science.feedback.org/review/breast-cancer-cases-havent-doubled-us-women-under-45-despite-social-media-claims/ | “There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.” | Social media users | 2023-06-18 | https://science.feedback.org/review/breast-cancer-cases-havent-doubled-us-women-under-45-despite-social-media-claims/ | Official figures for breast cancer cases in 2022 aren’t yet available. However, there is no reason to believe that they will have almost doubled. This claim came from misinterpreting projections that were not comparable to years before 2022. The COVID-19 vaccines have been extensively studied, and there’s no reliable evidence that they increase cancer risk. | 2023-06-18 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_101_ret_b3_gn | sciencefeedback_101 | https://science.feedback.org/review/breast-cancer-cases-havent-doubled-us-women-under-45-despite-social-media-claims/ | “There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.” | Social media users | 2023-06-18 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02253-5 | Mubarik, S. et al. Epidemiological and sociodemographic transitions of female breast cancer incidence, death, case fatality and DALYs in 21 world regions and globally, from 1990 to 2017: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis. J Adv Res37, 185–196, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2021.07.012 (2022). Li, Y. et al. Global Burden of Female Breast Cancer: Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Incidence Trends From 1990 to 2019 and Forecasts for 2035. Front Oncol12, 891824, https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.891824 (2022). [...] Arshi, A. et al. Expression Analysis of MALAT1, GAS5, SRA, and NEAT1 lncRNAs in Breast Cancer Tissues from Young Women and Women over 45 Years of Age. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids12, 751–757, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2018.07.014 (2018). | 2023-05-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_101_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_101 | https://science.feedback.org/review/breast-cancer-cases-havent-doubled-us-women-under-45-despite-social-media-claims/ | “There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.” | Social media users | 2023-06-18 | https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/scicheck-tiktok-video-mangles-american-cancer-society-breast-cancer-estimates/ | "Something’s going on here … ’22 and ’23, there is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in younger ages of 45 and down below," states TikTok user James Bishop, a self-proclaimed "numbers guy" who identifies himself as a husband, father, musician, retired firefighter, paramedic and educator. But Bishop is wrong. The supposed "boom" in breast cancer is based on a comparison between projected case numbers in women under 45 a few years ago to later projected estimates for all women or those under 50. [...] For 2019 through 2021, Bishop correctly says that ACS projected about 26,500 new cases of breast cancer each year for women under 45. But for 2022, he misleadingly gives a projection — 47,550 — for women under 50. He does not make it clear that this number reflects a wider age range, instead claiming that the cases are "double." | 2023-07-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_102 | sciencefeedback_102 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-clips-revive-false-claims-david-icke-linking-5g-covid19/ | 5G at 60 GHz “stops the human body and blood absorbing oxygen”; this is what doctors are describing in COVID-19 cases | David Icke | 2023-03-23 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-clips-revive-false-claims-david-icke-linking-5g-covid19/ | Wireless communications transfer data from one point to another using electromagnetic waves. When traveling through the air, these waves interact with particles and substances, such as oxygen, that can absorb part of their energy. This phenomenon causes the electromagnetic signal to lose strength with distance but doesn’t change the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere nor makes it unavailable to the body. Electromagnetic waves can also interact with biological tissues, but current exposure hasn’t been associated with health problems in people. | 2023-03-23 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_102_ret_b14_gn | sciencefeedback_102 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-clips-revive-false-claims-david-icke-linking-5g-covid19/ | 5G at 60 GHz “stops the human body and blood absorbing oxygen”; this is what doctors are describing in COVID-19 cases | David Icke | 2023-03-23 | https://www.dw.com/en/what-does-5g-have-to-do-with-coronavirus-where-did-it-come-from-your-questions-answered/a-52871421 | What does 5G have to do with coronavirus? [...] What does 5G have to do with COVID19? [...] Understandably, people are trying to make sense of an infectious disease pandemic that, for many, seems to have come out of nowhere and turned their worlds upside down. But the false claims being made about the role of mobile 5G networks in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 are, at best, unhelpful and, at worst, downright dangerous. | 2020-04-23 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_102_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_102 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-clips-revive-false-claims-david-icke-linking-5g-covid19/ | 5G at 60 GHz “stops the human body and blood absorbing oxygen”; this is what doctors are describing in COVID-19 cases | David Icke | 2023-03-23 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34938710/ | Novel 60 GHz Band Spatial Synthetic Exposure Setup to Investigate Biological Effects of 5G and Beyond Wireless Systems on Human Body - PMID: 34938710 - PMCID: PMC8685201 - DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.777712 Novel 60 GHz Band Spatial Synthetic Exposure Setup to Investigate Biological Effects of 5G and Beyond Wireless Systems on Human Body The global spread of 5th generation (5G) wireless systems causes some concern about health effects of millimeter waves (MMW). To investigate biological effects of local exposure to 5G-MMW on human body, a novel 60 GHz band exposure setup was developed, and its performance was validated. A spatial synthetic beam-type exposure setup using two dielectric lens antennas was proposed to achieve high intensity 60 GHz irradiation to the target area of human skin. Variety distributions and intensities of electromagnetic fields at the exposed area, which is modified by incident angles of the combined beams, were simulated using finite-difference time-domain methods. The exposure performance we estimated was verified by temperature elevations of surface in a physical arm-shaped silicone phantom during the MMW exposure. The interference fringes generated in the exposed area due to the combined two-directional beam radiations were observed both in the simulation and in the phantom experiment but eliminated by applying an orthogonalizing polarized feeding structure. Under these exposure conditions, the local temperature changes, which could evoke warmth sensations, were obtained at the target area of the human forearm skin, which means the achievement of exposure performance we intended. | 2021-06-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_102_ret_b7_gn | sciencefeedback_102 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-clips-revive-false-claims-david-icke-linking-5g-covid19/ | 5G at 60 GHz “stops the human body and blood absorbing oxygen”; this is what doctors are describing in COVID-19 cases | David Icke | 2023-03-23 | https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.777712/full | The global spread of 5th generation (5G) wireless systems causes some concern about health effects of millimeter waves (MMW). To investigate biological effects of local exposure to 5G-MMW on human body, a novel 60 GHz band exposure setup was developed, and its performance was validated. A spatial synthetic beam-type exposure setup using two dielectric lens antennas was proposed to achieve high intensity 60 GHz irradiation to the target area of human skin. Variety distributions and intensities of electromagnetic fields at the exposed area, which is modified by incident angles of the combined beams, were simulated using finite-difference time-domain methods. The exposure performance we estimated was verified by temperature elevations of surface in a physical arm-shaped silicone phantom during the MMW exposure. The interference fringes generated in the exposed area due to the combined two-directional beam radiations were observed both in the simulation and in the phantom experiment but eliminated by applying an orthogonalizing polarized feeding structure. Under these exposure conditions, the local temperature changes, which could evoke warmth sensations, were obtained at the target area of the human forearm skin, which means the achievement of exposure performance we intended. [...] Citation: Hikage T, Ozaki R, Ishitake T and Masuda H (2021) Novel 60 GHz Band Spatial Synthetic Exposure Setup to Investigate Biological Effects of 5G and Beyond Wireless Systems on Human Body. Front. Public Health 9:777712. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.777712 | 2021-12-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_102_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_102 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-clips-revive-false-claims-david-icke-linking-5g-covid19/ | 5G at 60 GHz “stops the human body and blood absorbing oxygen”; this is what doctors are describing in COVID-19 cases | David Icke | 2023-03-23 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-clips-revive-false-claims-david-icke-linking-5g-covid19/ | Incorrect: 5G doesn’t currently use frequencies at 60 GHz, meaning that it cannot be responsible for any observed changes in human health. The electromagnetic frequencies used in 5G don’t deprive the body of oxygen. On the contrary, it is oxygen that absorbs the energy from electromagnetic waves, causing these waves to progressively lose energy with distance. [...] In March 2022, a Facebook reel originating from TikTok that featured conspiracy theorist and former football player David Icke went viral. In it, Icke wrongly claimed that the 60 GHz frequency of 5G "stops the human body and blood absorbing oxygen", an outcome compatible with COVID-19 symptoms. The video received more than 455,000 views on Facebook and 345,000 on TikTok. Other iterations of the same claim also appeared on TikTok. [...] The specific claim that 5G radiation blocks oxygen uptake by the blood and the lungs has no scientific basis and is incorrect, as this review will explain. In fact, the claim has been debunked before by fact-checking organizations. | 2023-03-23 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_107 | sciencefeedback_107 | https://science.feedback.org/review/its-true-that-the-current-carbon-dioxide-level-is-higher-than-any-time-in-human-existence/ | the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home | Denise Chow | 2019-05-14 | https://science.feedback.org/review/its-true-that-the-current-carbon-dioxide-level-is-higher-than-any-time-in-human-existence/ | The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing several parts per million each year, and has already reached levels not seen since much warmer climates in the geologic past. | 2019-05-14 | True | true | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_107_ret_b19_gn | sciencefeedback_107 | https://science.feedback.org/review/its-true-that-the-current-carbon-dioxide-level-is-higher-than-any-time-in-human-existence/ | the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home | Denise Chow | 2019-05-14 | https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-the-world-passed-a-carbon-threshold-400ppm-and-why-it-matters | Last year will go down in history as the year when the planet’s atmosphere broke a startling record: 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide. The last time the planet’s air was so rich in CO2 was millions of years ago, back before early predecessors to humans were likely wielding stone tools; the world was a few degrees hotter back then, and melted ice put sea levels tens of meters higher. [...] The last time the planet had a concentration of 300 to 400 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere was during the mid-Pliocene, 3 million years ago — recently enough for the planet to be not radically different than it is today. Back then, temperatures were 2 degrees C to 3 degrees C (3.6 to 5.4°F) above pre-industrial temperatures (though more than 10 degrees C hotter in the Arctic), and sea levels were