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sciencefeedback_199_ret_bn_g9 | sciencefeedback_199 | https://science.feedback.org/review/lila-rose-claim-that-abortion-is-never-medically-necessary-is-inaccurate-it-is-necessary-in-certain-cases-to-preserve-mothers-life-young-america-foundation/ | Abortion is never medically necessary | Lila Rose | 2019-08-30 | https://science.feedback.org/review/lila-rose-claim-that-abortion-is-never-medically-necessary-is-inaccurate-it-is-necessary-in-certain-cases-to-preserve-mothers-life-young-america-foundation/ | Lila Rose claim that "abortion is never medically necessary" is inaccurate; it is necessary in certain cases to preserve mother’s life [...] Physicians who evaluated this claim found it to be inaccurate. They explained that there are many medical conditions, such as pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome and placenta previa, in which abortion could become medically necessary in order to save the life of the mother. Incidentally, abortion is medically defined as a procedure to end a pregnancy – this definition does not change depending on the reasons for an abortion, i.e. whether the procedure is motivated by an unwanted pregnancy or medical emergency or some other situation has no effect on its medical definition. However, Lila Rose redefines the meaning of abortion to exclude the cases when abortion is medically necessary in order to bolster her claim that "abortion is never medically necessary". This is akin to the No True Scotsman fallacy in which the definition of a word/phrase is modified from its actual meaning to make a point. For example, Rose claims that treating an ectopic pregnancy is not an abortion, even though termination of the pregnancy is the result of the procedures that treat ectopic pregnancies. [...] "1. The findings of Science Feedback’s fact-check were based on publicly available scientific evidence and [were] not the result of any bias. The claim that "abortion is never medically necessary" is false and inaccurate. | 2019-08-30 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_2_ret_b13_gn | sciencefeedback_2 | https://science.feedback.org/review/who-declaration-public-health-emergency-triggered-by-worsening-mpox-outbreak-africa-not-ploy-push-vaccine-stocks/ | The WHO declaration of a public health emergency is a scheme to use vaccines “stocked up in warehouses”; bird flu, parvovirus B19, and monkeypox are “rebranding” of the same virus | Rizza Islam | 2024-08-20 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35882402/ | Monkeypox: WHO declares a public health emergency of international concern - PMID: 35882402 - DOI: 10.1136/bmj.o1874 Monkeypox: WHO declares a public health emergency of international concern WHO declared monkeypox a public-health emergency of international concern: A case for prevention rationale.Int J Surg. 2022 Sep;105:106850. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106850. Epub 2022 Aug 24. Int J Surg. 2022. PMID: 36028142 Free PMC article. No abstract available. | 2022-07-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_2_ret_b5_gn | sciencefeedback_2 | https://science.feedback.org/review/who-declaration-public-health-emergency-triggered-by-worsening-mpox-outbreak-africa-not-ploy-push-vaccine-stocks/ | The WHO declaration of a public health emergency is a scheme to use vaccines “stocked up in warehouses”; bird flu, parvovirus B19, and monkeypox are “rebranding” of the same virus | Rizza Islam | 2024-08-20 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35895041/ | The WHO Declaration of Monkeypox as a Global Public Health Emergency - PMID: 35895041 - DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.12513 [...] Monkeypox: WHO declares a public health emergency of international concern.BMJ. 2022 Jul 26;378:o1874. doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1874. BMJ. 2022. PMID: 35882402 No abstract available. WHO declared monkeypox a public-health emergency of international concern: A case for prevention rationale.Int J Surg. 2022 Sep;105:106850. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106850. Epub 2022 Aug 24. Int J Surg. 2022. PMID: 36028142 Free PMC article. No abstract available. | 2022-08-16 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_2_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_2 | https://science.feedback.org/review/who-declaration-public-health-emergency-triggered-by-worsening-mpox-outbreak-africa-not-ploy-push-vaccine-stocks/ | The WHO declaration of a public health emergency is a scheme to use vaccines “stocked up in warehouses”; bird flu, parvovirus B19, and monkeypox are “rebranding” of the same virus | Rizza Islam | 2024-08-20 | https://science.feedback.org/review/who-declaration-public-health-emergency-triggered-by-worsening-mpox-outbreak-africa-not-ploy-push-vaccine-stocks/ | Following the PHEIC for mpox in 2024, Rizza Islam, a figure known for promoting vaccine misinformation, made claims suggesting that mpox, bird flu, and parvovirus B19 are merely rebranded versions of the same virus. He further claimed that this was a ploy to push for more vaccinations and make use of existing vaccines "stored up in warehouses". Islam also implied that the goal of this was financial profit, writing "No viruses = no injections given which = a MAJOR LOSS of $" . [...] Furthermore, the claim that mpox, bird flu, and parvovirus B19 are rebranded versions of the same virus is not supported by scientific evidence. Indeed, each of these viruses is a clearly identified and well-characterized, distinct biological entity. [...] In summary, viruses like mpox, parvovirus B19, and the viruses responsible for bird flu are all different from each other. They were identified at different times and in different places. Their genomes are structured differently, and they belong to separate families of viruses. Thus, Islam’s claim is incorrect as they aren’t a "rebranding" of each other. Scientifically established facts distinguish these viruses from each other. | 2024-08-20 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_2_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_2 | https://science.feedback.org/review/who-declaration-public-health-emergency-triggered-by-worsening-mpox-outbreak-africa-not-ploy-push-vaccine-stocks/ | The WHO declaration of a public health emergency is a scheme to use vaccines “stocked up in warehouses”; bird flu, parvovirus B19, and monkeypox are “rebranding” of the same virus | Rizza Islam | 2024-08-20 | https://science.feedback.org/author/pablo-rougerie/ | Incorrect Health Posted on: 2024-08-20 WHO declaration of public health emergency triggered by worsening of mpox outbreak in Africa, not a ploy to push for using vaccine stocks Claim: The WHO declaration of a public health emergency is a scheme to use vaccines "stocked up in warehouses"; bird flu, parvovirus B19, and monkeypox are "rebranding" of the same virus Source: Instagram, Rizza Islam, 2024-08-14 | 2024-10-03 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_201 | sciencefeedback_201 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-hiv-insertions-were-not-identified-in-the-2019-coronavirus-contrary-to-claims-based-on-questionable-bioinformatics-study/ | Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions' | Anonymous | 2020-04-02 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-hiv-insertions-were-not-identified-in-the-2019-coronavirus-contrary-to-claims-based-on-questionable-bioinformatics-study/ | This claim is based on a study which compared extremely short protein sequences between the 2019 novel coronavirus and HIV, a practice likely to give false positives. The study’s authors also overlooked checking for potential similarities between 2019-nCoV and other organisms. As it turned out, these short protein sequences were similar to many other organisms, not just HIV, thereby refuting the claim that 2019-nCoV contains DNA from the HIV virus. | 2020-04-02 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_201_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_201 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-hiv-insertions-were-not-identified-in-the-2019-coronavirus-contrary-to-claims-based-on-questionable-bioinformatics-study/ | Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions' | Anonymous | 2020-04-02 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/no-hiv-insertions-were-not-identified-in-the-2019-coronavirus-contrary-to-claims-based-on-questionable-bioinformatics-study/ | FULL CLAIM: Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions', stoking fears over artificially created bioweapon The claim that the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) contains artificially-introduced insertions from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), thereby proving it is man-made, went viral on Facebook and other social media platforms like Twitter in early February 2020. One of the most viral of these articles appeared on websites known to publish misinformation in the past, such as ZeroHedge and Infowars, and was written by an anonymous person under the fictitious name of Tyler Durden. [...] Nevertheless, the paper’s findings have been used by many on social media as evidence to support the baseless assertion that 2019-nCoV is a man-made virus. The authors had reported finding "4 insertions in the spike glycoprotein (S) which are unique to 2019-nCoV and are not present in other coronaviruses". The authors further asserted that "all of [these inserts] have identity/similarity to amino acids residues in key structural proteins of HIV-1 [which] is unlikely to be fortuitous in nature". | 2020-05-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_201_ret_bn_g4 | sciencefeedback_201 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-hiv-insertions-were-not-identified-in-the-2019-coronavirus-contrary-to-claims-based-on-questionable-bioinformatics-study/ | Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions' | Anonymous | 2020-04-02 | https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/03/retraction-faulty-coronavirus-paper-good-moment-for-science/ | Titled "Uncanny similarity of unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag," the paper claimed to find similarities between the new coronavirus and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The use of the word "uncanny" in the title, together with "unlikely to be fortuitous" in the abstract, led some to think that the authors were suggesting the virus had somehow been engineered by humans. | 2020-02-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_201_ret_bn_g6 | sciencefeedback_201 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-hiv-insertions-were-not-identified-in-the-2019-coronavirus-contrary-to-claims-based-on-questionable-bioinformatics-study/ | Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions' | Anonymous | 2020-04-02 | https://www.factcheck.org/2020/02/baseless-conspiracy-theories-claim-new-coronavirus-was-bioengineered/ | Several online stories inaccurately claim that the new coronavirus contains HIV "insertions" and shows signs of being created in a lab. But there is no evidence that the new virus was bioengineered, and every indication it came from an animal. [...] A ZeroHedge article with the headline, "Coronavirus Contains ‘HIV Insertions,’ Stoking Fears Over Artificially Created Bioweapon," pounced on some of the language in the preprint to argue that the scientists were saying the virus might be "man-made." The story also cited tweets from a visiting scientist at Harvard who had commented on the preprint and stated that the scientist’s tweets suggested that the virus "might have been genetically engineered for the purposes of a weapon." [...] Only one "insertion" is not fully shared with the bat virus, Bedford explained, and "in no way suggests engineering" since it is consistent with the types of insertions and deletions that happen in coronaviruses. "There is absolutely no evidence for either (1) sequence insertions or (2) their relationship to HIV," he concluded. | 2021-06-29 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_202 | sciencefeedback_202 | https://science.feedback.org/review/public-information-film-coronavirus-allegedly-from-1970s-parody-published-2020/ | A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s | Social media users | 2023-11-28 | https://science.feedback.org/review/public-information-film-coronavirus-allegedly-from-1970s-parody-published-2020/ | A public information film offering tips to prevent coronavirus infection that allegedly dates to the 1970s is actually a parody of the public service films that the U.K. Central Office of Information produced and distributed nationally between 1946 and 2011. | 2023-11-28 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_202_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_202 | https://science.feedback.org/review/public-information-film-coronavirus-allegedly-from-1970s-parody-published-2020/ | A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s | Social media users | 2023-11-28 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/public-information-film-coronavirus-allegedly-from-1970s-parody-published-2020/ | A three-minute video titled "Coronavirus – 1970s Public Information Film" offering recommendations to prevent coronavirus infections went viral at the end of 2023. The video circulated on social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. One Facebook post sharing the video in November 2023 received over 50,000 views and 2,000 shares. The video’s title and retro appearance resembled the public information short films that the U.K. Central Office of Information (COI) produced and distributed during television advertising breaks. The COI was created in 1946 to replace the British Ministry of Information, which was responsible for government publicity and propaganda during the Second World War, and was active until 2011. [...] However, the video shared on social media isn’t an actual public information film but a work of satire. It is also not from the 1970s. | 2023-11-28 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_202_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_202 | https://science.feedback.org/review/public-information-film-coronavirus-allegedly-from-1970s-parody-published-2020/ | A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s | Social media users | 2023-11-28 | https://science.feedback.org/review/public-information-film-coronavirus-allegedly-from-1970s-parody-published-2020/ | Public information film on coronavirus allegedly from the 1970s is a parody published in 2020 A public information film offering tips to prevent coronavirus infection that allegedly dates to the 1970s is actually a parody of the public service films that the U.K. Central Office of Information produced and distributed nationally between 1946 and 2011. Factually inaccurate: The 1970s coronavirus public information film shown on various social media posts is actually a parody published on 24 May 2020, shortly after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. | 