at least 15-25 meters higher. Forest grew in the Canadian north and grasslands abounded worldwide; the Sahara was probably covered in vegetation. Homo habilis (aka "handy man"), the first species in the Homo line and probably the first stone-tool users, got a taste of this climate as they arrived on the scene 2.8 million years ago. (Homo sapiens didn’t show up until 400,000 years ago at the earliest.) | 2017-01-26 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_107_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_107 | https://science.feedback.org/review/its-true-that-the-current-carbon-dioxide-level-is-higher-than-any-time-in-human-existence/ | the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home | Denise Chow | 2019-05-14 | https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/carbon-dioxide-hits-level-not-seen-3-million-years-here-ncna1005231 | In the latest bit of bad news for a planet beset by climate change, the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home. [...] The level of CO2 in the atmosphere has risen an average of 2.5 ppm per year over the past decade, reaching 400 ppm in 2013 — and the level appears likely to go higher from here. [...] The last time levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide were this high came during the Pliocene Epoch, which extended from about 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago. During that period, average sea levels were about 50 feet higher than they are today and forests grew as far north as the Arctic, said Rob Jackson, a professor of earth system science at Stanford University. "Earth was a very different place," he said. "You would hardly recognize the land surface, and my gosh, we don’t want to go there." | 2019-05-14 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_107_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_107 | https://science.feedback.org/review/its-true-that-the-current-carbon-dioxide-level-is-higher-than-any-time-in-human-existence/ | the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home | Denise Chow | 2019-05-14 | https://science.feedback.org/review/its-true-that-the-current-carbon-dioxide-level-is-higher-than-any-time-in-human-existence/ | Accurate: It is possible that the concentration of atmospheric CO2 was this high a little less than 3 million years ago, but it is certainly true that this was before the appearance of humans. [...] 1. Estimates for CO2 in pre-ice-core time (>~0.8 Ma) are much less certain. So 415 might be as high as the Earth has been in the last 3 million years, but it’s not out of the range of estimates that hasn’t been this high in 15-18 million years. Even for the warm middle-late Eocene (34-56 million years ago) there are CO2 estimates as low as 400-500 ppm (though also many more near 1000 ppm). So it is possible that today’s levels (and especially those of the next few decades) might be unprecedented in the last 45-50 Ma. As with so much news about climate, we try to be "reasonable" from the start, but the upper bounds of our estimates don’t exclude much more extreme scenarios. The eventual equilibrium climate with 500 ppm of CO2 could mean no polar ice and hundreds of feet of sea level rise, whereas it seems extremely unlikely it would be cooler than we think. | 2019-05-18 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_107_ret_bn_g7 | sciencefeedback_107 | https://science.feedback.org/review/its-true-that-the-current-carbon-dioxide-level-is-higher-than-any-time-in-human-existence/ | the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home | Denise Chow | 2019-05-14 | https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/chapter-3/ | The ocean has absorbed about 30% of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide, resulting in ocean acidification and changes to carbonate chemistry that are unprecedented for at least the last 65 million years (high confidence). Risks have been identified for the survival, calcification, growth, development and abundance of a broad range of marine taxonomic groups, ranging from algae to fish, with substantial evidence of predictable trait-based sensitivities (high confidence). There are multiple lines of evidence that ocean warming and acidification corresponding to 1.5°C of global warming would impact a wide range of marine organisms and ecosystems, as well as sectors such as aquaculture and fisheries (high confidence). {3.3.10, 3.4.4} | 2011-03-03 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_108 | sciencefeedback_108 | https://science.feedback.org/review/manuka-honey-possesses-potent-antibacterial-activity-even-against-some-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-but-this-effect-is-achieved-by-topical-application-to-infected-wounds-and-not-by-eating-it/ | Raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs | Sara Burrows | 2017-09-18 | https://science.feedback.org/review/manuka-honey-possesses-potent-antibacterial-activity-even-against-some-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-but-this-effect-is-achieved-by-topical-application-to-infected-wounds-and-not-by-eating-it/ | Manuka honey contains potent naturally-occurring antibacterial agents, such as the chemical methylglyoxal, making it especially effective for wound disinfection. However, manuka honey is only effective when applied topically to an infected wound, not when eaten. In addition, the process required to produce food-grade manuka honey may inactivate some of its antimicrobial properties, rendering it less effective for wound healing than medical-grade manuka honey. | 2017-09-18 | Half True | true | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_108_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_108 | https://science.feedback.org/review/manuka-honey-possesses-potent-antibacterial-activity-even-against-some-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-but-this-effect-is-achieved-by-topical-application-to-infected-wounds-and-not-by-eating-it/ | Raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs | Sara Burrows | 2017-09-18 | https://science.feedback.org/review/manuka-honey-possesses-potent-antibacterial-activity-even-against-some-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-but-this-effect-is-achieved-by-topical-application-to-infected-wounds-and-not-by-eating-it/ | This claim was published on a blog in 2017, but went viral on Facebook in January 2020, receiving more than 3.4 million views within the previous three months. The article claims in its headline that "raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs". [...] It is true that manuka is incredibly active against many, many different types of bacterial pathogens—including many types of superbugs (this review outlines the different organisms susceptible to manuka[3]—Note: I am declaring that I am an author). [...] The article in question does "sensationalise" the scientific claims, unfortunately. Manuka honey—and many other honey types—has a potent antibacterial activity that can inhibit (slow down the growth of and/or kill) many types of different bacteria, including those that are resistant to antibiotics (aka "superbugs"). The antibacterial activity of honey comes from a number of factors: | 2020-01-18 | Half True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_108_ret_bn_g17 | sciencefeedback_108 | https://science.feedback.org/review/manuka-honey-possesses-potent-antibacterial-activity-even-against-some-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-but-this-effect-is-achieved-by-topical-application-to-infected-wounds-and-not-by-eating-it/ | Raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs | Sara Burrows | 2017-09-18 | https://www.honeybeehealthy.com.au/blogs/medicinal-honey-1 | AUSTRALIAN researchers have been astonished to discover a cure-all right under their noses -- a honey sold in health food shops as a natural medicine. Far from being an obscure health food with dubious healing qualities, new research has shown the honey kills every type of bacteria scientists have thrown at it, including the antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" plaguing hospitals and killing patients around the world. Some bacteria have become resistant to every commonly prescribed antibacterial drug. But scientists found that Manuka honey, as it is known in New Zealand, or jelly bush honey, as it is known in Australia, killed every... AUSTRALIAN researchers have been astonished to discover a cure-all right under their noses - a honey sold in health food shops as a natural medicine. The health benefits of raw, unprocessed honey are well known, but in Australia, scientists recently made a startling discovery – that one particular type of honey is capable of killing just about everything scientists throw at it, including some of the worst bacteria known to man. The findings were published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (June 2009 edition), and could hold special significance at a time when many of the... | 2016-09-27 | Half True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_108_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_108 | https://science.feedback.org/review/manuka-honey-possesses-potent-antibacterial-activity-even-against-some-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-but-this-effect-is-achieved-by-topical-application-to-infected-wounds-and-not-by-eating-it/ | Raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs | Sara Burrows | 2017-09-18 | https://science.feedback.org/review/colloidal-silver-does-not-treat-infections-when-taken-orally-and-can-cause-side-effects/ | We previously reviewed a claim that "raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs", found to be partially correct: reviewers explained that manuka honey had potent antibacterial effects, even on some antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but only through topical application, not ingestion. | 2020-01-23 | Half True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_108_ret_bn_g5 | sciencefeedback_108 | https://science.feedback.org/review/manuka-honey-possesses-potent-antibacterial-activity-even-against-some-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-but-this-effect-is-achieved-by-topical-application-to-infected-wounds-and-not-by-eating-it/ | Raw manuka honey kills every bacteria scientists throw at it, including antibiotic-resistant superbugs | Sara Burrows | 2017-09-18 | https://patch.com/new-jersey/ramsey-nj/type-raw-honey-kills-every-kind-bacteria-even-super-bugs | This Type of Raw Honey Kills Every Kind of Bacteria, Even Super-Bugs! [...] Manuka Honey Kills MRSA & Other Superbugs: [...] The most exciting difference with the manuka honey that was tested, is that none of superbugs killed by the honey were able to build up an immunity against the honey, which is a common problem with today’s antibiotics. | 2016-05-02 | Half True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_11 | sciencefeedback_11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unprotected-sun-overexposure-not-sunscreen-or-sunglasses-causes-sunburn-and-skin-cancer/ | “sunscreen and then skin cancer, it's a direct correlation”; wearing sunglasses increases the risk of sunburn; sunscreen reduces vitamin D production | Social media users | 2024-07-19 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unprotected-sun-overexposure-not-sunscreen-or-sunglasses-causes-sunburn-and-skin-cancer/ | Skin cancers were the most common group of cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2022. Although some sunlight stimulates vitamin D production and provides health benefits, overexposure to ultraviolet sun radiation is the primary cause of skin cancer. Medical associations and public health authorities recommend limiting exposure and using sunscreen regularly when outdoors to minimize this risk. | 2024-07-19 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_11_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unprotected-sun-overexposure-not-sunscreen-or-sunglasses-causes-sunburn-and-skin-cancer/ | “sunscreen and then skin cancer, it's a direct correlation”; wearing sunglasses increases the risk of sunburn; sunscreen reduces vitamin D production | Social media users | 2024-07-19 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unprotected-sun-overexposure-not-sunscreen-or-sunglasses-causes-sunburn-and-skin-cancer/ | In mid-July 2024, a Facebook reel with almost half a million views claimed there is "a direct correlation" between the introduction of sunscreen use and skin cancer. It added that wearing sunglasses reduces natural protection against sunburn. [...] For the same reason, wearing sunglasses will also not prevent the skin from producing vitamin D. We already explained that vitamin D synthesis occurs in the