2023-11-28 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_202_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_202 | https://science.feedback.org/review/public-information-film-coronavirus-allegedly-from-1970s-parody-published-2020/ | A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s | Social media users | 2023-11-28 | https://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2020/07/20/patrick-russell-the-bfi-public-information-films-and-the-coi/ | Right… this is quite complex! There’s an aspect of political history to this, as well as an aspect of communication theory. Firstly… it’s not that there are no Public Information Films being made. There are. In fact, during the Coronavirus period, people may have seen films from the government giving advice about handwashing and staying alert… possibly during ad breaks, but also online. Most of the ones I’ve seen haven’t been particularly creative in their style, but they have been made. Government departments have still commissioned films, just not through the Central Office of Information. | 2020-07-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_211 | sciencefeedback_211 | https://science.feedback.org/review/the-clothing-industry-produces-3-to-10-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-as-accurately-claimed-in-patagonia-post/ | “The clothing industry contributes up to 10% of the pollution driving the climate crisis.” | Patagonia | 2020-11-30 | https://science.feedback.org/review/the-clothing-industry-produces-3-to-10-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-as-accurately-claimed-in-patagonia-post/ | Globally, the fashion industry is estimated to contribute 3 - 10% of the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change, based on scientific studies and reports from the United Nations and charities. The clothing industry has a variety of other environmental impacts, including intensive water use, water pollution through dying and textile production, and pesticide and herbicide pollution through the agricultural production of cotton. Microplastics, which are shed primarily from synthetic textiles during washing, are also polluting the oceans, potentially negatively impacting human health and natural ecosystems. | 2020-11-30 | True | true | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_211_ret_b2_gn | sciencefeedback_211 | https://science.feedback.org/review/the-clothing-industry-produces-3-to-10-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-as-accurately-claimed-in-patagonia-post/ | “The clothing industry contributes up to 10% of the pollution driving the climate crisis.” | Patagonia | 2020-11-30 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/the-clothing-industry-produces-3-to-10-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-as-accurately-claimed-in-patagonia-post/ | The claim appeared in an Instagram post published by the clothing company Patagonia in late November 2020, and has received more than 502,000 views. Although the post does not indicate the source of the claim, scientific studies estimate that clothing contributes 3 to 10% of greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change[1,2]. In addition, clothing production and use causes water pollution, pesticide pollution, and the release of microplastics into the ocean that can negatively impact human health and natural ecosystems[3-5]. [...] Overall the claim, "the clothing industry contributes up to 10% of the pollution driving the climate crisis" is accurate, as it falls within 1 to 10% range of estimates for GHG emissions in scientific studies and organization reports. In addition, clothing production and consumption can be an energy- and water-intensive process that causes water pollution, microplastic release, and human health impacts. [...] The claim [that the fashion contributes] up to 10% [of pollution driving the climate crisis] is not very far from the United Nations’ research estimate, which is 8%. | 2020-12-07 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_211_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_211 | https://science.feedback.org/review/the-clothing-industry-produces-3-to-10-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-as-accurately-claimed-in-patagonia-post/ | “The clothing industry contributes up to 10% of the pollution driving the climate crisis.” | Patagonia | 2020-11-30 | https://science.feedback.org/review/the-clothing-industry-produces-3-to-10-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-as-accurately-claimed-in-patagonia-post/ | Globally, the fashion industry is estimated to contribute 3 - 10% of the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change, based on scientific studies and reports from the United Nations and charities. The clothing industry has a variety of other environmental impacts, including intensive water use, water pollution through dying and textile production, and pesticide and herbicide pollution through the agricultural production of cotton. Microplastics, which are shed primarily from synthetic textiles during washing, are also polluting the oceans, potentially negatively impacting human health and natural ecosystems. [...] Overall the claim, "the clothing industry contributes up to 10% of the pollution driving the climate crisis" is accurate, as it falls within 1 to 10% range of estimates for GHG emissions in scientific studies and organization reports. In addition, clothing production and consumption can be an energy- and water-intensive process that causes water pollution, microplastic release, and human health impacts. [...] The claim [that the fashion contributes] up to 10% [of pollution driving the climate crisis] is not very far from the United Nations’ research estimate, which is 8%. | 2020-12-06 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_211_ret_bn_g12 | sciencefeedback_211 | https://science.feedback.org/review/the-clothing-industry-produces-3-to-10-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-as-accurately-claimed-in-patagonia-post/ | “The clothing industry contributes up to 10% of the pollution driving the climate crisis.” | Patagonia | 2020-11-30 | https://www.vieiraluxe.com/about | Vieira Luxe is a supporter of sustainable fashion and we weave this into our business ethos. Knowing the impact the industry has on climate change, we seek to be a part of the movement towards a more eco-friendly future. Our company is devoted to taking part in this development away from fast fashion by working with shops nationally. Thus, providing you the best quality dresses at outlet prices. Our company is here to stand for sustainable fashion, beginning with the recycling of companies overstock and discontinued garments. The clothing industry contributes up to 10% of the pollution driving the climate crisis, and we Americans throw away an average of 82 pounds of textile waste per year! This all boils down to cut-rate prices, overconsumption, and a culture of convenience. By implementing sustainable fashion practices, such as shopping overstock, we can reduce these carbon emissions and help to repair our planet. Vieira Luxe is dedicated to promoting sustainability , and will work to reduce the fashion industry’s carbon footprint in any way we can. | 2016-01-01 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_211_ret_bn_g6 | sciencefeedback_211 | https://science.feedback.org/review/the-clothing-industry-produces-3-to-10-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-as-accurately-claimed-in-patagonia-post/ | “The clothing industry contributes up to 10% of the pollution driving the climate crisis.” | Patagonia | 2020-11-30 | https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/sustainability/live_more_sustainably.html | Fast fashion is an enormous, rapidly growing industry. The number of new garments made per year has nearly doubled over the past 20 years, and our global consumption of fashion has increased by 400%. The fast fashion industry is a significant contributor to the climate crisis, responsible for as much as 10% of global carbon emissions. Animal-based textiles like wool are responsible for water pollution, widespread habitat loss from deforestation, and other harms to wildlife. Slow down your fashion by caring for your clothes, repairing when possible and, when you need new clothes, shop secondhand or join clothing swaps. If you must buy new, look past the greenwashing and purchase clothing made of truly sustainable materials like organic cotton or Tencel from brands that are made to last. Read about greenwashing of the wool industry and the harms of fast fashion. | 2005-01-01 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_217 | sciencefeedback_217 | https://science.feedback.org/review/2018-coronavirus-research-niaid-montana-lab-unrelated-covid19-pandemic-contrary-claim-fox-newss-jesse-watters/ | “Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading” ; Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America” | Jesse Watters | 2023-07-11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/2018-coronavirus-research-niaid-montana-lab-unrelated-covid19-pandemic-contrary-claim-fox-newss-jesse-watters/ | Some coronaviruses pose a threat to human health, as illustrated by the 2003 SARS outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the coronaviruses that have been thoroughly studied is WIV-1, because it can infect humans. However, WIV-1 is only loosely related to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and thus isn’t responsible for the pandemic. | 2023-07-11 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_217_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_217 | https://science.feedback.org/review/2018-coronavirus-research-niaid-montana-lab-unrelated-covid19-pandemic-contrary-claim-fox-newss-jesse-watters/ | “Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading” ; Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America” | Jesse Watters | 2023-07-11 | https://www.factcheck.org/2022/08/correcting-misinformation-about-dr-fauci/ | Paul has posited that Fauci, among others, "could be culpable for the entire pandemic," if the SARS-CoV-2 virus leaked from a Wuhan lab that was conducting gain-of-function research. But there is no proof of a lab leak, and there is evidence that the bat coronaviruses studied under the NIH grant could not have caused the pandemic. See, "The Wuhan Lab and the Gain-of-Function Disagreement," May 21, 2021, and "Fauci and Paul, Round 2," July 22, 2021 [...] See, "Old Photo Shows Obama, Fauci at U.S. Facility — Not ‘Wuhan Lab,'"July 17, 2020 | 2022-09-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_217_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_217 | https://science.feedback.org/review/2018-coronavirus-research-niaid-montana-lab-unrelated-covid19-pandemic-contrary-claim-fox-newss-jesse-watters/ | “Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading” ; Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America” | Jesse Watters | 2023-07-11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/2018-coronavirus-research-niaid-montana-lab-unrelated-covid19-pandemic-contrary-claim-fox-newss-jesse-watters/ | "Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading" […] "Lock Fauci up, lock everybody up in Montana that is responsible […] let’s just try to save as many lives as possible". [...] According to Watters, the animal rights group White Coat Waste Project, which shared misinformation about Fauci in the past, had uncovered documents describing coronavirus research done in Montana using Egyptian fruit bats. [...] "In 2018, Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America" ; "Grabbed a dozen Egyptian fruit bats, threw them in the back of a van" | 2023-11-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_217_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_217 | https://science.feedback.org/review/2018-coronavirus-research-niaid-montana-lab-unrelated-covid19-pandemic-contrary-claim-fox-newss-jesse-watters/ | “Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading” ; Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America” | Jesse Watters | 2023-07-11 | https://bitterrootstar.com/2023/12/rosendale-aims-to-defund-rocky-mountain-lab-research/ | An article in the Daily Mail quotes the president and founder of WCW, Anthony Bellotti, as saying: "Our investigation has uncovered the real-life horror story of how a shady roadside zoo whose curator was an NIH animal experimenter shipped off bats to a deadly government virus lab overseen by Dr. Fauci to be infected with a coronavirus obtained directly from the Wuhan lab that experts believe caused COVID." [...] According to fact checkers at healthfeedback.org, Fox News’s Jesse Watters, who took over the primetime slot formerly occupied by Tucker Carlson, also began making claims about the work done on pathogens by NIAID at Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) based on inaccurate or unsubstantiated assumptions in his November 1, 2023 primetime show. Watters posted an excerpt on his Facebook page in which he claimed "Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading" and calls for "Fauci and everybody up in Montana" to be locked up and refers to the WCW Project’s "expose" which cited as supporting evidence a study from 2018 by Van Doremalen et al. [...] Watters also stated, "In 2018, Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America" and "grabbed a dozen Egyptian fruit bats, threw them in the back of a van." | 2023-12-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_217_ret_bn_g9 | sciencefeedback_217 | https://science.feedback.org/review/2018-coronavirus-research-niaid-montana-lab-unrelated-covid19-pandemic-contrary-claim-fox-newss-jesse-watters/ | “Fauci frankensteined Covid bats on our soil a year before the pandemic, but then acted all shocked when the virus started spreading” ; Fauci’s goons went to the Wuhan lab, bottled up a virus and brought it to a lab in America” | Jesse Watters | 2023-07-11 | https://mentalhealthrightsforum.com/2017/04/15/you-aint-back-home-in-kansas-dorothy/ | - FOX NEWS- repeating Pres. Biden’s cognitive screw ups day after day like ‘GROUND HOG DAY!’ but never getting it RIGHT until both FOX NEWS Personalities & Viewers alike are BATTY as BATS in the BELFRY!!!!!!! Actual REAL LIFE BATS are Enjoyable to observe in erratic flight, BLESSED WITH IMMUNE SYSTEMS more ABLE to BEAT BACK VIRUSES like COVID! By our reckless bull in a china tea shop self centered behavior- imagining we are MASTERS over MOTHER NATURE, modern society ENABLES ZOONOTICS- VIRUSES jumping from other LIFE FORMS to We HUMAN LIFE FORMS!!! The current outbreak theory is that the biological research lab. in Wuhan created a deadly virulent gain of function. BATTY COVID specifically designed to infect & terribly sicken we humans! Conspiracy theorists claim Pres. Obama banned GAIN of FUNCTION research in America circa 2014 so Fauci’s Associates funded research in China’s viral Lab! Other conspiracy theorists argue COVID was released circa China’s World Military Games in Oct- Nov. 2019? China acted by a HARD INTERNAL LOCK DOWN while enabling international travel & covering up the Plague’s virulence damning our World!!!! | 2017-04-15 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_218 | sciencefeedback_218 | https://science.feedback.org/review/steve-kirschs-claim-new-zealand-data-shows-covid-vaccines-killed-millions-flawed-analysis/ | “the COVID vaccines have killed millions of people worldwide, an estimated 1 death per 1,000 doses on average in a standard population” | Steve Kirsch | 2023-12-01 | https://science.feedback.org/review/steve-kirschs-claim-new-zealand-data-shows-covid-vaccines-killed-millions-flawed-analysis/ | Unlike many other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand experienced fewer deaths compared to the pre-pandemic baseline in 2020 and 2021, as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Since the restrictions were lifted, mortality rates in the elderly have risen. This is likely due to a return of respiratory viruses like the flu, and likely represents a return to baseline mortality, not an increase in excess mortality due to COVID-19 vaccines. Published studies so far have found no association between COVID-19 vaccines and an increased mortality risk. | 2023-12-01 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_218_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_218 | https://science.feedback.org/review/steve-kirschs-claim-new-zealand-data-shows-covid-vaccines-killed-millions-flawed-analysis/ | “the COVID vaccines have killed millions of people worldwide, an estimated 1 death per 1,000 doses on average in a standard population” | Steve Kirsch | 2023-12-01 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jan/17/instagram-posts/covid-19-vaccines-saved-lives-did-not-cause-17-mil/ | We rate the claim that there have been 17 million deaths from the COVID-19 vaccines False. [...] AFP, Report falsely claims Covid vaccines killed 17 million worldwide, Oct. 23, 2023 [...] Health Feedback, Analysis claiming to find COVID-19 vaccines killed 17 million people is highly flawed, doesn’t account for COVID-19 mortality surges, Oct. 11, 2023 | 2024-01-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_218_ret_b8_gn | sciencefeedback_218 | https://science.feedback.org/review/steve-kirschs-claim-new-zealand-data-shows-covid-vaccines-killed-millions-flawed-analysis/ | “the COVID vaccines have killed millions of people worldwide, an estimated 1 death per 1,000 doses on average in a standard population” | Steve Kirsch | 2023-12-01 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/steve-kirschs-claim-new-zealand-data-shows-covid-vaccines-killed-millions-flawed-analysis/ | FULL CLAIM: "Data from the New Zealand Ministry of Health shows that the COVID vaccines have killed over 10 million worldwide"; "the COVID vaccines have killed millions of people worldwide, an estimated 1 death per 1,000 doses on average in a standard population" On 30 November 2023, entrepreneur Steve Kirsch gave a talk at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claiming that New Zealand data showed COVID-19 vaccines have "killed over 10 million worldwide". Kirsch, who had been invited to speak by the student group MIT Students for Open Inquiry, has a record of propagating vaccine misinformation. As documented in previous reviews by Health Feedback, Kirsch’s claims frequently rely on methodologically flawed analyses. [...] He concluded that COVID-19 vaccines were responsible for millions of deaths based on the fact that his analysis showed deaths rose in the first six months after vaccination in those aged 60 and above. The same trend was also seen in an overall analysis for all ages (shown in slides 136 to 140). | 2023-12-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_219 | sciencefeedback_219 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-genetically-modified-organisms-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-vaccines-modify-dna/ | Unapproved genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could permanently change our DNA | Julian Fidge, Rebekah Barnett | 2023-07-27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-genetically-modified-organisms-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-vaccines-modify-dna/ | Concerns over the potential health effects of residual DNA in biological products like vaccines aren’t new or unknown to regulatory agencies. Regulatory agencies like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have recommended specific limits on the amount of residual DNA in a vaccine. DNA-containing vaccines, such as the chickenpox vaccine—a live attenuated vaccine containing a DNA virus—have also been widely used before the pandemic and have been shown to be safe. | 2023-07-27 | False | true | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_219_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_219 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-genetically-modified-organisms-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-vaccines-modify-dna/ | Unapproved genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could permanently change our DNA | Julian Fidge, Rebekah Barnett | 2023-07-27 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/no-genetically-modified-organisms-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-vaccines-modify-dna/ | FULL CLAIM: "Australian GP sues Pfizer and Moderna over unapproved GMOs in mRNA Covid vaccines. Dr Julian Fidge is seeking an injunction to stop the distribution of the mRNA Covid vaccines. But the human genome could already be permanently altered."; "In tests conducted on the mRNA monovalents and bivalents, genomics expert Kevin McKernan found dangerously excessive levels of DNA contamination" In November 2023, Gentry Gevers, host of the Break Away USA podcast, posted a screenshot of a tweet by journalist Rebekah Barnett on Instagram that read "Australian GP sues Pfizer and Moderna over unapproved GMOs in mRNA Covid vaccines". It also claimed "the human genome could already be permanently altered". [...] COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t contain organisms. As such, the claim that they contain "unapproved GMOs" is inaccurate. One example of a COVID-19 vaccine that does contain a GMO and is regulated as such is the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, as it uses a modified adenovirus vector to deliver the genetic material of the spike protein into cells. | 2023-11-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_219_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_219 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-genetically-modified-organisms-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-vaccines-modify-dna/ | Unapproved genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could permanently change our DNA | Julian Fidge, Rebekah Barnett | 2023-07-27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-genetically-modified-organisms-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-vaccines-modify-dna/ | There are no genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence these vaccines modify our DNA [...] In November 2023, Gentry Gevers, host of the Break Away USA podcast, posted a screenshot of a tweet by journalist Rebekah Barnett on Instagram that read "Australian GP sues Pfizer and Moderna over unapproved GMOs in mRNA Covid vaccines". It also claimed "the human genome could already be permanently altered". [...] COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t contain organisms. As such, the claim that they contain "unapproved GMOs" is inaccurate. One example of a COVID-19 vaccine that does contain a GMO and is regulated as such is the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, as it uses a modified adenovirus vector to deliver the genetic material of the spike protein into cells. | 2023-11-17 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_219_ret_bn_g11 | sciencefeedback_219 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-genetically-modified-organisms-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-vaccines-modify-dna/ | Unapproved genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could permanently change our DNA | Julian Fidge, Rebekah Barnett | 2023-07-27 | https://www.pfizer.com/about/responsibility/misinformation | No signs of DNA mutation or COVID-19 vaccine-induced cancer have been reported to date for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This refutes claims made on September 12, 2023 during a Pandemic Preparedness Listening Session hosted by the Senate Medical Affairs. During the session, the Committee heard remarks pertaining to the Pfizer-BioNTech messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine, incorrectly stating that the vaccine could potentially impact a person’s DNA and be a theoretical cancer risk. There is no evidence to support these claims. [...] - Does an mRNA vaccine change your DNA? No, mRNA vaccines do not alter your DNA. In fact, they don’t interact directly with your DNA at all.9 - Did the FDA unauthorize the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine? | 2023-04-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_219_ret_bn_g15 | sciencefeedback_219 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-genetically-modified-organisms-covid-mrna-vaccines-no-evidence-vaccines-modify-dna/ | Unapproved genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could permanently change our DNA | Julian Fidge, Rebekah Barnett | 2023-07-27 | https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-858056718583 | AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The posts misrepresent the court ruling. Humans cannot be patented, regardless of whether they are vaccinated or unvaccinated. COVID-19 vaccines do not alter people’s DNA. THE FACTS: An Instagram post circulating online falsely claims that mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 alter DNA, allowing humans to be patented and have their rights taken away. But COVID-19 vaccines, including those made by Pfizer and Moderna that rely on mRNA technology, do not change a person’s genetic makeup. | 2021-07-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_22 | sciencefeedback_22 | https://science.feedback.org/review/ninth-circuit-court-appeal-regarding-mrna-vaccines-misinterpreted-infowars-social-media/ | COVID-19 mRNA vaccines aren’t vaccines, according to court ruling | Alex Jones, Social media users | 2024-06-17 | https://science.feedback.org/review/ninth-circuit-court-appeal-regarding-mrna-vaccines-misinterpreted-infowars-social-media/ | Vaccines stimulate immunity to infectious diseases with the purpose of reducing the risk of disease transmission, severe illness, and death. By this measure, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are indeed vaccines. Evidence from clinical trials and real-world data show that they reduce the risk of infection, serious illness, and death from COVID-19. | 2024-06-17 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_22_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_22 | https://science.feedback.org/review/ninth-circuit-court-appeal-regarding-mrna-vaccines-misinterpreted-infowars-social-media/ | COVID-19 mRNA vaccines aren’t vaccines, according to court ruling | Alex Jones, Social media users | 2024-06-17 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/ninth-circuit-court-appeal-regarding-mrna-vaccines-misinterpreted-infowars-social-media/ | In June 2024, posts circulated on Instagram claiming COVID-19 mRNA vaccines weren’t actually vaccines under "traditional medical definitions". The posts reference an article published 8 June 2024 on InfoWars, which claimed that the "9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the COVID-19 mRNA jabs do not qualify as vaccines". [...] Yet the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals didn’t rule that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines aren’t vaccines—rather, they determined the case should be sent back to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, where the case was first argued, for further review. This is the function of an appellate court, as explained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: [...] As the expression goes, the jury is still out on whether the U.S. federal court system may determine COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to be "medical treatments" rather than vaccines. The plaintiffs argue that vaccines should prevent infection and transmission of the disease, and that COVID-19 vaccines "[do] neither". However, this is a misconception about how vaccines work in general, and isn’t consistent with the data available on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. | 2024-06-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_22_ret_bn_g3 | sciencefeedback_22 | https://science.feedback.org/review/ninth-circuit-court-appeal-regarding-mrna-vaccines-misinterpreted-infowars-social-media/ | COVID-19 mRNA vaccines aren’t vaccines, according to court ruling | Alex Jones, Social media users | 2024-06-17 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/08/11/no-people-who-got-the-mrna-vaccine-are-not-patented-fact-check/70566518007/ | "The Supreme Court has ruled that vaccinated people worldwide are products, patented goods, according to US law, no longer human," a robotic voice narrates. "Through a modified DNA or RNA vaccination, the mRNA vaccination, the person ceases to be human and becomes the owner of the holder of the modified GEN vaccination patent because they have their own genome." [...] The Supreme Court did not rule that anyone who received an mRNA vaccination is now a non-human patent. The claim stems from a misreading of a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that had nothing to do with mRNA vaccines and predated the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] And the ruling had nothing to do with the mRNA technology used in some COVID-19 vaccines, it was about synthetic complementary-DNA constructs, said Jorge Contreras, director of the program on intellectual property and technology law at the University of Utah, as well as the author of "The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA." | 2023-08-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_221_ret_b11_gn | sciencefeedback_221 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-autism-difference-infant-mortality-rates-japan-us-unrelated-vaccination/ | Vaccines contain unhealthy levels of aluminum; Japan’s elimination of vaccines has reduced infant mortality | Social Media User | 2024-02-12 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/vaccines-dont-cause-autism-difference-infant-mortality-rates-japan-us-unrelated-vaccination/ | FULL CLAIM: Vaccines contain unhealthy amounts of aluminum and heavy metals which cause autism; infant mortality and autism rates in Japan are lower than those in the U.S. because Japan stopped requiring childhood vaccinations; rise in autism rates in the U.S. is due to rise in childhood vaccines; children's underdeveloped immune systems can’t handle