skin, stimulated by solar UVB radiation. Because this process also doesn’t involve the eyes, wearing sunglasses doesn’t interfere with it. In brief, wearing sunglasses doesn’t increase the risk of sunburn and vitamin D deficiency but can help prevent other health problems instead. Overexposure to solar and artificial UV radiation can harm the eyes in the same way it harms the skin. The American Academy of Ophthalmology explains that too much exposure to UV light increases the risk of eye problems, including cataracts and eye cancers. To minimize these risks, the association recommends "wearing UV-blocking sunglasses" that provide 100% protection against both UVA and UVB rays. | 2024-07-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_11_ret_bn_g10 | sciencefeedback_11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unprotected-sun-overexposure-not-sunscreen-or-sunglasses-causes-sunburn-and-skin-cancer/ | “sunscreen and then skin cancer, it's a direct correlation”; wearing sunglasses increases the risk of sunburn; sunscreen reduces vitamin D production | Social media users | 2024-07-19 | https://fullfact.org/health/sunglasses-sunburn-melanin/ | An Instagram post liked almost 10,000 times claims that sunglasses increase the likelihood of getting sunburned. This is false. The post caption says: "[Sunglasses] trick the brain into thinking that it’s dark due to their dark lens. This leads to a reduction in the production of melanin which is essential for vitamin D synthesis. Wearing sunglasses therefore increases your risk of low vitamin D and sunburn." As we will explain, the idea that melanin leads to vitamin D synthesis which then protects against sunburn is wrong at every step. | 2023-05-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_11_ret_bn_g8 | sciencefeedback_11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unprotected-sun-overexposure-not-sunscreen-or-sunglasses-causes-sunburn-and-skin-cancer/ | “sunscreen and then skin cancer, it's a direct correlation”; wearing sunglasses increases the risk of sunburn; sunscreen reduces vitamin D production | Social media users | 2024-07-19 | https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-from-sun | It’s also perfectly fine to wear a hat and sunglasses to protect your face and eyes while exposing other parts of your body. Since the head is a small part of the body, it will only produce a small amount of vitamin D. [...] In fact, some studies estimate that sunscreen of SPF 30 or more reduces vitamin D production in the body by about 95–98% ( [...] SummaryIn theory, wearing sunscreen may reduce the ability to produce vitamin D, but short-term studies have shown it has little or no impact on blood levels. That said, it’s unclear whether frequently wearing sunscreen reduces your vitamin D levels in the long term. | 2023-04-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_113 | sciencefeedback_113 | https://science.feedback.org/review/simple-measurements-demonstrate-that-co2-is-a-greenhouse-gas-tim-ball/ | CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. | Tim Ball | 2018-09-13 | https://science.feedback.org/review/simple-measurements-demonstrate-that-co2-is-a-greenhouse-gas-tim-ball/ | Laboratory measurements first established that CO2 is a greenhouse gas in the 1850s—a result that is easily confirmed today. This means that it absorbs radiation at infrared wavelengths, allowing sunlight to pass through to the Earth but trapping heat that is emitted back to space. | 2018-09-13 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_113_ret_b14_gn | sciencefeedback_113 | https://science.feedback.org/review/simple-measurements-demonstrate-that-co2-is-a-greenhouse-gas-tim-ball/ | CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. | Tim Ball | 2018-09-13 | https://www.nature.com/articles/nature10322 | Non-CO2 greenhouse gases and climate change [...] Montzka, S., Dlugokencky, E. & Butler, J. Non-CO2 greenhouse gases and climate change. [...] The influence of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions on climate is widely recognized, but there are plenty of greenhouse gases besides CO2 and they receive much less attention. In this Review, Stephen Montzka and co-authors summarize the current knowledge on non-CO2 greenhouse gases, including methane, nitrous oxide and halogenic compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons. Although the total warming effect of these gases is less than that of CO2, a substantial reduction in their emissions would measurably reduce the impact of human activity on our climate. And as non-CO2 greenhouse gases tend to have a shorter atmospheric lifetime than CO2, the response of the climate system to emissions cuts in the former would be faster than the response through cuts in CO2 alone. | 2011-08-03 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_113_ret_b17_gn | sciencefeedback_113 | https://science.feedback.org/review/simple-measurements-demonstrate-that-co2-is-a-greenhouse-gas-tim-ball/ | CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. | Tim Ball | 2018-09-13 | https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-it-comes-greenhouse-gases-co2-isnt-only-game-town-180958772/ | Over time, scientists began to develop a more nuanced view of how gases form and act. Not all gases on Earth are greenhouse gases. The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere depends on sources (natural and man-made processes that produce them) and sinks (reactions that remove the gases from the atmosphere). Carbon dioxide is only part of that equation, and only the second most abundant greenhouse gas on Earth. [...] It’s tempting to think that because CO2 has so many counterparts, it’s not worth worrying about. But just because CO2 isn’t the only greenhouse gas doesn't mean it’s not cause for concern. "A lot of people use [greenhouse gases] to downplay the importance of carbon dioxide," says Davis. "That’s the biggest issue we face." Some gases may be more abundant, but none stand alone—and with CO2 rates rising at unprecedented levels, it’s difficult to estimate just how dire the consequences of unchecked emissions of any kind might be. | 2016-04-14 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_113_ret_bn_g13 | sciencefeedback_113 | https://science.feedback.org/review/simple-measurements-demonstrate-that-co2-is-a-greenhouse-gas-tim-ball/ | CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. | Tim Ball | 2018-09-13 | https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/greenhouse-gas-concentrations-hit-record-high-again | Global averaged concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), the most important greenhouse gas, in 2022 were a full 50% above the pre-industrial era for the first time. They continued to grow in 2023. [...] Non-CO₂ Greenhouse Gases: Climate change is driven by multiple greenhouse gases, not just CO2. These gases have different atmospheric lifetimes, greater Global Warming Potential (GWP) than CO2 and uncertain future emissions. [...] Carbon dioxide is the single most important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, accounting for approximately 64% of the warming effect on the climate, mainly because of fossil fuel combustion and cement production. | 2023-11-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_113_ret_bn_g16 | sciencefeedback_113 | https://science.feedback.org/review/simple-measurements-demonstrate-that-co2-is-a-greenhouse-gas-tim-ball/ | CO2 is not a greenhouse gas. | Tim Ball | 2018-09-13 | https://www.wri.org/insights/history-carbon-dioxide-emissions | Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities are now higher than at any point in our history. In fact, recent data reveals that global CO2 emissions were 182 times higher in 2022 than they were in 1850, around the time the Industrial Revolution was underway.1 [...] Related: 4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country and Sector [...] 1 CO2 is not the only greenhouse gas and short-term action on methane and other short-lived pollutants are essential to address climate change. CO2 represents about three-quarters of annual emissions and estimates are available starting from 1850, allowing us to explore a longer history of carbon dioxide emissions. | 2024-03-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_114 | sciencefeedback_114 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-mouse-study-shows-covid-19-vaccine-causes-turbo-cancer-misinterprets-study-findings/ | “New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’” | Jonas Vesterberg | 2023-07-13 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-mouse-study-shows-covid-19-vaccine-causes-turbo-cancer-misinterprets-study-findings/ | To date, more than 270 million people in the U.S. have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Incidental cases of illnesses, including cancer, occurred even before COVID-19 vaccines existed. Therefore, in order to determine if vaccination raises the risk of illness, it isn’t enough to simply point to cases occurring after vaccination as evidence. One must compare the incidence of the illness following vaccination with the baseline incidence. There’s no evidence indicating that COVID-19 vaccines raise the risk of developing cancer or that they worsen cancer. | 2023-07-13 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_114_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_114 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-mouse-study-shows-covid-19-vaccine-causes-turbo-cancer-misinterprets-study-findings/ | “New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’” | Jonas Vesterberg | 2023-07-13 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/claim-mouse-study-shows-covid-19-vaccine-causes-turbo-cancer-misinterprets-study-findings/ | FULL CLAIM: "New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’"; "A recent scientific study published in the journal Frontiers in Oncology links the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the development of aggressive cancer." On 13 July 2023, the website The Florida Standard published an article carrying the headline "New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’". Screenshots of the article’s headline circulated on social media in July 2023, with some users implying that this showed COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe like in this Instagram post. The claim is based on a study published in the journal Frontiers in Oncology in May 2023. [...] In summary, claims that a mouse study by Eens et al. shows COVID-19 vaccination causes "turbo cancer" misinterpret the study’s findings and fail to understand its limitations. The Florida Standard article distorted the conclusions of the study by claiming it showed a "link to ‘turbo cancer’", incorrectly lending readers the impression that the study was relevant to humans. | 2023-09-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_114_ret_b14_gn | sciencefeedback_114 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-mouse-study-shows-covid-19-vaccine-causes-turbo-cancer-misinterprets-study-findings/ | “New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’” | Jonas Vesterberg | 2023-07-13 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41571-022-00610-8 | Cavanna, L. et al. COVID-19 vaccines in adult cancer patients with solid tumours undergoing active treatment: seropositivity and safety. A prospective observational study in Italy. Eur. J. Cancer157, 441–449 (2021). [...] Wu, J. T. et al. Association of COVID-19 vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with cancer: a US nationwide Veterans Affairs study. JAMA Oncol.https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5771 (2021). [...] Di Noia, V. et al. Immunogenicity and safety of COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 for patients with solid cancer: a large cohort prospective study from a single institution. Clin. Cancer Res.https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.Ccr-21-2439 (2021). | 2022-03-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_114_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_114 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-mouse-study-shows-covid-19-vaccine-causes-turbo-cancer-misinterprets-study-findings/ | “New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’” | Jonas Vesterberg | 2023-07-13 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-mouse-study-shows-covid-19-vaccine-causes-turbo-cancer-misinterprets-study-findings/ | On 13 July 2023, the website The Florida Standard published an article carrying the headline "New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’". Screenshots of the article’s headline circulated on social media in July 2023, with some users implying that this showed COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe like in this Instagram post. The claim is based on a study published in the journal Frontiers in Oncology in May 2023. [...] In summary, claims that a mouse study by Eens et al. shows COVID-19 vaccination causes "turbo cancer" misinterpret the study’s findings and fail to understand its limitations. The Florida Standard article distorted the conclusions of the study by claiming it showed a "link to ‘turbo cancer’", incorrectly lending readers the impression that the study was relevant to humans. In fact, the study used a vaccine dose that was several hundreds of times greater than the human dose—in short, a dose that is irrelevant to vaccination. The mouse that died of lymphoma also showed signs of illness even before it received the vaccine dose, therefore it is doubtful that the vaccination played a role in causing the lymphoma. Taken together, the study provides no evidence supporting the alleged "link to ‘turbo cancer’", and by claiming otherwise, the Florida Standard article misrepresented the study. | 2023-07-20 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_115 | sciencefeedback_115 | https://science.feedback.org/review/global-sea-level-rise-accelerating-despite-heartland-institute-reports-claims-otherwise/ | Best available data show sea-level rise is not accelerating. Local and regional sea levels continue to exhibit typical natural variability—in some places rising and in others falling. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2017-08-05 | https://science.feedback.org/review/global-sea-level-rise-accelerating-despite-heartland-institute-reports-claims-otherwise/ | Globally, sea level is rising due to melting glacial ice and warming oceans, and the current rate of sea level rise is faster than past rates. | 2017-08-05 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_115_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_115 | https://science.feedback.org/review/global-sea-level-rise-accelerating-despite-heartland-institute-reports-claims-otherwise/ | Best available data show sea-level rise is not accelerating. Local and regional sea levels continue to exhibit typical natural variability—in some places rising and in others falling. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2017-08-05 | https://science.feedback.org/review/global-sea-level-rise-accelerating-despite-heartland-institute-reports-claims-otherwise/ | Global sea level rise is accelerating, despite Heartland Institute report’s claims otherwise [...] This statement is false. A wide range of direct measurements (i.e. tidal gauges) and indirect measurements (i.e., gravity monitoring satellites) show that the rate of sea level rise has increased (i.e., accelerated) in recent years*. [...] Global average sea level is unambiguously rising. Regions where sea level is falling are regions where local sea level signals are large enough to counteract the global trend—for example, in Baffin Bay and parts of Scandinavia, where continued residual land uplift is continuing, associated with the unweighting of the land from loss of last glacial maximum ice sheets. | 2017-05-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_115_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_115 | https://science.feedback.org/review/global-sea-level-rise-accelerating-despite-heartland-institute-reports-claims-otherwise/ | Best available data show sea-level rise is not accelerating. Local and regional sea levels continue to exhibit typical natural variability—in some places rising and in others falling. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2017-08-05 | https://ocean.si.edu/through-time/ancient-seas/sea-level-rise | Although sea level is rising globally, in some places it is rising more quickly than others, and in some places, sea level is even falling. This type of local- and regional-scale sea level change is what is most important when talking about the impacts of sea level on people and communities and how to plan for and manage those impacts. [...] Alaska is a perfect demonstration of variation in regional sea level change: in some places, sea level is rising, and in others it is falling. Along the southern coast of Alaska, the land is rising two-to-four-times faster than the sea thanks to the region's geology (featuring a collision of tectonic plates and glacial rebound, both causing the land to rise). But along the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean, other impacts from climate change are already affecting Alaskan communities in the form of increased storm surges, thawing permafrost, saltwater intrusion and coastal erosion. Furthermore, sea ice is now less protective of the coast because so much of it has melted. The result is that storms are stronger, flooding is more frequent, and coastlines are eroding along parts of Alaska's coast. | 2023-05-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_115_ret_bn_g16 | sciencefeedback_115 | https://science.feedback.org/review/global-sea-level-rise-accelerating-despite-heartland-institute-reports-claims-otherwise/ | Best available data show sea-level rise is not accelerating. Local and regional sea levels continue to exhibit typical natural variability—in some places rising and in others falling. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2017-08-05 | https://science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/executive-summary/ | For example, global average sea level has risen by about 7–8 inches since 1900, with almost half (about 3 inches) of that rise occurring since 1993. Human-caused climate change has made a substantial contribution to this rise since 1900, contributing to a rate of rise that is greater than during any preceding century in at least 2,800 years. Global sea level rise has already affected the United States; the incidence of daily tidal flooding is accelerating in more than 25 Atlantic and Gulf Coast cities. [...] Natural variability, including El Niño events and other recurring patterns of ocean–atmosphere interactions, impact temperature and precipitation, especially regionally, over timescales of months to years. The global influence of natural variability, however, is limited to a small fraction of observed climate trends over decades. (Very high confidence) (Ch. 1) [...] Global and Regional Sea Level Rise | 2017-01-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_115_ret_bn_g5 | sciencefeedback_115 | https://science.feedback.org/review/global-sea-level-rise-accelerating-despite-heartland-institute-reports-claims-otherwise/ | Best available data show sea-level rise is not accelerating. Local and regional sea levels continue to exhibit typical natural variability—in some places rising and in others falling. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2017-08-05 | https://climatefeedback.org/reviewers/benjamin-horton/ | New satellite measurements show sea level rise is accelerating, as CNN accurately reports in CNN, by Brandon Miller — 15 Feb 2018 [...] Global data contradict claim of no acceleration in sea level rise [...] Sea level rise is accelerating, and with it the risk associated with coastal storm surge, contrary to claim in Forbes | 2021-01-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_116 | sciencefeedback_116 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/ | COVID-19 is caused by snake venom, not a virus; snake venom is in the COVID-19 vaccines and causes miscarriage | Bryan Ardis | 2023-05-12 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/ | Scientific evidence gathered in different laboratories around the world has established that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of COVID-19. Pregnant women are at a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 and getting COVID-19 increases the risk of pregnancy complications, including miscarriage. Studies so far have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at reducing the risk of severe disease and don’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that pregnant women get vaccinated against COVID-19. | 2023-05-12 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_116_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_116 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/ | COVID-19 is caused by snake venom, not a virus; snake venom is in the COVID-19 vaccines and causes miscarriage | Bryan Ardis | 2023-05-12 | https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/scicheck-covid-19-is-caused-by-a-virus-not-snake-venom/ | "I am convinced that COVID-19 is not a respiratory virus of any kind," he says. "It is actually venom poisoning, and they’re using, I believe, synthesized peptides and proteins from venoms of snakes, and they’re administering them and targeting them to certain people." [...] So, it’s been clear for a long time that COVID-19 is caused by a virus. (And snake venom isn’t made of viruses. It’s a secretion that contains toxins.) [...] The underlying notion that COVID-19 is caused by snake venom is simply untrue. Scientists across the globe have been studying SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — for more than two years, and there is no question that the disease is caused by a virus. | 2022-04-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_116_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_116 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/ | COVID-19 is caused by snake venom, not a virus; snake venom is in the COVID-19 vaccines and causes miscarriage | Bryan Ardis | 2023-05-12 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/05/15/fact-check-covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom/9590087002/ | The theory has spread widely in the wake of a documentary called "Watch the Water," which claims that COVID-19 is actually snake venom that is contracted through drinking water, vaccines and remdesivir, a Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for the virus. The film has racked up hundreds of thousands of views since it was released on April 11. [...] Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that COVID-19 is caused by snake venom. The theory is not consistent with existing medical knowledge, which is that COVID-19 is caused by a virus spread mainly through close contact with other people. The false claim was taken from a recently-released documentary that is tied to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, and its hosts have previously spread misinformation surrounding COVID-19. [...] - CDC, accessed May 15, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients - CDC, accessed May 15, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients - CDC, accessed May 15, Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients - EPA, accessed May 15, Coronavirus and Drinking Water and Wastewater - Dr. Frank LoVecchio, April 28, Phone interview with USA TODAY - PolitiFact, April 19, Stew Peters film 'Watch the Water' ridiculously claims COVID-19 is snake venom. That's Pants on Fire - FactCheck.org, April 18, COVID-19 Is Caused By a Virus, Not Snake Venom - Lead Stories, April 13, Fact Check: COVID-19 IS A Virus, NOT Snake Venom Being Used to Poison, Turn People Into Satanic Hybrids - Associated Press, Oct. 29, 2021, Lab leak or animal transmission? | 2022-05-15 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_116_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_116 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/ | COVID-19 is caused by snake venom, not a virus; snake venom is in the COVID-19 vaccines and causes miscarriage | Bryan Ardis | 2023-05-12 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/ | FULL CLAIM: "COVID-19 is not a respiratory virus of any kind, it is actually venom poison, and they’re using, I believe, synthesized peptides and proteins of venoms of snakes and they’re administering them and targeting them to certain people [...] this is the most obvious bioweapon ever"; "The mRNA inside of the Moderna and Pfizer shot is actually derived from snake venom"; L-amino-acid oxidase (LAAO), which is found in the COVID-19 vaccine and snake venom, inhibits syncytium production and increases the risk of miscarriage by interfering with placenta development [...] In May 2023, the Stew Peters Show published a sequel to "Watch The Water", with Ardis claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines increased the risk of miscarriage due to the presence of L-amino-acid oxidase, which he claimed is also found in snake venom and that would interfere with placenta formation. Ardis made the same claim a few months earlier on the podcast "Unrestricted Truths with James Grundvig", which was shared by other websites associated with health misinformation. [...] In the sequel to "Watch The Water", Ardis built on his earlier claims about snake venom and COVID-19, now asserting that L-amino-acid oxidase, which is present in snake venom, is also present in COVID-19 vaccines and increases the risk of miscarriage. | 2023-08-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_116_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_116 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/ | COVID-19 is caused by snake venom, not a virus; snake venom is in the COVID-19 vaccines and causes miscarriage | Bryan Ardis | 2023-05-12 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/ | COVID-19 is caused by a virus, not snake venom; no snake venom in COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to claim by chiropractor Bryan Ardis [...] Factually inaccurate: COVID-19 is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. There’s no snake venom in COVID-19 vaccines, and the current scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes. [...] In the sequel to "Watch The Water", Ardis built on his earlier claims about snake venom and COVID-19, now asserting that L-amino-acid oxidase, which is present in snake venom, is also present in COVID-19 vaccines and increases the risk of miscarriage. | 2023-06-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_120 | sciencefeedback_120 | https://science.feedback.org/review/there-is-overwhelming-evidence-that-climate-change-is-human-caused-townhall/ | Human-produced carbon might be one of the factors [of climate change], but there’s simply no evidence that it is a significant one. | Kurt Schlichter | 2019-09-09 | https://science.feedback.org/review/there-is-overwhelming-evidence-that-climate-change-is-human-caused-townhall/ | Natural factors have certainly caused climate changes in the past, but that does not mean human factors are not responsible for climate change now. Observations clearly show that incoming solar radiation and the effects of volcanic eruptions have not changed in a way that could explain global warming. Instead, research has shown that human activities are the cause. | 2019-09-09 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_120_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_120 | https://science.feedback.org/review/there-is-overwhelming-evidence-that-climate-change-is-human-caused-townhall/ | Human-produced carbon might be one of the factors [of climate change], but there’s simply no evidence that it is a significant one. | Kurt Schlichter | 2019-09-09 | https://science.feedback.org/review/there-is-overwhelming-evidence-that-climate-change-is-human-caused-townhall/ | There is overwhelming evidence that current climate change is significantly caused by human carbon emissions contrary to claim in Townhall [...] Misleading: The effects of these factors (the sun, volcanoes...) have all been quantified, and human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are clearly the dominant cause of current global warming. [...] Careful analysis that attempts to take into account all major factors and their evolution in time indicates that anthropogenic increases in greenhouse gasses account for more than 100% of the observed warming on the century timescale (requiring cancellation from cooling influences). See the summary graphic from Carbon Brief, below. | 2019-09-11 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_120_ret_bn_g15 | sciencefeedback_120 | https://science.feedback.org/review/there-is-overwhelming-evidence-that-climate-change-is-human-caused-townhall/ | Human-produced carbon might be one of the factors [of climate change], but there’s simply no evidence that it is a significant one. | Kurt Schlichter | 2019-09-09 | https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/here-are-10-myths-about-climate-change | Human-induced climate change is something that has been happening for many years and Western countries, like the UK, have played a big role in contributing to carbon emissions over the past 200 years. This means that only looking at who the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are today is an oversimplification of a very nuanced topic. [...] Let’s be clear, CO2 itself does not cause problems. It's part of the natural global ecosystem. The problem is the quantity of CO2 that’s being produced by us as humans; there hasn’t been this level of CO2 in the atmosphere for thee million years.[2] [...] We’re already seeing the devastating effects of climate change on global food supplies, migration, conflict, disease and global instability, which will only get worse if we don’t act now. Human-made climate change is the biggest crisis of our time. It threatens the future of the planet that we depend on for our survival and we're the last generation that can do something about it. | 2017-02-17 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_120_ret_bn_g17 | sciencefeedback_120 | https://science.feedback.org/review/there-is-overwhelming-evidence-that-climate-change-is-human-caused-townhall/ | Human-produced carbon might be one of the factors [of climate change], but there’s simply no evidence that it is a significant one. | Kurt Schlichter | 2019-09-09 | https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2003/7/post-037e5dea-9c4e-4b92-a416-4a6bf6cfd7ef | "From the body of evidence since IPCC (1996), we conclude that there has been a discernible human influence on global climate. Studies are beginning to separate the contributions to observed climate change attributable to individual external influences, both anthropogenic and natural. This work suggests that anthropogenic greenhouse gases are a substantial contributor to the observed warming, especially over the past 30 years. However, the accuracy of these estimates continues to be limited by uncertainties in estimates of internal variability, natural and anthropogenic forcing, and the climate response to external forcing." [...] To reiterate: the best data collected from satellites validated by balloons to test the hypothesis of a human-induced global warming from the release of C02 into the atmosphere shows no meaningful trend of increasing temperatures, even as the climate models exaggerated the warmth that ought to have occurred from a build-up in C02. [...] "There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth." | 2003-07-29 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_121 | sciencefeedback_121 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-that-the-amish-are-healthier-because-they-opt-out-of-all-vaccines-is-incorrect/ | “The unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism, or heart disease.” | Mark Sloan | 2020-05-20 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-that-the-amish-are-healthier-because-they-opt-out-of-all-vaccines-is-incorrect/ | The Amish are a Christian Anabaptist group of Swiss-German ancestry who arrived in the U.S. in the 18th century. Today about 335,000 Amish people live in 31 U.S. states. The Amish religion does not restrict access to modern medical care and children are vaccinated to some degree. Independently of immunization status and lifestyle, the Amish population has less genetic variability, which may be protective against certain diseases while increasing susceptibility to others. | 2020-05-20 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_121_ret_b16_g6 | sciencefeedback_121 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-that-the-amish-are-healthier-because-they-opt-out-of-all-vaccines-is-incorrect/ | “The unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism, or heart disease.” | Mark Sloan | 2020-05-20 | https://endalldisease.com/amish-rarely-get-cancer-autism/ | The Amish are a group of traditional Christian people with Swiss origins. They rarely receive vaccines, and they rarely come down with diseases like cancer, autism or heart disease. Coincidence? Let’s dig deeper and find out. [...] The Amish Opt Out of Vaccines and Rarely Develop Autism [...] The vulnerable central nervous systems of the young Amish are spared the onslaught of this volatile toxin thanks to their parent’s unwillingness to believe unquestioningly what they’re told by authorities. As a result, Amish children rarely experience learning disabilities, as well as common US diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes. | 2018-01-03 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_121_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_121 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-that-the-amish-are-healthier-because-they-opt-out-of-all-vaccines-is-incorrect/ | “The unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism, or heart disease.” | Mark Sloan | 2020-05-20 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-that-the-amish-are-healthier-because-they-opt-out-of-all-vaccines-is-incorrect/ | An article, published on 11 November 2017 by Mark Sloan on EndAllDisease, claims that "the unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism or heart disease", attributing the occurrence of these diseases to vaccination. The article recently went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 32,000 shares over the past 4 months. [...] However, a lower prevalence of certain diseases in Amish communities compared to the general population does not support the statement that "the Amish rarely experience learning disabilities, cancer, autism, or heart disease" and "are a shining example of health". Amish lifestyle factors such as diet, reduced smoking, and increased physical activity may partially contribute to the differences in disease prevalence[5]. [...] The claim that "The Amish don’t get autism because they do not vaccinate their children" was previously reviewed by Snopes and rated as false. Other false claims regarding a causal association between vaccines and autism, diabetes, and cancer were previously reviewed by Health Feedback here. Learn more about vaccine safety at the Vaccine Safety Communication eLibrary, maintained by the World Health Organization’s Vaccine Safety Net. | 2020-05-20 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_121_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_121 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-that-the-amish-are-healthier-because-they-opt-out-of-all-vaccines-is-incorrect/ | “The unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism, or heart disease.” | Mark Sloan | 2020-05-20 | https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-the-amish-do-in-fact-get-cancer-diabetes-and-autism | Posts on social media claim that not a single Amish child has been diagnosed with cancer, diabetes, or autism. Many of the posts include a screenshot of an article, published by Slay News on July 9, 2023, with the headline "Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism." [...] The claims are based on a senate testimony from tech entrepreneur turned anti-vaccine activist Steve Kirsch. According to the Slay News article, "a new comprehensive study has found that no Amish children have been diagnosed with chronic conditions that impact the rest of America." It states that Amish children are strictly 100 percent unvaccinated and rarely presented with any long-term diseases or lifelong disorders, including cancer, autism, heart disease and others. The study was allegedly presented by Steve Kirsch to the Pennsylvania State Senate. [...] Kirsch did give testimony in a Pennsylvania State Senate hearing on June 9, 2023. Talking about vaccines and the Amish, he said, "The Amish are a perfect example of a large group of people who are largely unvaccinated. And there is no – we can’t find an autistic kid who was unvaccinated. It’s very, very rare. In the Amish community, very, very rare. You won’t find transsexuals, you won’t find homosexuals. You won’t find kids with ADD, with auto-immune disease, with PANDAS, PANS, with epilepsy. You just don’t find any of these chronic diseases in the Amish." | 2023-07-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_122 | sciencefeedback_122 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-myocarditis-covid-vaccines-carries-serious-risk-death-flawed-study/ | Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death | Joseph Mackinnon | 2024-01-29 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-myocarditis-covid-vaccines-carries-serious-risk-death-flawed-study/ | Studies have shown that people vaccinated against COVID-19 are less likely to develop severe disease, require hospitalization, and die from COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated people. While COVID-19 vaccines are associated with a slightly elevated risk of myocarditis and a particular blood clotting disorder, it is COVID-19 that is associated with a greater risk of these illnesses and other complications. On balance, the evidence gathered so far by studies shows that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks, not the other way around. | 2024-01-29 | False | true | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_122_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_122 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-myocarditis-covid-vaccines-carries-serious-risk-death-flawed-study/ | Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death | Joseph Mackinnon | 2024-01-29 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-024-00893-1 | Before COVID vaccines were deployed and administered, it was reported that patients with COVID-19 have approximatively 16 times the risk for myocarditis relative to patients without COVID-193. Matched analyses from medical records (Dec 2020 to May 2021) from the largest health care organization in Israel21 showed that COVID-19 vaccination was associated with an elevated risk of myocarditis (risk ratio, 3.24) compared to unvaccinated and SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a substantially increased risk of myocarditis (risk ratio, 18.28) compared to uninfected. It was also noted that a significant lower mortality rate was observed among individuals with myocarditis after mRNA vaccination when compared to those with a viral infection–related myocarditis21,22. In line with these results, a more recent study showed that the relative risk of heart failure within 90 days was 0.56 and 1.48 for myocarditis associated with vaccination and COVID-19 disease, respectively23. In summary, compared with myocarditis associated with COVID-19 disease, myocarditis after vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines occurs less frequent and in addition is associated with a better clinical outcome23. [...] Le Vu, S. et al. Risk of Myocarditis after Covid-19 mRNA Vaccination: Impact of Booster Dose and Dosing Interval. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.31.22278064 (2022). | 2024-06-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_122_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_122 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-myocarditis-covid-vaccines-carries-serious-risk-death-flawed-study/ | Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death | Joseph Mackinnon | 2024-01-29 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36494-0 | Several other studies have highlighted the association between COVID-19 vaccination and the risk of myocarditis and other cardiac events. Vaccination with mRNA vaccines is associated with an increased risk of myocarditis or myopericarditis, especially in young people, in investigation using data from the US21,22, Denmark11, and England23, with higher increased risk generally found among young males24. We found little evidence of increased risk of death due to cardiac events after an mRNA vaccine for either sex. Whilst there was some indication of a potential increase in risk for men after a second dose of a mRNA vaccine, the result was sensitive to the choice of the risk period. [...] Whilst COVID-19 vaccination has been linked to an increased risk of myocarditis and other cardiac events in young people, we found no evidence of substantially increased mortality risk, either due to cardiac events or overall, from mRNA vaccines, which suggest that cases of myocarditis or myopericarditis due to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to be fatal. We do, however, find evidence of an increased risk of cardiac death after a first dose of a non mRNA vaccine among females. It should also be noted that non mRNA vaccines are no longer used in the UK vaccination programme28. This provides reassurance that mRNA vaccines pose minimal risk of increased mortality in the first twelve weeks post-vaccination in young individuals. However, it is important to continue to monitor mortality after vaccination as more deaths are being registered, and extend the surveillance to other age groups and deaths from other causes. | 2023-03-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_122_ret_b16_gn | sciencefeedback_122 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-myocarditis-covid-vaccines-carries-serious-risk-death-flawed-study/ | Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death | Joseph Mackinnon | 2024-01-29 | https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/44/24/2234/7188747 | The present nationwide study involving more than 44 million vaccinated individuals in Korea demonstrated several clinically important findings on acute myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination. First, VRM was a very rare complication of COVID-19 vaccination (1.08 cases per 100 000 vaccinated persons) and mainly developed in association with mRNA vaccines, especially in young males. Second, the demographic characteristics of COVID-19 VRM differed from those of the previous studies. Third, notably, we demonstrated severe COVID-19 VRM including FM or death was not uncommon (19.8% of total VRM). Sudden cardiac death attributable to COVID-19 VRM demonstrated in this study warrants the careful monitoring or warning of SCD as a potentially fatal complication of COVID-19 vaccination, especially in individuals who are ages under 45 years with mRNA vaccination. Fourth, the incidence of severe cases of COVID-19 VRM significantly decreased in the third vaccination than in the first or second COVID-19 vaccination (Structured Graphical Abstract). [...] Sudden cardiac death was the most serious and worrisome adverse reaction of COVID-19 vaccination in our study. In eight SCD cases, VRM was not suspected as a clinical diagnosis or a cause of death before performing an autopsy. All SCD cases attributable to COVID-19 VRM were aged under 45 years and received mRNA vaccines. Vaccine-related myocarditis was the only possible cause of death in all SCD cases. Therefore, SCD attributable to COVID-19 VRM demonstrated in this study warrants the careful monitoring or warning of SCD as a potentially fatal complication of COVID-19 vaccination, especially in individuals who are ages under 45 years and receiving mRNA vaccination. | 2023-06-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_122_ret_bn_g5 | sciencefeedback_122 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-myocarditis-covid-vaccines-carries-serious-risk-death-flawed-study/ | Study shows myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccination carries serious risk of death | Joseph Mackinnon | 2024-01-29 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-myocarditis-covid-vaccines-carries-serious-risk-death-flawed-study/ | Claim that myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines carries serious risk of death is based on flawed study [...] It cited the study’s conclusion stating that "COVID-19 vaccination is strongly associated with a serious adverse safety signal of myocarditis, particularly in children and young adults resulting in hospitalization and death". [...] Multiple published studies have shown that the clinical course of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis is mild for the majority, and contrary to the claims by Rose et al. and The Blaze, don’t entail serious risks of hospitalization and death. Studies have also shown that it is COVID-19—not COVID-19 vaccines—that is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular diseases and other complications. Reliable scientific studies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks. | 2024-02-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_127 | sciencefeedback_127 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-covid-vaccines-killed-3-5-times-more-americans-than-covid19-online-survey-inconsistent-excess-mortality-data-steve-kirsch/ | Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus | Steve Kirsch | 2023-10-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-covid-vaccines-killed-3-5-times-more-americans-than-covid19-online-survey-inconsistent-excess-mortality-data-steve-kirsch/ | To date, there have been more than 1.1 million COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at reducing the risk of severe disease and deathWhile the COVID-19 vaccines have been linked to potentially serious side effects, such as a particular blood clotting disorder and myocarditis, the risk of blood clots and heart inflammation is higher after COVID-19 than after the vaccines. Overall, the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks. | 2023-10-31 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_127_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_127 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-covid-vaccines-killed-3-5-times-more-americans-than-covid19-online-survey-inconsistent-excess-mortality-data-steve-kirsch/ | Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus | Steve Kirsch | 2023-10-31 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/claim-covid-vaccines-killed-3-5-times-more-americans-than-covid19-online-survey-inconsistent-excess-mortality-data-steve-kirsch/ | FULL CLAIM: "New Study Reveals Covid mRNA Jabs Killed ‘3.5X More Americans Than Virus Itself’"; ‘"Vaccine" killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus’; "Analysis of the first 9,620 responses found 804 deaths from COVID and 2,830 deaths from the COVID vaccine [...] No fancy math is needed to calculate the ratio: 2830/804=3.5X" [...] Based on the responses he received, he concluded that the COVID-19 vaccines had killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 did: "Analysis of the first 9,620 responses found 804 deaths from COVID and 2,830 deaths from the COVID vaccine. Those results were generated from a minimum of 108,000 people covered by the survey […] No fancy math is needed to calculate the ratio: 2830/804=3.5X." [...] If Kirsch’s claim were true, it would mean that excess deaths from 2020 up until now are roughly 4.9 million (the sum of all COVID-19 deaths so far and alleged vaccine deaths). This figure outstrips actual excess mortality data so far (Figure 4) by about four times. Kirsch’s assertion that the COVID-19 vaccines "killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus", when carried to its logical conclusion, has no basis in reality. | 2023-10-31 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_127_ret_b13_gn | sciencefeedback_127 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-covid-vaccines-killed-3-5-times-more-americans-than-covid19-online-survey-inconsistent-excess-mortality-data-steve-kirsch/ | Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus | Steve Kirsch | 2023-10-31 | https://fullfact.org/health/vaccine-deaths-survey/ | An article published on the Daily Sceptic blog reports that a poll has found there have been "twice as many vaccine deaths as Covid deaths in US households." [...] The Daily Sceptic has used the results of this survey to claim that "more than twice as many Americans have lost a household member to a Covid vaccine injury as have lost one to Covid". [...] If this data were to be representative of the US population, it would suggest that the true Covid-19 death toll is far higher than the official figure, and that millions of people have died as a result of the vaccine. | 2022-07-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_127_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_127 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-covid-vaccines-killed-3-5-times-more-americans-than-covid19-online-survey-inconsistent-excess-mortality-data-steve-kirsch/ | Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus | Steve Kirsch | 2023-10-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-covid-vaccines-killed-3-5-times-more-americans-than-covid19-online-survey-inconsistent-excess-mortality-data-steve-kirsch/ | Claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data [...] Based on the responses he received, he concluded that the COVID-19 vaccines had killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 did: "Analysis of the first 9,620 responses found 804 deaths from COVID and 2,830 deaths from the COVID vaccine. Those results were generated from a minimum of 108,000 people covered by the survey […] No fancy math is needed to calculate the ratio: 2830/804=3.5X." [...] If Kirsch’s claim were true, it would mean that excess deaths from 2020 up until now are roughly 4.9 million (the sum of all COVID-19 deaths so far and alleged vaccine deaths). This figure outstrips actual excess mortality data so far (Figure 4) by about four times. Kirsch’s assertion that the COVID-19 vaccines "killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus", when carried to its logical conclusion, has no basis in reality. | 2023-10-31 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_127_ret_bn_g7 | sciencefeedback_127 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-covid-vaccines-killed-3-5-times-more-americans-than-covid19-online-survey-inconsistent-excess-mortality-data-steve-kirsch/ | Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus | Steve Kirsch | 2023-10-31 | https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORLEG/bulletins/2fffcc0 | An analysis by NPR shows a parallel result: counties that voted for Trump in 2020 had much higher COVID death rates than those that went for Biden. The explanation: low vaccination rates fueled by COVID misinformation. [...] Cases of COVID-19 remain far more common in unvaccinated people, though the difference is narrowing somewhat. The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is 3.5 times higher than in vaccinated people, down from a four-time differnce. To date, there have been 47,687 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon out of a total of 399,361.. Where the vaccines really make a difference is in preventing serious COVID cases. Nearly all breakthrough cases show no symptoms, or symptoms that are relatively mild. Once again, just 4.4% of the relatively small number of vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and just 1.2% have died. | 2021-12-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_128 | sciencefeedback_128 | https://science.feedback.org/review/daily-mail-misleading-interpretation-south-korean-mask-study-imply-mask-wearing-dangerous/ | “Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer” | Emily Joshu | 2023-08-27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/daily-mail-misleading-interpretation-south-korean-mask-study-imply-mask-wearing-dangerous/ | Scientific evidence shows wearing a face mask reduces the spread of COVID-19. Wearing a face mask also doesn’t significantly impede the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, as gas molecules are many times smaller than the pores of even an N95 mask. COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through infectious liquid particles spread from infected to uninfected individuals. Masks act as simple physical barriers that reduce the dissemination of these liquid particles, which are generated by people when they cough, sneeze, or speak. | 2023-08-27 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_128_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_128 | https://science.feedback.org/review/daily-mail-misleading-interpretation-south-korean-mask-study-imply-mask-wearing-dangerous/ | “Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer” | Emily Joshu | 2023-08-27 | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12443319/Mask-study-published-NIH-suggests-N95-Covid-masks-expose-wearers-dangerous-level-toxic-compounds-linked-seizures-cancer.html | Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer - A study published in April found disposable masks can have toxic chemicals - Experts said this could make newly instated mask mandates ineffective - READ MORE: Mask mania sweeps America...AGAIN [...] But a study quietly re-shared by the National Institutes of Health in spring suggests the tight-fitting mask may expose users to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals. [...] A study published in April found that several disposable masks contain more than eight times the US recommended limit of toxic volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) | 2023-08-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_128_ret_bn_g15 | sciencefeedback_128 | https://science.feedback.org/review/daily-mail-misleading-interpretation-south-korean-mask-study-imply-mask-wearing-dangerous/ | “Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer” | Emily Joshu | 2023-08-27 | https://flybynews.wordpress.com/2023/09/02/spike-protein-detox-protocol-dr-mccullough/ | 01 Sept. 2023 – Peter McCullough, MD [...] N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer 24 Aug. 2023 – HW 7:39 – Del Bigtree [...] FN Health and Spiritual Blog | 2023-09-02 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_128_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_128 | https://science.feedback.org/review/daily-mail-misleading-interpretation-south-korean-mask-study-imply-mask-wearing-dangerous/ | “Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer” | Emily Joshu | 2023-08-27 | https://www.asrn.org/journal-nursing/3009-nih-study-n95-masks-may-expose-wearers-to-dangerous-level-of-toxic-compounds-linked-to-seizures-cancer.html | But a study quietly re-shared by the National Institutes of Health in spring suggests the tight-fitting mask may expose users to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals. [...] The study found that the chemicals released by these masks had eight times the recommended safety limit of toxic volatile organic compounds (TVOCs). [...] The study was published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety and on the NIH's website. | 2023-01-01 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_129 | sciencefeedback_129 | https://science.feedback.org/review/pfizer-documents-misrepresented-false-claim-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-graphene-oxide/ | Pfizer documents confirm that mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations contain graphene oxide | Richard Willett | 2023-02-08 | https://science.feedback.org/review/pfizer-documents-misrepresented-false-claim-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-graphene-oxide/ | COVID-19 vaccines were rigorously tested in clinical trials before they were permitted to be used in the general public. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t contain graphene oxide nor is graphene listed on any credible ingredient lists of any COVID-19 vaccine provided by public health authorities and regulators. However, some have misrepresented a Pfizer document to claim otherwise. In fact, the document describes a microscopy study that was part of the structural characterization of the vaccine spike protein, in which scientists used graphene oxide as a support material for sample processing and visualization. | 2023-02-08 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_129_ret_b14_gn | sciencefeedback_129 | https://science.feedback.org/review/pfizer-documents-misrepresented-false-claim-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-graphene-oxide/ | Pfizer documents confirm that mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations contain graphene oxide | Richard Willett | 2023-02-08 | https://health-desk.org/articles/how-do-we-know-graphene-oxide-isn-t-used-in-covid-19-mrna-vaccines | There is no graphene oxide in any part of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines do not contain any graphene oxide. The ingredient list for both vaccines have been published and tested by outside parties. They were not found to contain any graphene oxide in their formulas, including their lipid nanoparticles. [...] No WHO authorized vaccines produced by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, CanSino, Sinovac, Sputnik V, or Janssen contain graphene oxide. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has not yet published a list of its ingredients in a peer-reviewed or open access publication. | 2021-08-04 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_129_ret_bn_g19 | sciencefeedback_129 | https://science.feedback.org/review/pfizer-documents-misrepresented-false-claim-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-graphene-oxide/ | Pfizer documents confirm that mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations contain graphene oxide | Richard Willett | 2023-02-08 | https://www.forensicscijournal.com/articles/jfsr-aid1037.php | "Dr. Andreas Noack is 1 of the foremost experts on graphene in the world. He has studied data from Professor Pablo Campra from the University of Almeira. Dr. Campra used micro-Raman spectroscopy to analyze the contents of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Noack reviewed Dr. Campra’s findings and found that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine contains graphene hydroxide. Dr. Noack confirmed the findings of Robert Young, M.Sc., D.Sc., Ph.D., who used phase-contrast microscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to analyze the following COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer –BioNTech mRNA Vaccine, the Moderna-Lonza mRNA-1273 Vaccine, the Serum Institute Oxford Astrazeneca Vaccine and the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. Dr. Young concluded: The Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen drugs are NOT "vaccines" but complexed Graphene Oxide nanoparticulate aggregates of varying nano elements attached to genetically modified nucleic acids of mRNA from animal or Vero cells and aborted human fetal cells. [...] Form Great mountains publication Poisonous Graphene Oxide Found in COVID-19 Vaccines August 30, 2021, by Edward Hendrie. "Robert Young, M.Sc., D.Sc., Ph.D., used phase-contrast microscopy, transmission and scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy to analyze the following COVID-19 vaccines: Pfizer–BioNTech mRNA Vaccine, the Moderna-Lonza mRNA-1273 Vaccine, the Serum Institute Oxford Astrazeneca Vaccine and the Janssen COVID -19 Vaccine. Dr. Young concluded: | 2022-10-13 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_129_ret_bn_g6 | sciencefeedback_129 | https://science.feedback.org/review/pfizer-documents-misrepresented-false-claim-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-graphene-oxide/ | Pfizer documents confirm that mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations contain graphene oxide | Richard Willett | 2023-02-08 | https://science.feedback.org/review/pfizer-documents-misrepresented-false-claim-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-graphene-oxide/ | COVID-19 vaccines were rigorously tested in clinical trials before they were permitted to be used in the general public. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t contain graphene oxide nor is graphene listed on any credible ingredient lists of any COVID-19 vaccine provided by public health authorities and regulators. However, some have misrepresented a Pfizer document to claim otherwise. In fact, the document describes a microscopy study that was part of the structural characterization of the vaccine spike protein, in which scientists used graphene oxide as a support material for sample processing and visualization. Misrepresents source: The claim is based on a screenshot of a Pfizer document that omits important context. In fact, the FDA-released Pfizer document didn’t "confirm" that COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene oxide. The document discusses research procedures used in testing the vaccine, rather than the manufacture of the actual vaccine. [...] The document released by Pfizer doesn’t state that graphene oxide is an ingredient of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Instead, it described a microscopy study used to assess the structure of the vaccine spike protein. The technique involved uses graphene oxide grids to stably arrange the samples for microscopy. This document doesn’t mention any use of graphene oxide during the manufacture of the vaccine, and no credible ingredient lists of the vaccine show graphene oxide as an ingredient. | 2023-08-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_130 | sciencefeedback_130 | https://science.feedback.org/review/animal-studies-pfizer-covid19-vaccine-approval-application-showed-no-signs-reproductive-toxicity/ | “COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer’s own data show” | David Bell | 2023-10-05 | https://science.feedback.org/review/animal-studies-pfizer-covid19-vaccine-approval-application-showed-no-signs-reproductive-toxicity/ | Safety monitoring and clinical data continue to show that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and protect them from pregnancy complications due to COVID-19. No evidence from animal or clinical studies suggests that these vaccines cause or increase fertility problems or negative pregnancy outcomes. | 2023-10-05 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_130_ret_b10_gn | sciencefeedback_130 | https://science.feedback.org/review/animal-studies-pfizer-covid19-vaccine-approval-application-showed-no-signs-reproductive-toxicity/ | “COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer’s own data show” | David Bell | 2023-10-05 | https://theconversation.com/covid-vaccines-and-pregnancy-a-review-of-the-evidence-shows-they-are-safe-184870 | COVID vaccines have been contentious ever since they were developed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, though the evidence is that they are safe and effective. One of the concerns has been whether the vaccines were safe for pregnant women. A recent review looked at the evidence available from North America, Israel and Europe. The Conversation Africa’s Ozayr Patel asked vaccine specialist Marta C. Nunes to sum up the findings. [...] Current COVID-19 vaccines were not tested in pregnant women in the initial clinical trials. But in many countries, pregnant women did get the vaccine. Observational studies have been done since the vaccines became available, to generate information on the vaccines’ safety and how well they work. [...] The question was whether it was safe to vaccinate pregnant women with COVID vaccines. None of the studies found any safety concerns regarding these vaccines during pregnancy. The reactions to the vaccine that were reported by pregnant women were similar to the reactions that were reported by other adult people who got the vaccine. There was no difference between pregnant women and the general population as regards safety. | 2022-07-11 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_130_ret_b11_gn | sciencefeedback_130 | https://science.feedback.org/review/animal-studies-pfizer-covid19-vaccine-approval-application-showed-no-signs-reproductive-toxicity/ | “COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer’s own data show” | David Bell | 2023-10-05 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59417509 | Covid vaccines safe in pregnancy, data shows - Published The UK's Health Security Agency says its analysis, external of English data shows Covid vaccines are safe in pregnancy, reinforcing international evidence. [...] "Every pregnant woman who has not yet been vaccinated should feel confident to go and get the jab and that this will help to prevent the serious consequences of catching Covid in pregnancy," she said. | 2021-11-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_130_ret_b9_gn | sciencefeedback_130 | https://science.feedback.org/review/animal-studies-pfizer-covid19-vaccine-approval-application-showed-no-signs-reproductive-toxicity/ | “COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer’s own data show” | David Bell | 2023-10-05 | https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59417509 | Covid vaccines safe in pregnancy, data shows The UK's Health Security Agency says its analysis of English data shows Covid vaccines are safe in pregnancy, reinforcing international evidence. [...] "Every pregnant woman who has not yet been vaccinated should feel confident to go and get the jab and that this will help to prevent the serious consequences of catching Covid in pregnancy," she said. | 2021-11-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_130_ret_bn_g6 | sciencefeedback_130 | https://science.feedback.org/review/animal-studies-pfizer-covid19-vaccine-approval-application-showed-no-signs-reproductive-toxicity/ | “COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer’s own data show” | David Bell | 2023-10-05 | https://science.feedback.org/review/animal-studies-pfizer-covid19-vaccine-approval-application-showed-no-signs-reproductive-toxicity/ | Safety monitoring and clinical data continue to show that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and protect them from pregnancy complications due to COVID-19. No evidence from animal or clinical studies suggests that these vaccines cause or increase fertility problems or negative pregnancy outcomes. [...] On 19 April 2023, the Brownstone Institute published an article claiming that Australian regulatory authority the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe during pregnancy before approving it provisionally on 27 August 2021. [...] Pfizer’s approval applications for the COVID-19 vaccines have become a regular subject of misinformation for individuals who misuse and distort the data presented in them to support the narrative that the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe. In the case of the Brownstone Institute, the article completely misrepresented the results of the experiments, which don’t support and actually contradict the article’s claim, as we will explain below. | 2023-05-10 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_132 | sciencefeedback_132 | https://science.feedback.org/review/misuse-of-drug-tests-on-energy-drinks-like-red-bull-produces-false-positives-doesnt-demonstrate-these-drinks-contain-cocaine-and-other-drugs/ | Red Bull contain cocaine and buprenorphine | Social media users | 2023-11-23 | https://science.feedback.org/review/misuse-of-drug-tests-on-energy-drinks-like-red-bull-produces-false-positives-doesnt-demonstrate-these-drinks-contain-cocaine-and-other-drugs/ | Home drug tests are a simple and rapid method for detecting the presence of drugs of abuse in a variety of human samples, including saliva, urine, and blood. However, these tests only provide preliminary results and need confirmation from a laboratory test. Furthermore, to be reliable, the tests should be carried out correctly according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Using samples that the test wasn’t designed to analyze, such as food and beverages, is a misuse of the test and results produced from such tests are invalid. | 2023-11-23 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_132_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_132 | https://science.feedback.org/review/misuse-of-drug-tests-on-energy-drinks-like-red-bull-produces-false-positives-doesnt-demonstrate-these-drinks-contain-cocaine-and-other-drugs/ | Red Bull contain cocaine and buprenorphine | Social media users | 2023-11-23 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/misuse-drug-tests-energy-drinks-red-bull-produces-false-positives-doesnt-demonstrate-drinks-contain-cocaine-other-drugs/ | FULL CLAIM: "Red Bull's got a positive on buprenorphine, which is a toxin, and cocaine. So that's what we're putting in our bodies when we drink Red Bull" [...] The video showed two people using a saliva drug test on liquid poured from a can of Red Bull, a popular energy drink. The test showed a positive result for the stimulant cocaine and for buprenorphine, a synthetic opioid used to treat opioid dependency. The voices in the video then claimed, "So that’s what we’re putting in our bodies when we drink Red Bull", implying that the beverage contained these two drugs. In 2019 and 2020, Snopes and USA Today debunked similar videos claiming that Red Bull and another energy drink called Bang tested positive for various drugs, including methamphetamine, oxycodone, buprenorphine, and ecstasy using a drug urine test. | 2023-11-23 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_132_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_132 | https://science.feedback.org/review/misuse-of-drug-tests-on-energy-drinks-like-red-bull-produces-false-positives-doesnt-demonstrate-these-drinks-contain-cocaine-and-other-drugs/ | Red Bull contain cocaine and buprenorphine | Social media users | 2023-11-23 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/08/06/fact-check-red-bull-doesnt-contain-drugs-may-spur-false-positive/5557820002/ | A 2019 Facebook post shows a picture of a urine drug test and claims that the energy drink Red Bull tests positive for the stimulant methamphetamine and opioids oxycodone and Suboxone, while the energy drink Bang tests positive for recreational drug ecstasy. The post alludes to the instance of a false positive, which occurs when a test shows the presence of a substance that a person has not actually used. [...] While Red Bull does not contain any of the substances that drug tests screen for, the nature of certain urine drug tests is why a false positive result may occur. [...] We rate this claim PARTLY FALSE, based on our research. It is true there is a possibility that the urine of a person who consumed Red Bull or another energy drink can falsely test positive on an immunoassay drug test if the amino acids found in the drink mimic the structure of a certain drug. However, the post is misleading because it shows test results of the energy drink poured into the container rather than a urine sample of a person who has consumed and metabolized the drink. Therefore, the results are not valid. | 2020-08-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_132_ret_bn_g3 | sciencefeedback_132 | https://science.feedback.org/review/misuse-of-drug-tests-on-energy-drinks-like-red-bull-produces-false-positives-doesnt-demonstrate-these-drinks-contain-cocaine-and-other-drugs/ | Red Bull contain cocaine and buprenorphine | Social media users | 2023-11-23 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/red-bull-bang-drug-tests-meth/ | "Today at work a patient had a Red Bull. [I] told him they [test positive] on drug screens. He didn't believe me. So I had him pour some in a new cup, and it [tested positive] for [methamphetamine] and [oxycodone] and [buprenorphine]. Also Bang will [test positive] for [ecstasy/MDMA]." [...] The first point to clarify is that neither Red Bull nor Bang nor any other energy drink contains methamphetamine, buprenorphine (often sold as suboxone), oxycodone (often sold as OxyContin), or MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy or X). What the meme alluded to (whether knowingly or unknowingly) was the phenomenon of false positives, in which a drug test incorrectly indicates the presence of a substance that is not present, either in a biological specimen (usually urine and blood) or a sample of the substance in question. The ingredients of both Red Bull and Bang can be found listed here. [...] The second misleading feature of the meme is that Rider Freese said she used a urine screen test to screen for methamphetamine, buprenorphine, and oxycodone in a sample of Red Bull. This makes little sense, because that kind of test is used to screen for illicit substances in a person's urine, not in a beverage. | 2019-09-09 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_134 | sciencefeedback_134 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-i-am-awakened-seasonal-illness-surge-conspiracy-chemicals-food-plandemic/ | 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 | Alexander Cole | 2023-12-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-i-am-awakened-seasonal-illness-surge-conspiracy-chemicals-food-plandemic/ | Respiratory viruses like the flu, RSV, the common cold, and SARS-CoV-2 tend to circulate more widely in winter, resulting in more respiratory illnesses in winter months. Chlorine-containing compounds are common antimicrobial agents used in the food industry to kill harmful bacteria and improve the safety of food products. Benzene can occur as a result of naturally-occurring compounds in soft drinks and beverages. Regulatory agencies in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia have found that benzene levels in soft drinks and beverages are generally well within safe limits. | 2023-12-31 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_134_ret_b13_gn | sciencefeedback_134 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-i-am-awakened-seasonal-illness-surge-conspiracy-chemicals-food-plandemic/ | 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 | Alexander Cole | 2023-12-31 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34914208/ | Characterization of respiratory illness surge (April-June 2021) post-COVID-19 lockdown - PMID: 34914208 - DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25792 Characterization of respiratory illness surge (April-June 2021) post-COVID-19 lockdown | 2021-01-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_134_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_134 | https://science.feedback.org/review/social-media-i-am-awakened-seasonal-illness-surge-conspiracy-chemicals-food-plandemic/ | 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 | Alexander Cole | 2023-12-31 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_New_York_(state) | COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) Disease COVID-19 Virus strain SARS-CoV-2 Location New York state, U.S.First outbreak Wuhan , Hubei , China Index case Manhattan , New York City Arrival date mid-February 2020[ 1] (1st positive March 1)[ 2] Confirmed cases 6,390,225[ 3] Hospitalized cases 100,000+ (total)[ 4] [...] Government response to the pandemic in New York began with a full lockdown from March 2020 to April 2020, followed by a four-phase reopening plan by region from April 2020 to July 2020. Additional modifications to the plan were imposed in July as the state learned more about the pandemic and due to political pressure. In October 2020, a micro-cluster strategy was announced which shuts down areas of the state to varying degrees by ZIP code when cases increase. | 2024-09-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
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