the number of vaccines they receive [...] Aluminum levels in vaccines are safe and don’t cause autism [...] As we reported in a previous claim review, infants receive approximately 4.4 milligrams of aluminum via vaccines administered in the first six months of life. This is in the form of aluminum-containing salts that act as adjuvants to enhance the immune response to vaccination, which have been used in vaccines for more than 70 years. | 2024-02-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_221_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_221 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-autism-difference-infant-mortality-rates-japan-us-unrelated-vaccination/ | Vaccines contain unhealthy levels of aluminum; Japan’s elimination of vaccines has reduced infant mortality | Social Media User | 2024-02-12 | https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/vaccine-ingredients/aluminum | The aluminum contained in vaccines is similar to that found in a liter (about 1 quart or 32 fluid ounces) of infant formula. While infants receive about 4.4 milligrams* of aluminum in the first six months of life from vaccines, they receive more than that in their diet. Breast-fed infants ingest about 7 milligrams, formula-fed infants ingest about 38 milligrams, and infants who are fed soy formula ingest almost 117 milligrams of aluminum during the first six months of life. [...] Why Is Aluminum in Vaccines? Isn’t It Dangerous? [...] Given the quantities of aluminum we are exposed to on a daily basis, the quantity of aluminum in vaccines is miniscule. Aluminum-containing vaccines have been used for decades and have been given to more than 1 billion people without problem. In spring 2000, the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) reviewed aluminum exposure through vaccines and determined that no changes to vaccine recommendations were needed based on aluminum content. The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, part of the World Health Organization (WHO), has also reviewed studies and found no evidence of health risks that would require changes to vaccine policy. | 2022-12-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_221_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_221 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-autism-difference-infant-mortality-rates-japan-us-unrelated-vaccination/ | Vaccines contain unhealthy levels of aluminum; Japan’s elimination of vaccines has reduced infant mortality | Social Media User | 2024-02-12 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jan/19/instagram-posts/no-vaccines-do-not-contain-unsafe-amounts-of-alumi/ | No, vaccines do not contain unsafe amounts of aluminum for infants, research shows [...] The Jan. 16 video showed an infant hooked to wires as what appears to be a news headline flashes on the screen: "Baby who died 34 hours after vaccines had toxic level of aluminum in his blood, report confirms," the headline read. [...] We rate the claim that vaccines have unsafe levels of aluminum for infants False. | 2024-01-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_221_ret_b2_gn | sciencefeedback_221 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-autism-difference-infant-mortality-rates-japan-us-unrelated-vaccination/ | Vaccines contain unhealthy levels of aluminum; Japan’s elimination of vaccines has reduced infant mortality | Social Media User | 2024-02-12 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/22/instagram-posts/instagram-post-suggests-covid-19-vaccines-contain-/ | Research has also shown the levels of aluminum found in vaccines are so low that they can't easily be absorbed by the body, let alone the brain. There has been no evidence of vaccines being the cause of illness of developmental disorders. [...] A year-old video being reshared on Instagram claims that aluminum nanoparticles in vaccines cause a variety of illnesses and developmental disorders. The caption implies the COVID-19 vaccines also contain aluminum and contribute to health issues. Although several vaccines do contain a miniscule amount of aluminum, research has found it’s not enough to be absorbed by the body. Humans already ingest amounts of aluminum just by living their everyday lives as it can be found in food, water and the air. | 2021-03-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_222 | sciencefeedback_222 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hulda-clarks-zapper-device-is-based-on-pseudoscience-doesnt-kill-parasites-or-cure-diseases/ | A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases | Hulda Clark | 2024-12-01 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hulda-clarks-zapper-device-is-based-on-pseudoscience-doesnt-kill-parasites-or-cure-diseases/ | Alternative therapies involve a variety of products and practices that aren’t part of conventional medical care and are used instead of standard treatment. But many of those methods haven’t been adequately tested, and there is little information about their safety and efficacy. This is particularly true for health products marketed online, which are largely unregulated. One main risk of these products is they may discourage patients from seeking life-saving medical treatments. Furthermore, many of them can also cause side effects or interfere with standard medical treatment. In the worst-case scenario, the product itself can be downright dangerous to people. | 2024-12-01 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_222_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_222 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hulda-clarks-zapper-device-is-based-on-pseudoscience-doesnt-kill-parasites-or-cure-diseases/ | A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases | Hulda Clark | 2024-12-01 | https://en.zapper-clark.com/dr-hulda-clark-zapper/ | The zapper is a device invented by Dr Clark. It electrically kills parasites, bacteria, viruses, moulds and fungi. Viruses and bacteria disappear in three minutes; tapeworms, flippers, roundworms in five and mites in seven. All that is needed is a positive offset powered by a battery with a very low voltage of 5 to 10 volts. The zapper kills parasites and bacteria wherever the current reaches them. But it does not reach the eyes, appendix, testicles, inner ear bones. The current flows along the stomach or intestinal wall, not through its contents. It does not reach gallstones or living cells. The current does not flow evenly through the body. With regular zapping, the current passes mainly through our fluids, i.e. our lymphatic and vascular system, with a small fraction reaching all the organs and tissues of our body. Blood and lymph are the most important places to zap. [...] Independence of frequency. Any frequency positively shifted kills all bacteria, viruses and parasites simultaneously under sufficient voltage (5 to 10 volts, a duration of seven minutes and a frequency of 10 Hz to 500,000 Hz). Passes mainly through the fluids of our body, the lymphatic and blood system. The Varizapper is ideal for standard zapping. | 2020-10-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_222_ret_b14_gn | sciencefeedback_222 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hulda-clarks-zapper-device-is-based-on-pseudoscience-doesnt-kill-parasites-or-cure-diseases/ | A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases | Hulda Clark | 2024-12-01 | https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/zapper.html | Dr. Hulda Clark conducted a great deal of research, testing millions of frequencies, to identify an exact ratio effective for eliminating harmful organisms. The result of that research is the zapper and the associated technique of zapping. The process uses a low-voltage device set at a specific frequency to kill bacteria, viruses, and parasites. [...] The zapper is the device that was researched, designed, and evented by Dr. Hulda Clark. The machine is designed to kill parasites, bacteria, viruses, molds, and even fungi using electrical charges. When used appropriately, the mechanism eliminates viruses and bacteria within a mere three minutes; tapeworms, roundworms, and flukes in five minutes; and mites in seven. [...] Essentially, the benefits of zapping center on the elimination of parasites, bacteria, viruses, and fungi. However, the system is more developed to meet those needs. | 2024-09-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_222_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_222 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hulda-clarks-zapper-device-is-based-on-pseudoscience-doesnt-kill-parasites-or-cure-diseases/ | A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases | Hulda Clark | 2024-12-01 | https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cases/2003/01/030127comp0223051.shtm | Any positively offset [DC] frequency kills all bacteria, viruses and parasites simultaneously given sufficient voltage (5 to 10 volts), duration (seven minutes), and frequency (anything from 10 Hz to 500'000 Hz). But it takes more than one treatment. It takes three treatments to kill everything. Why? The first zapping kills viruses, bacteria and parasites. But a few minutes later, bacteria and viruses (different ones) often recur. I conclude they had been infecting the parasites, and killing the parasites released them. The second zapping kills the released viruses and bacteria, but soon a few viruses appear again. They must have been infecting some of the last bacteria. After a third zapping I never find any viruses, bacteria or parasites, even hours later. (From: "The Cure for All Diseases", p. 13ff.; copyright notice [link to web page www.drclark.net/utilities/copyright.htm]. [...] Or you may zap [link to web page www.drclark.net/disease/zapper.htm] the virus with electricity for 7 minutes and eliminate it that way. Build or purchase [link to web page www.drclark.net/utilities/b&p.htm] a zapper immediately. Using the herbal recipe [link to web page www.drclark.net/disease/p_cleanse.htm] along with the zapper is best. | 1999-01-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_222_ret_bn_g4 | sciencefeedback_222 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hulda-clarks-zapper-device-is-based-on-pseudoscience-doesnt-kill-parasites-or-cure-diseases/ | A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases | Hulda Clark | 2024-12-01 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulda_Regehr_Clark | Hulda Regehr Clark (18 October 1928 in Rosthern, Saskatchewan – 3 September 2009 in Chula Vista, California)[1][2] was a Canadian naturopath, author, and practitioner of alternative medicine. Clark claimed all human disease was related to parasitic infection, and also claimed to be able to cure all diseases, including cancer and HIV/AIDS, by "zapping" them with electrical devices which she marketed.[3] Clark wrote several books describing her methods and operated clinics in the United States. Following a string of lawsuits and eventual action by the Federal Trade Commission, she relocated to Tijuana, Mexico, where she ran the Century Nutrition clinic. [...] - Parasites: Clark said people have parasites that cause numerous problems. She described herbal and electronic methods to remove them, such as her Zapper device (see below). [...] - Zapper: A device to pulse low voltage direct current (DC) through the body at specific frequencies. Clark said this device kills viruses, bacteria and parasites. In one case, a patient with a cardiac pacemaker suffered arrhythmias as a side effect of her "Zapper".[18] | 2024-08-15 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_223_ret_b18_gn | sciencefeedback_223 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hosted-by-former-australian-senator-tony-heller-repeats-false-claim-that-scientists-fake-the-warming-trend/ | [T]he raw data, the actual thermometer data[...] shows that the US has been cooling for 80 to 90 years. But the graphs they release to the public show warming trend, and it's all because they've altered the data. | Tony Heller | 2019-05-08 | https://realclimatescience.com/2018/03/noaa-data-tampering-approaching-2-5-degrees/ | NOAA’s US temperature record shows that US was warmest in the 1930’s and has generally cooled as CO2 has increased. This wrecks greenhouse gas theory, so they "adjust" the data to make it look like the US is warming. [...] The fabricated temperatures have warmed four degrees since 1970, relative to the adjusted temperatures which were based on actual station data. This shows that the warming trend in the US claimed by NOAA is based on computer models, not actual thermometer data or even adjusted thermometer data. [...] Science doesn’t get any worse than how NOAA handles US temperature data. NASA uses the NOAA data as the basis for their temperature graphs, which have also been massively altered to turn cooling into warming. | 2018-03-20 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_223_ret_b3_gn | sciencefeedback_223 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hosted-by-former-australian-senator-tony-heller-repeats-false-claim-that-scientists-fake-the-warming-trend/ | [T]he raw data, the actual thermometer data[...] shows that the US has been cooling for 80 to 90 years. But the graphs they release to the public show warming trend, and it's all because they've altered the data. | Tony Heller | 2019-05-08 | https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/real-climate-science/ | Most of the information published on this blog is not derived from peer-reviewed research; in fact, Mr. Heller explains why peer-reviewed studies in climate change are "worthless" Why Climate Science Peer Review Is Worthless. In general, Real Climate Science is opposed to Real Climate Science. But the graphs they release to the public show warming trend, and it’s all because they’ve altered the data." – Inaccurate - "NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming." – Pants on Fire - "[NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past[…] downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time." – Inaccurate [...] Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources | 2024-04-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_223_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_223 | https://science.feedback.org/review/hosted-by-former-australian-senator-tony-heller-repeats-false-claim-that-scientists-fake-the-warming-trend/ | [T]he raw data, the actual thermometer data[...] shows that the US has been cooling for 80 to 90 years. But the graphs they release to the public show warming trend, and it's all because they've altered the data. | Tony Heller | 2019-05-08 | https://realclimatescience.com/2019/02/61-of-noaa-ushcn-adjusted-temperature-data-is-now-fake/ | This was very disturbing to both NASA and NOAA. Their CO2 warming theory was failing badly, so they simply changed the data, turning cooling into warming. This happened at the same time Michael Mann was erasing the Medieval Warm Period. The blue line below shows the five year mean of the average annual temperature at all NOAA United States Historical Climatology Network Stations. The red line shows the graph they release to the public, and has been highly altered to create the appearance of warming – which does not exist in the thermometer data. If they believe there is error in the data, the correct way to handle it is to leave the data intact, and put error bars on it. Not alter the data and pass it to the public as if it represents the actual thermometer data. | 2019-02-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_226 | sciencefeedback_226 | https://science.feedback.org/review/preventing-deaths-isnt-sole-benefit-covid19-vaccination-contrary-epoch-times-article/ | “An accurate reporting by Pfizer would have shown equal numbers of clinical trial deaths in the vaccine and placebo groups and thus, no benefit of vaccination” | Megan Redshaw | 2023-10-21 | https://science.feedback.org/review/preventing-deaths-isnt-sole-benefit-covid19-vaccination-contrary-epoch-times-article/ | When COVID-19 vaccines were first tested, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had asked that manufacturers demonstrate first and foremost their vaccine’s ability to reduce the risk of getting COVID-19. The Pfizer-BioNTech 2020 clinical trial showed a 95% efficacy in reducing that risk. Furthermore, real-world analysis performed after the worldwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign showed that all-cause mortality was lower among vaccinated individuals. | 2023-10-21 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_226_ret_b15_gn | sciencefeedback_226 | https://science.feedback.org/review/preventing-deaths-isnt-sole-benefit-covid19-vaccination-contrary-epoch-times-article/ | “An accurate reporting by Pfizer would have shown equal numbers of clinical trial deaths in the vaccine and placebo groups and thus, no benefit of vaccination” | Megan Redshaw | 2023-10-21 | https://medium.com/microbial-instincts/no-all-cause-mortality-benefit-in-pfizers-clinical-trial-for-mrna-vaccine-why-6d89b1de0c8d | No Changes in All-Cause Mortality in Pfizer’s Clinical Trial for mRNA Vaccine: Why? In the 6-month trial, 21 deaths occurred in the mRNA vaccine group and 17 in the placebo group. [...] To state this article’s conclusion early, yes, no reduction in all-cause mortality rate was seen in the mRNA vaccine group in Pfizer’s 6-month clinical trial. But there are reasons for this; for example, very few participants are at high risk of fatal Covid-19, making this trial unsuitable for studying mortality rate. Other observational studies on Covid-19 vaccines and all-cause mortality show otherwise. | 2022-12-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_226_ret_bn_g16 | sciencefeedback_226 | https://science.feedback.org/review/preventing-deaths-isnt-sole-benefit-covid19-vaccination-contrary-epoch-times-article/ | “An accurate reporting by Pfizer would have shown equal numbers of clinical trial deaths in the vaccine and placebo groups and thus, no benefit of vaccination” | Megan Redshaw | 2023-10-21 | https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/04/peter-doshi-pfizer-and-modernas-95-effective-vaccines-we-need-more-details-and-the-raw-data/ | All attention has focused on the dramatic efficacy results: Pfizer reported 170 PCR confirmed covid-19 cases, split 8 to 162 between vaccine and placebo groups. But these numbers were dwarfed by a category of disease called "suspected covid-19"—those with symptomatic covid-19 that were not PCR confirmed. According to FDA’s report on Pfizer’s vaccine, there were "3410 total cases of suspected, but unconfirmed covid-19 in the overall study population, 1594 occurred in the vaccine group vs. 1816 in the placebo group." [...] Another reason we need more data is to analyse an unexplained detail found in a table of FDA’s review of Pfizer’s vaccine: 371 individuals excluded from the efficacy analysis for "important protocol deviations on or prior to 7 days after Dose 2." What is concerning is the imbalance between randomized groups in the number of these excluded individuals: 311 from the vaccine group vs 60 on placebo. (In contrast, in Moderna’s trial, there were just 36 participants excluded from the efficacy analysis for "major protocol deviation"—12 vaccine group vs 24 placebo group.) [...] By my count, Pfizer apparently reported 8 cases of confirmed, symptomatic Covid-19 in people positive for SARS-CoV-2 at baseline (1 in the vaccine group, 7 in the placebo group, using the differences between Tables 9 and 10) and Moderna, 1 case (placebo group; Table 12). | 2021-01-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_228 | sciencefeedback_228 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-childhood-cancer-candace-owens/ | Vaccines have caused an "explosion" of childhood cancer; vaccine package insert states vaccines weren’t tested for mutagenic effect | Candace Owens | 2024-01-25 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-childhood-cancer-candace-owens/ | Childhood vaccines typically don’t undergo testing for carcinogenicity and mutagenicity because their safety has already been demonstrated in earlier studies. Published scientific studies so far haven’t found reliable evidence showing that childhood vaccination increases the risk of childhood cancer. In fact, some childhood vaccines, such as the Hepatitis B vaccine and the human papillomavirus vaccine, protect individuals from certain cancers. | 2024-01-25 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_228_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_228 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-childhood-cancer-candace-owens/ | Vaccines have caused an "explosion" of childhood cancer; vaccine package insert states vaccines weren’t tested for mutagenic effect | Candace Owens | 2024-01-25 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-023-01674-3 | Shared antigen vaccines target antigens commonly expressed across multiple cancer types compared to personalized cancer vaccines targeting specific mutations in an individual’s tumor, making them off-the-shelf and low-cost immunotherapies. [...] Sahin, U. et al. Personalized RNA mutanome vaccines mobilize poly-specific therapeutic immunity against cancer. Nature547, 222–226 (2017). | 2023-12-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_228_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_228 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-childhood-cancer-candace-owens/ | Vaccines have caused an "explosion" of childhood cancer; vaccine package insert states vaccines weren’t tested for mutagenic effect | Candace Owens | 2024-01-25 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vaccines-dont-cause-childhood-cancer-candace-owens/ | Misrepresents source: The fact that vaccine package inserts state a vaccine hasn’t been tested for carcinogenicity or mutagenicity doesn’t mean we have no data on whether vaccines cause cancer. Such tests weren’t performed because the safety of these vaccines had already been demonstrated through data acquired earlier, and vaccine ingredients aren’t present in quantities that pose a cancer risk. In January 2024, political commentator and talk show host Candace Owens posted a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that vaccine package inserts state vaccines haven’t been tested for carcinogenic or mutagenic effect, that there has been an "explosion" of childhood cancers after manufacturers were removed from liability, and that "vaccines can cause childhood cancers". [...] To sum up, the reason why vaccine package inserts state that "the vaccine has not been tested for carcinogenic or mutagenic effect" is because there’s no scientific grounds to think the vaccine would cause either effect. Childhood vaccines don’t use novel adjuvants or additives and vaccine ingredients aren’t present in quantities that are expected to cause cancer, based on previous research. | 2024-01-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_229 | sciencefeedback_229 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sunscreen-protects-against-skin-cancer-contrary-to-widespread-claim-that-it-causes-cancer/ | Recent Study Shows How Sunscreen Causes Cancer, Not the Sun | Anonymous | 2018-06-11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sunscreen-protects-against-skin-cancer-contrary-to-widespread-claim-that-it-causes-cancer/ | Exposure to UV radiation is a well-established risk factor for skin cancer. There is strong scientific evidence showing that sunscreen helps to reduce the risk of skin cancer, although many factors can influence the effectiveness of sunscreen in preventing skin cancer, such as genetic risk factors and the manner in which sunscreen is used (e.g. amount applied, re-application over time). The claim that sunscreen causes cancer is not supported by scientific evidence. | 2018-06-11 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_229_ret_b8_g7 | sciencefeedback_229 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sunscreen-protects-against-skin-cancer-contrary-to-widespread-claim-that-it-causes-cancer/ | Recent Study Shows How Sunscreen Causes Cancer, Not the Sun | Anonymous | 2018-06-11 | https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-science-of-sunscreen | A. No. These conclusions come incorrectly from studies where individuals who used sunscreen had a higher risk of skin cancer, including melanoma. This false association was made because the individuals who used sunscreen were the same ones who were traveling to sunnier climates and sunbathing. In other words, it was the high amounts of sun exposure, not the sunscreen, that elevated their risk of skin cancer. [...] A. No, there are excellent studies that sunscreen protects against all three of the most common skin cancers: squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma. The degree of protection that sunscreen provides is directly related to the degree to which ultraviolet radiation is associated with the formation of the skin cancer. For instance, in prospective studies of sunscreen, the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma is reduced the most—as much as 40% over four years. [...] A. There's a danger in assuming that putting on sunscreen is by itself enough to protect you against the sun. Many studies have demonstrated that individuals who use sunscreen tend to stay out in the sun for a longer period of time, and thus may actually increase their risk of skin cancer. | 2021-02-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_229_ret_b9_g3 | sciencefeedback_229 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sunscreen-protects-against-skin-cancer-contrary-to-widespread-claim-that-it-causes-cancer/ | Recent Study Shows How Sunscreen Causes Cancer, Not the Sun | Anonymous | 2018-06-11 | https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/sunscreen-myths-debunked.h00-159697545.html | When selecting a sunscreen, MD Anderson dermatologists recommend choosing a broad-spectrum product with at least sun protection factor (SPF) 30. 'Broad spectrum' means the product protects from both UVA and UVB rays which can lead to sun damage and skin cancer. SPF refers to the amount of UVB rays it blocks. [...] Myth 3: Sunscreen causes cancer. False. There is no medical evidence that sunscreen causes cancer. However, there is a lot of evidence that UV rays from the sun and tanning beds do. | 2024-05-31 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_229_ret_bn_g9 | sciencefeedback_229 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sunscreen-protects-against-skin-cancer-contrary-to-widespread-claim-that-it-causes-cancer/ | Recent Study Shows How Sunscreen Causes Cancer, Not the Sun | Anonymous | 2018-06-11 | https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2017/08/debunking-skin-cancer-myths.html | Actually, the opposite is true: Devices like tanning beds and sun lamps can emit higher amounts of ultraviolet radiation than the sun, including both UVA and UVB radiation. UV radiation of any type increases your cancer risk, and the more you get, the higher your risk. [...] Many Americans are deficient in vitamin D, and certain groups â like older adults, obese people and people with dark skin â are at higher risk of a deficiency. And itâs true that UV exposure without the protection of sunscreen causes your skin to produce vitamin D. Vitamin D is important for promoting strong, healthy bones and has even been linked to lower risks of certain types of cancer. [...] Thereâs nothing wrong with enjoying the sunshine, Lee said. But slap on that sunscreen first. Getting a sunburn, even infrequently, boosts your risk of melanoma. | 2017-08-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_23 | sciencefeedback_23 | https://science.feedback.org/review/false-claims-pandemic-treaty-abolishes-countries-sovereignty-allows-who-impose-health-policies-circulate-social-media/ | Countries that sign pandemic treaty cede their sovereignty to the WHO, allowing WHO to control domestic policies, force vaccination, lockdowns, and arrest of vaccine opponents | Social media posts, Sean Adl-Tabatabai | 2024-06-13 | https://science.feedback.org/review/false-claims-pandemic-treaty-abolishes-countries-sovereignty-allows-who-impose-health-policies-circulate-social-media/ | The COVID-19 pandemic exposed shortcomings in pandemic preparedness and response in countries around the world. The pandemic accord and recent amendments to the existing International Health Regulations (IHR) are aimed at improving future responses to pandemics. The work and negotiations on both the accord and the IHR amendments have been led and are decided by WHO Member States, which comprise all members of the United Nations (except Liechtenstein), the Cook Islands, and Niue. | 2024-06-13 | False | true | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_23_ret_b10_gn | sciencefeedback_23 | https://science.feedback.org/review/false-claims-pandemic-treaty-abolishes-countries-sovereignty-allows-who-impose-health-policies-circulate-social-media/ | Countries that sign pandemic treaty cede their sovereignty to the WHO, allowing WHO to control domestic policies, force vaccination, lockdowns, and arrest of vaccine opponents | Social media posts, Sean Adl-Tabatabai | 2024-06-13 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jan/26/instagram-posts/pandemic-treaty-wouldnt-give-the-who-power-to-forc/ | Pandemic treaty wouldn’t give the WHO power to forcibly vaccinate people [...] A news release after December’s meeting detailed how the WHO’s Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussed the challenge of dealing with misinformation about the accord, "including on the false claim that any agreement would result in countries ceding sovereignty to WHO." The release said the draft pandemic agreement text, "reaffirms the principle of sovereignty" in nations addressing public health matters. [...] The Associated Press, WHO ‘pandemic treaty’ draft doesn’t sign over US sovereignty, Feb.24, 2023 | 2024-01-24 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_23_ret_b6_gn | sciencefeedback_23 | https://science.feedback.org/review/false-claims-pandemic-treaty-abolishes-countries-sovereignty-allows-who-impose-health-policies-circulate-social-media/ | Countries that sign pandemic treaty cede their sovereignty to the WHO, allowing WHO to control domestic policies, force vaccination, lockdowns, and arrest of vaccine opponents | Social media posts, Sean Adl-Tabatabai | 2024-06-13 | https://unfoundation.org/blog/post/the-pandemic-accord-explained-what-countries-are-doing-to-protect-against-future-global-health-emergencies/ | Furthermore, to solidify collaboration and coordination at the highest levels of government, all of WHO’s 194 Member States resolved in December 2021 to develop an international agreement, referred to as a pandemic accord (and sometimes called a pandemic treaty), which will define rules and norms for how countries can better prevent pandemics from happening and respond to future health emergencies in order to protect the safety and well-being of people everywhere. [...] Countries are negotiating the pandemic accord based on the principles of solidarity, equity, science and evidence, respect for human rights, and protection of national sovereignty over all health decision-making. [...] What it would not do is hand over control of domestic public health policies to WHO or any other international body. As with other international agreements, the pandemic accord would not affect countries’ sovereignty. How each country goes about implementing the agreement would depend on its own domestic laws and policies. | 2024-05-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_23_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_23 | https://science.feedback.org/review/false-claims-pandemic-treaty-abolishes-countries-sovereignty-allows-who-impose-health-policies-circulate-social-media/ | Countries that sign pandemic treaty cede their sovereignty to the WHO, allowing WHO to control domestic policies, force vaccination, lockdowns, and arrest of vaccine opponents | Social media posts, Sean Adl-Tabatabai | 2024-06-13 | https://science.feedback.org/review/false-claims-pandemic-treaty-abolishes-countries-sovereignty-allows-who-impose-health-policies-circulate-social-media/ | False claims that pandemic treaty abolishes nations’ sovereignty and allows WHO to impose health policies circulate on social media [...] Conspiracy theories surrounding the World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty have been rife in popular discourse. For instance, some websites, as well as politicians, have alleged that countries that sign the treaty would lose their sovereignty, enabling the WHO to dictate health policies such as forced vaccination. [...] Accord doesn’t allow the WHO to force vaccination or lockdowns on citizens, nor does it mention arrest of vaccine opponents | 2024-06-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_23_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_23 | https://science.feedback.org/review/false-claims-pandemic-treaty-abolishes-countries-sovereignty-allows-who-impose-health-policies-circulate-social-media/ | Countries that sign pandemic treaty cede their sovereignty to the WHO, allowing WHO to control domestic policies, force vaccination, lockdowns, and arrest of vaccine opponents | Social media posts, Sean Adl-Tabatabai | 2024-06-13 | https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-world-health-organization-pandemic-treaty-212446302001 | WHO ‘pandemic treaty’ draft doesn’t sign over US sovereignty CLAIM: A legally-binding World Health Organization "pandemic treaty" will give the organization the authority to control U.S. policies during a pandemic, including those on vaccines, lockdowns, school closures and more. [...] "It should be noted that the US is far from agreeing to sign the Pandemic Treaty, and it will take many months, or longer, even to negotiate a text," Gostin said, adding, "Even if the United States signs the treaty, it would not empower WHO to make any public health decisions in the US or in any other country." | 2023-11-17 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_236_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_236 | https://science.feedback.org/review/people-infected-with-sars-cov-2-can-transmit-the-virus-to-others-even-if-they-do-not-show-symptoms-of-the-disease-and-are-not-considered-sick/ | “The greatest trick the CDC ever pulled was convincing the world you can be sick without having symptoms” | Facebook users | 2020-08-27 | https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/the-greatest-trick-apple-ever-pulled-was-convincing-the-world-the-movies-you-bought-dont-exist | Share this Story : The greatest trick Apple ever pulled was convincing the world the movies you bought don't exist [...] The greatest trick Apple ever pulled was convincing the world the movies you bought don't exist [...] The greatest trick Apple ever pulled was convincing the world the movies you bought don't existBack to video | 2018-09-13 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
sciencefeedback_236_ret_b2_gn | sciencefeedback_236 | https://science.feedback.org/review/people-infected-with-sars-cov-2-can-transmit-the-virus-to-others-even-if-they-do-not-show-symptoms-of-the-disease-and-are-not-considered-sick/ | “The greatest trick the CDC ever pulled was convincing the world you can be sick without having symptoms” | Facebook users | 2020-08-27 | https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/this-was-a-horrible-pandemic-but-it-wasnt-the-big-one-michael-lewis-interviewed/ | In January last year the CDC and the WHO adopted a sort of fraudulent bedside manner: ‘Don’t fret about Covid, there’s no evidence of human-to-human transmission.’ Remember that? At the time, Dr Dean wasn’t so sure. She watched the YouTube videos of Chinese authorities welding apartment doors shut to keep residents indoors, and thought: ‘This is real.’ [...] At the same sort of time, Charity Dean was acting on her intuition and wrote a battle plan for California that included measures such as social distancing. But her boss, former CDC employee Sonia Angell, responded by simply excluding her from meetings. She told Dr Dean not to use the word ‘pandemic’: ‘You’re scaring people.’ ‘Shit, they should be scared,’ said Dr Dean. She noticed, says Lewis, when the CDC made a curious pivot, from downplaying the virus to behaving as if it could never have been contained. Later, Dr Dean told Lewis: ‘The greatest trick the CDC ever pulled was convincing the world containment wasn’t possible.’ | 2022-09-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_236_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_236 | https://science.feedback.org/review/people-infected-with-sars-cov-2-can-transmit-the-virus-to-others-even-if-they-do-not-show-symptoms-of-the-disease-and-are-not-considered-sick/ | “The greatest trick the CDC ever pulled was convincing the world you can be sick without having symptoms” | Facebook users | 2020-08-27 | https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/776.Michael_Lewis?page=5 | ― Moneyball ― Moneyball "The greatest trick the CDC ever pulled was convincing the world containment wasn’t possible," she said. "Our dignity was lost in not even trying to contain it." | 2024-10-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_239 | sciencefeedback_239 | https://science.feedback.org/review/article-falsely-attributes-invented-quotes-to-james-hansen-dmitry-baxter/ | Father of Global Warming’ Scientist Finally Admits Theory Is Wrong | Baxter Dmitry | 2018-07-08 | https://science.feedback.org/review/article-falsely-attributes-invented-quotes-to-james-hansen-dmitry-baxter/ | This article falsely attributes quotes to NASA climate scientist James Hansen, when these statements are actually the opinions of others. It also misrepresents 1988 projections of global warming produced by Hansen and his colleagues, which were, in reality, accurate. | 2018-07-08 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_239_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_239 | https://science.feedback.org/review/article-falsely-attributes-invented-quotes-to-james-hansen-dmitry-baxter/ | Father of Global Warming’ Scientist Finally Admits Theory Is Wrong | Baxter Dmitry | 2018-07-08 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/article-falsely-attributes-invented-quotes-to-james-hansen-dmitry-baxter/ | CLAIM: ‘Father of Global Warming’ Scientist Finally Admits Theory Is Wrong [...] a new study that compares real-world data to the original Scenario B model — finding no correlation — has received Hansen’s backing, with the "Father of global warming" admitting he is "devastated" by the way his data has been used by climate alarmists. [...] The article expands on this by claiming that the inaccurate analysis "has received Hansen’s backing", and that Hansen admitted he was "‘devastated’ by the way his data has been used by climate alarmists". No source is provided for these statements. The headline of the Western Journal commentary claimed "Father of Global Warming’s Theory Devastated by Actual Data", but there is no quote in which Hansen supports this claim. [...] So the other statement attributed to Hansen by the NewsPunch and Principia Scientific article—that he "finally admits theory is wrong"—is also invented, as Hansen did not say this. | 2020-01-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_239_ret_b16_gn | sciencefeedback_239 | https://science.feedback.org/review/article-falsely-attributes-invented-quotes-to-james-hansen-dmitry-baxter/ | Father of Global Warming’ Scientist Finally Admits Theory Is Wrong | Baxter Dmitry | 2018-07-08 | https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/father-of-global-warming-admits-it-used-to-be-hotter-than-it-is-now/ | Father Of Global Warming Admits: It Used To Be Hotter Than It Is Now [...] James Hansen, the famed NASA scientist who stirred the climate scare when in 1988 he told a Senate committee that "global warming" -- yes, he used those words -- "is already happening now," has never backed off his claims, despite the fact that he's been demonstrably wrong. No one this side of Al Gore has had a larger impact on trafficking in fear and trying so hard to sow panic. [...] Hansen has even admitted this. | 2016-04-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_239_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_239 | https://science.feedback.org/review/article-falsely-attributes-invented-quotes-to-james-hansen-dmitry-baxter/ | Father of Global Warming’ Scientist Finally Admits Theory Is Wrong | Baxter Dmitry | 2018-07-08 | https://science.feedback.org/review/article-falsely-attributes-invented-quotes-to-james-hansen-dmitry-baxter/ | The article expands on this by claiming that the inaccurate analysis "has received Hansen’s backing", and that Hansen admitted he was "‘devastated’ by the way his data has been used by climate alarmists". No source is provided for these statements. The headline of the Western Journal commentary claimed "Father of Global Warming’s Theory Devastated by Actual Data", but there is no quote in which Hansen supports this claim. The only Hansen quote in any of these articles is taken from an article published by the Associated Press, which was titled "James Hansen wishes he wasn’t so right about global warming". In this article, Hansen says, "I don’t want to be right in that sense," in the context of his accurate projections of the warming that has now occurred. So the other statement attributed to Hansen by the NewsPunch and Principia Scientific article—that he "finally admits theory is wrong"—is also invented, as Hansen did not say this. | 2020-01-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_24 | sciencefeedback_24 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cats-can-transmit-toxoplasmosis-humans-but-no-evidence-links-toxoplasmosis-increased-hunger-hormone-ghrelin/ | "Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels | Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user | 2024-06-06 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cats-can-transmit-toxoplasmosis-humans-but-no-evidence-links-toxoplasmosis-increased-hunger-hormone-ghrelin/ | Toxoplasmosis is caused by an infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite is most commonly found in contaminated food (especially raw and undercooked meat), but it can also be found in cat feces. Most T. gondii infections in people with healthy immune systems are asymptomatic and resolve on their own within a few weeks or months. Ghrelin is a hormone produced by the stomach and often called the “hunger hormone”. There is currently no evidence supporting an association between toxoplasmosis and increased ghrelin hormone levels. | 2024-06-06 | Half True | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_24_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_24 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cats-can-transmit-toxoplasmosis-humans-but-no-evidence-links-toxoplasmosis-increased-hunger-hormone-ghrelin/ | "Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels | Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user | 2024-06-06 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cats-can-transmit-toxoplasmosis-humans-but-no-evidence-links-toxoplasmosis-increased-hunger-hormone-ghrelin/ | Toxoplasmosis is caused by an infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite is most commonly found in contaminated food (especially raw and undercooked meat), but it can also be found in cat feces. Most T. gondii infections in people with healthy immune systems are asymptomatic and resolve on their own within a few weeks or months. Ghrelin is a hormone produced by the stomach and often called the "hunger hormone". There is currently no evidence supporting an association between toxoplasmosis and increased ghrelin hormone levels. [...] A Facebook reel shared on 6 June 2024 claimed that a so-called "cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis. It also claimed that toxoplasmosis leads to an increased release of the ghrelin hormone (commonly known as the "hunger hormone"), which in turn leads a host of other health issues including "depression, highs and lows, irregular heartbeat, muscle twitching, brittle hair, dry skin, psoriasis, [and] unregulated sleep cycles". [...] The "cat parasite" claim has received media attention in the past, primarily addressing the potential link between T. gondii, mental illness, and risk-taking behavior. However, there is no apparent evidence for an association between toxoplasmosis and an increase in the ghrelin hormone. We explain below. | 2024-06-13 | Half True | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_24_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_24 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cats-can-transmit-toxoplasmosis-humans-but-no-evidence-links-toxoplasmosis-increased-hunger-hormone-ghrelin/ | "Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels | Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user | 2024-06-06 | https://science.feedback.org/reviewed-content-author/social-media-user/ | Partially correct Health Posted on: 2024-06-13 Cats can transmit toxoplasmosis to humans, but no evidence links toxoplasmosis to increased "hunger hormone" ghrelin Claim: "Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels Source: YouTube, Facebook, Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user, 2024-06-06 | 2024-09-19 | Half True | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_24_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_24 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cats-can-transmit-toxoplasmosis-humans-but-no-evidence-links-toxoplasmosis-increased-hunger-hormone-ghrelin/ | "Cat parasite" causes toxoplasmosis; toxoplasmosis increases ghrelin hormone levels | Chervin Jafarieh, Social media user | 2024-06-06 | https://brieflands.com/articles/zjrms-95733 | The parasite does not usually cause much damage to immunocompetent hosts; however, it has been associated with cognitive impairments, emotional disturbances, and schizophrenia (8). Recent studies have shown that the transmission of T. gondii is also facilitated by the ability to modify its host’s behavior (9-11). According to the manipulation hypothesis, specific parasites can change host behavior for their own benefit (1). Toxoplasma gondii-infected rats and mice had a less innate fear of the odor of cat urine; this effect is useful for the parasite (1). The mechanisms for these changes have not been clearly identified to date; however, there is evidence that toxoplasmosis increases dopamine levels in the amygdala in the brain of infected mice by genes encoding the tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme production (12). It is noticeable that the hippocampus and amygdala are structures in the brain associated with natural defense behaviors and emotion processing (13). [...] Zareian P, Mirzaii Dizgah I, Saddel M, Khodabandehloo F. Effects of Toxoplasma gondii infection on anxiety, depression and ghrelin level in male rats. J Parasit Dis. 2016;40(3):688-93. [PubMed ID: 27605768]. [PubMed Central ID: PMC4996174]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-014-0561-0. | 2021-01-31 | Half True | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_240 | sciencefeedback_240 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-hpv-vaccine-increases-risk-cervical-cancer-misleads-cherry-picking-data-fda-document/ | HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer | Pierre Kory | 2024-03-27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-hpv-vaccine-increases-risk-cervical-cancer-misleads-cherry-picking-data-fda-document/ | According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. In 2022, there were approximately 660,000 new cases of cervical cancer and around 350,000 deaths from cervical cancer. Infection by the sexually-transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV vaccination can help prevent infection with high-risk HPV types, thereby reducing the risk of cervical cancer. | 2024-03-27 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_240_ret_b11_gn | sciencefeedback_240 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-hpv-vaccine-increases-risk-cervical-cancer-misleads-cherry-picking-data-fda-document/ | HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer | Pierre Kory | 2024-03-27 | https://www.aacr.org/blog/2021/09/28/the-past-present-and-future-of-hpv-can-vaccination-help-eliminate-cervical-cancer/ | Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are a group of sexually transmitted infections, some of which can increase the risk of cervical, anal, penile, vaginal, vulvar, and oropharyngeal cancers. Vaccines against HPV became available in 2006, and as the first adolescents who received the vaccine age, the incidence of these cancers is expected to decrease. Some experts believe that cervical cancer, which is associated with HPV in more than 90 percent of cases, could be virtually eliminated in the coming decades. [...] A recent study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention investigated how the cervical cancer elimination timeline might differ between high-poverty and low-poverty communities. As the first adolescents who received the HPV vaccine are only beginning to enter the age range where cervical cancer is prominent, researchers have relied on statistical modeling to predict how vaccination will impact cervical cancer incidence in the coming years. In this study, Jennifer Spencer, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who performed this work as a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, and her colleagues assembled a series of models based on current data from counties in the highest and lowest quartile of poverty in the U.S. | 2021-09-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_240_ret_b15_gn | sciencefeedback_240 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-hpv-vaccine-increases-risk-cervical-cancer-misleads-cherry-picking-data-fda-document/ | HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer | Pierre Kory | 2024-03-27 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41571-024-00904-z | Falcaro, M. et al. The effects of the national HPV vaccination programme in England, UK, on cervical cancer and grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia incidence: a register-based observational study. Lancet398, 2084–2092 (2021). [...] Lei, J. et al. HPV vaccination and the risk of invasive cervical cancer. N. Engl. J. Med.383, 1340–1348 (2020). [...] Hildesheim, A. et al. HPV co-factors related to the development of cervical cancer: results from a population-based study in Costa Rica. Br. J. Cancer84, 1219–1226 (2001). | 2024-05-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_240_ret_bn_g11 | sciencefeedback_240 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-hpv-vaccine-increases-risk-cervical-cancer-misleads-cherry-picking-data-fda-document/ | HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer | Pierre Kory | 2024-03-27 | https://society.asco.org/about-asco/press-center/news-releases/risk-reduction-hpv-vaccination-goes-beyond-cervical-cancer | Previous studies have shown that the HPV vaccine is effective at reducing the risk of cervical cancer, however, there has been limited evidence linking it to a decreased likelihood of developing other HPV-related cancers since the introduction of the first version of the vaccine in 2006. [...] Previous research pertaining to HPV-vaccination has primarily focused on outcomes related to cervical cancer. It is the fourth most common cancer globally with about 660,000 new cases diagnosed annually with nearly 350,000 deaths per the World Health Organization. This study examines the HPV-vaccinated persons’ risk of developing cancers of the head and neck, anal areas, penis, vulva, vagina, and cervix. This study also aims to examine the HPV vaccine’s impact on need for surgical treatment of cancer and pre-cancerous lesions. [...] Females vaccinated for HPV had a lower risk of developing cervical cancer (7.4 cases per 100,000 vaccinated patients vs. 10.4 per 100,000 unvaccinated patients) and a lower risk of developing all HPV-related cancers compared to unvaccinated females (11.5 cases per 100,000 vaccinated patients vs. 15.8 per 100,000 unvaccinated patients). However, odds of developing head and neck cancers and vulvar or vaginal cancer were not significantly different in vaccinated females compared to those who had not received the vaccine. | 2024-05-28 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_240_ret_bn_g13 | sciencefeedback_240 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-hpv-vaccine-increases-risk-cervical-cancer-misleads-cherry-picking-data-fda-document/ | HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer | Pierre Kory | 2024-03-27 | https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/worried-about-cancer/causes-and-risk-factors | Some things can increase a person’s risk of getting cancer. These are called risk factors. There are some general risk factors for developing cancer. And there are some that increase the risk of developing a specific type of cancer. [...] - Human papilloma virus (HPV), which increases the risk of cervical cancer and is linked to cancers of the head and neck, anus, vulva, vagina and penis - hepatitis B and C, which are linked to liver cancer - HIV, which can increase the risk of cancers including lymphoma and sarcoma. [...] If you have an increased risk of cancer caused by HPV, you may be able to have an HPV vaccine. Your GP, local sexual health clinic or HIV clinic can give you more information. | 2022-10-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_242 | sciencefeedback_242 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unvaccinated-individuals-now-account-for-the-vast-majority-of-covid-19-hospitalizations-and-deaths-in-the-u-s-according-to-available-data/ | “99.2% of U.S. COVID deaths in June were unvaccinated people” | Judd Legum | 2021-07-04 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unvaccinated-individuals-now-account-for-the-vast-majority-of-covid-19-hospitalizations-and-deaths-in-the-u-s-according-to-available-data/ | COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have proved highly effective at preventing severe disease and death in vaccinated individuals. Over 95% of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths from the past few months occurred among unvaccinated people and could have been avoided by vaccination. | 2021-07-04 | True | true | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_242_ret_b11_gn | sciencefeedback_242 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unvaccinated-individuals-now-account-for-the-vast-majority-of-covid-19-hospitalizations-and-deaths-in-the-u-s-according-to-available-data/ | “99.2% of U.S. COVID deaths in June were unvaccinated people” | Judd Legum | 2021-07-04 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/06/24/99-of-people-killed-by-covid-last-month-were-unvaccinated-analysis-finds/ | In a stunning reflection of the efficacy of vaccines and an indication of the impact that widespread inoculation could have, an analysis of government data published Thursday by the Associated Press found nearly all Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. last month were among people who weren’t vaccinated against the virus. Center for Disease Control and Prevention data reviewed by AP showed just 150 of the more than 18,000 Covid-19 deaths in May resulted from "breakthrough" infections in fully vaccinated people. In other words, 99.2% of the people who died from Covid-19 last month weren’t fully vaccinated against the virus. | 2021-06-24 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_242_ret_b14_g3 | sciencefeedback_242 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unvaccinated-individuals-now-account-for-the-vast-majority-of-covid-19-hospitalizations-and-deaths-in-the-u-s-according-to-available-data/ | “99.2% of U.S. COVID deaths in June were unvaccinated people” | Judd Legum | 2021-07-04 | https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-07-12-21/index.html | More than 99% of the US's Covid-19 deaths in June were among unvaccinated people, says Fauci [...] More than 99% of US Covid-19 deaths in June were among unvaccinated people, Dr. Anthony Fauci said last week. [...] Individual states are reporting similar data: On Friday, Virginia’s health department announced at least 99% of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have been among people who were not fully vaccinated. And on Thursday, North Carolina said 99% of all new cases since May are among people that are not fully vaccinated. | 2021-07-12 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_242_ret_b6_gn | sciencefeedback_242 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unvaccinated-individuals-now-account-for-the-vast-majority-of-covid-19-hospitalizations-and-deaths-in-the-u-s-according-to-available-data/ | “99.2% of U.S. COVID deaths in June were unvaccinated people” | Judd Legum | 2021-07-04 | https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/politics/covid-19-coronavirus-vaccines/index.html | "We’re seeing 99.5% of deaths right now from Covid-19 in our country are happening among the unvaccinated," US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNN’s Dana Bash on "State of the Union" Sunday. In case you missed it: 99.5% of people who are dying from the coronavirus right now are not vaccinated. Which means – because of math – that less than one percent of all Covid-19 deaths are among vaccinated people. And it’s no fluke or anomaly either. In June, 99.2% of the people who died from Covid-19 were unvaccinated, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. | 2021-07-19 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_242_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_242 | https://science.feedback.org/review/unvaccinated-individuals-now-account-for-the-vast-majority-of-covid-19-hospitalizations-and-deaths-in-the-u-s-according-to-available-data/ | “99.2% of U.S. COVID deaths in June were unvaccinated people” | Judd Legum | 2021-07-04 | https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-941fcf43d9731c76c16e7354f5d5e187 | Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine. [...] Earlier this month, Andy Slavitt, a former adviser to the Biden administration on COVID-19, suggested that 98% to 99% of the Americans dying of the coronavirus are unvaccinated. | 2021-06-29 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_244 | sciencefeedback_244 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sweetgum-balls-dont-contain-tamiflu-active-ingredient-no-evidence-antiviral-effect-against-covid-19/ | Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2 | Social media users | 2023-01-27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sweetgum-balls-dont-contain-tamiflu-active-ingredient-no-evidence-antiviral-effect-against-covid-19/ | Sweetgum contains small amounts of shikimic acid, which is the starting point in the industrial manufacture of Tamiflu, a drug for treating influenza. However, there is no evidence that shikimic acid has the same effect. Tamiflu targets a specific protein found in flu viruses, so it doesn’t work against the virus that causes COVID-19, and neither does shikimic acid. | 2023-01-27 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_244_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_244 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sweetgum-balls-dont-contain-tamiflu-active-ingredient-no-evidence-antiviral-effect-against-covid-19/ | Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2 | Social media users | 2023-01-27 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/sweetgum-balls-dont-contain-tamiflu-active-ingredient-no-evidence-antiviral-effect-against-covid-19/ | The TikTok video was correct in saying that sweetgum seeds contain shikimic acid[1]. However, this is at even lower levels than star anise and is not a commercial source for Tamiflu manufacturing. The video claimed that cutting the gum balls and soaking them in vodka would release "nature’s cure". Given that a critical industrial purification process struggles to extract enough shikimic acid from these sources, it seems unlikely that this method would be effective. The video also makes reference to using sweetgum balls to treat COVID-19. However, as mentioned previously, Tamiflu works by targeting a specific protein in the flu virus. There is no equivalent of the neuraminidase protein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, so the drug cannot act in the same way that it does with flu[4]. To claim that shikimic acid can help treat COVID-19 would need evidence from research. In summary, shikimic acid is not the active ingredient in Tamiflu. Shikimic acid is chemically altered to produce Tamiflu and will not have the same effect. The amount of shikimic acid in sweetgum balls is very low and it is difficult to extract. | 2023-01-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_244_ret_b3_gn | sciencefeedback_244 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sweetgum-balls-dont-contain-tamiflu-active-ingredient-no-evidence-antiviral-effect-against-covid-19/ | Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2 | Social media users | 2023-01-27 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20506045/ | Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.): extraction of shikimic acid coupled to dilute acid pretreatment - PMID: 20506045 - DOI: 10.1007/s12010-010-8947-7 Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.): extraction of shikimic acid coupled to dilute acid pretreatment Liquidambar styraciflua L., also known as sweetgum, is an understory hardwood species that has widespread distribution in the southeast USA, especially in pine plantations. In addition to being a possible biorefinery feedstock, sweetgum contains shikimic acid, which is a precursor for the drug Tamiflu. Sweetgum bark was extracted with 65 degrees C water and yielded 1.7 mg/g of shikimic acid, while sweetgum de-barked wood yielded 0.2 mg/g of shikimic acid. Because shikimic acid can be extracted with water, the coupling of the phytochemical hot water extraction with dilute acid pretreatment was examined. The addition of a 65 degrees C shikimic acid extraction step coupled to pretreatment with 0.98% H(2)SO(4) at 130 degrees C for 50 min resulted in 21% and 17% increases in xylose percent recovery from bark and de-barked wood, respectively. These results indicate that, in addition to recovering a high value product, the 65 degrees C wash step also increases xylose recovery. | 2014-11-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_244_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_244 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sweetgum-balls-dont-contain-tamiflu-active-ingredient-no-evidence-antiviral-effect-against-covid-19/ | Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2 | Social media users | 2023-01-27 | https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/in-the-garden/reference-desk/trees/sweetgum.aspx | I like sweetgum trees, but most people run from them, versus wanting to plant them. The spiny fruit does contain seeds, in fact, quite a few. Each sweetgum ball has about 40 to 60 capsules, with each containing one or two seeds. Fertile seeds are black with wings on either side; infertile seeds are yellow and wingless. Harvest the sweetgum balls when they are fully brown, but before they dry out. Once they dry, they open and scatter the seeds. Harvest the sweetgum balls and let them dry out on sheet of paper. Then when the seeds start to fall out, collect them and put the fertile seeds inside a plastic bag filled with moist sterile potting soil. Put that in your refrigerator for three months and then plant the seeds in a pot outside. This cool, moist storage period in the refrigerator is known as stratification and is needed to break the seed dormancy. As an aside, researchers have discovered that the unripe fruit of the sweetgum tree contains a key ingredient used in Tamiflu called Shikimic acid. | 2020-04-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_244_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_244 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sweetgum-balls-dont-contain-tamiflu-active-ingredient-no-evidence-antiviral-effect-against-covid-19/ | Sweetgum balls contain the same active ingredient that Tamiflu contains, which is shikimic acid; It kills viruses including SARS-CoV-2 | Social media users | 2023-01-27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/sweetgum-balls-dont-contain-tamiflu-active-ingredient-no-evidence-antiviral-effect-against-covid-19/ | Sweetgum contains small amounts of shikimic acid, which is the starting point in the industrial manufacture of Tamiflu, a drug for treating influenza. However, there is no evidence that shikimic acid has the same effect. Tamiflu targets a specific protein found in flu viruses, so it doesn’t work against the virus that causes COVID-19, and neither does shikimic acid. [...] The video also makes reference to using sweetgum balls to treat COVID-19. However, as mentioned previously, Tamiflu works by targeting a specific protein in the flu virus. There is no equivalent of the neuraminidase protein in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, so the drug cannot act in the same way that it does with flu[4]. To claim that shikimic acid can help treat COVID-19 would need evidence from research. In summary, shikimic acid is not the active ingredient in Tamiflu. Shikimic acid is chemically altered to produce Tamiflu and will not have the same effect. The amount of shikimic acid in sweetgum balls is very low and it is difficult to extract. | 2023-01-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_245 | sciencefeedback_245 | https://science.feedback.org/review/high-population-immunity-low-virus-circulation-reasons-for-swiss-covid19-vaccine-recommendation | Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns | Anthony Hinton | 2023-04-19 | https://science.feedback.org/review/high-population-immunity-low-virus-circulation-reasons-for-swiss-covid19-vaccine-recommendation | COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective at protecting against severe illness and death. Vaccine recommendations change in response to the changes in the need for vaccination, which depends on factors like the level of immunity in the population, the level of threat posed by an infectious agent, and the benefit-risk tradeoff of a vaccine. | 2023-04-19 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_245_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_245 | https://science.feedback.org/review/high-population-immunity-low-virus-circulation-reasons-for-swiss-covid19-vaccine-recommendation | Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns | Anthony Hinton | 2023-04-19 | https://wlos.com/news/nation-world/switzerland-not-recommending-covid-vaccines-even-for-high-risk-individuals-during-spring-and-summer | SWITZERLAND (TND) — Switzerland will not recommend a COVID-19 vaccine for its citizens during the spring and summer seasons, even for those at high risk of experiencing severe illness from contracting the virus. The country's latest recommendation regarding COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots came directly from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), which declared most people in the country had either already been vaccinated "and/or contracted and recovered from COVID-19" at this point. [...] Switzerland's decision to rescind its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations follows other European countries that have severely loosened their recommendations since the COVID-19 vaccine was released. | 2023-04-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_245_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_245 | https://science.feedback.org/review/high-population-immunity-low-virus-circulation-reasons-for-swiss-covid19-vaccine-recommendation | Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns | Anthony Hinton | 2023-04-19 | https://www.swissmedic.ch/swissmedic/en/home/news/coronavirus-covid-19/covid-19-vaccines-safety-update-6.html | Reports of suspected adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in Switzerland – update 24.09.2021 [...] The reports of adverse reactions received and analysed to date do not alter the positive benefit-risk profile of the COVID-19 vaccines used in Switzerland. This largely confirms their known side effects profile. Known side effects of COVID-19 vaccines are listed in the continually updated medicinal product information texts published on www.swissmedicinfo.ch. [...] You can find the latest report on suspected adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in Switzerland at the following permalink: www.swissmedic.ch/covid-19-vaccines-safety-update-en | 2020-12-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_245_ret_b2_gn | sciencefeedback_245 | https://science.feedback.org/review/high-population-immunity-low-virus-circulation-reasons-for-swiss-covid19-vaccine-recommendation | Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns | Anthony Hinton | 2023-04-19 | https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-switzerland-modified-covid-195738214.html | The claim: Switzerland banned COVID-19 vaccine [...] "Switzerland Bans the COVID Vaccines," reads the article's headline. [...] Tesia Williams, a Johnson & Johnson spokesperson, told USA TODAY the company has decided to stop distributing its COVID-19 vaccine in Switzerland due to declining need and the availability of other vaccines. | 2023-04-17 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_245_ret_b3_gn | sciencefeedback_245 | https://science.feedback.org/review/high-population-immunity-low-virus-circulation-reasons-for-swiss-covid19-vaccine-recommendation | Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns | Anthony Hinton | 2023-04-19 | https://www.swissmedic.ch/swissmedic/en/home/news/mitteilungen/covid-19-vaccines-safety-monitoring.html | Reports of suspected adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines in Switzerland [...] Since the concluding standard report on adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines in Switzerland was published at the end of February 2023, an additional 720 suspicion reports have been evaluated. For an estimated 17 million vaccine doses1 administered to date in Switzerland, Swissmedic received a total of 17,575 reports of suspected reactions in connection with the COVID-19 vaccines up to 30 June 2024. [...] The COVID-19 vaccines are also listed in the annual vaccinovigilance report on the safety of vaccines used in Switzerland. As soon as new, relevant findings are available, Swissmedic will provide information via the usual channels (drug safety communications, Swissmedic Vigilance News, DHPC). | 2023-02-24 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_246 | sciencefeedback_246 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nasa-did-not-create-global-warming-by-manipulating-data-tony-heller-steven-goddard/ | [NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past[...] downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time. | Tony Heller, James Murphy | 2019-06-26 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nasa-did-not-create-global-warming-by-manipulating-data-tony-heller-steven-goddard/ | Scientists at NASA—as well as other groups—constantly work to ensure that the data being used to estimate global average temperatures are as accurate as possible. As time goes on, updates can lead to small changes to estimates for previous years. These changes, however, are much too small to cause the warming trend that is clear in all available datasets. | 2019-06-26 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_246_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_246 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nasa-did-not-create-global-warming-by-manipulating-data-tony-heller-steven-goddard/ | [NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past[...] downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time. | Tony Heller, James Murphy | 2019-06-26 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/nasa-did-not-create-global-warming-by-manipulating-data-tony-heller-steven-goddard/ | CLAIM: [NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past—temperatures from as long ago as the mid-1800s—downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time. [...] In the unscientific formulation of [some], this means that the adjustments for this effect make the past warmer and the recent temperatures colder. But overall, the estimated global warming actually becomes smaller when taking into account all the adjustments—the opposite of [that claim]. [See figure in Mark Richardson’s comment below.] [...] Raw data show more global warming since 1880 than is reported by NOAA [or shown in other datasets]. This is because NOAA "adjusts" temperature data to fairly compare different measurement times, places, and technologies. The cooling effect of adjustments on global temperatures has been shown lots of times, such as with the graph below for 1880—2013 temperatures. | 2019-07-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_246_ret_b15_gn | sciencefeedback_246 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nasa-did-not-create-global-warming-by-manipulating-data-tony-heller-steven-goddard/ | [NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past[...] downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time. | Tony Heller, James Murphy | 2019-06-26 | https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/real-climate-science/ | Read our profile on the United States government and media. [...] Failed Fact Checks - "[T]he raw data, the actual thermometer data[…] shows that the US has been cooling for 80 to 90 years. But the graphs they release to the public show warming trend, and it’s all because they’ve altered the data." – Inaccurate - "NASA scientists fudged the numbers to make 1998 the hottest year to overstate the extent of global warming." – Pants on Fire - "[NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past[…] downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time." – Inaccurate [...] Last Updated on April 25, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check | 2024-04-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_246_ret_bn_g13 | sciencefeedback_246 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nasa-did-not-create-global-warming-by-manipulating-data-tony-heller-steven-goddard/ | [NASA] has been adjusting temperatures from the past[...] downward, while adjusting current-day temperatures upward, and those changes are responsible for most of the claimed global warming during that time. | Tony Heller, James Murphy | 2019-06-26 | https://judithcurry.com/2015/02/22/understanding-time-of-observation-bias/ | There are two specific changes to the U.S. temperature observation network over the last century that have resulted in systemic cooling biases: time of observation changes at most of the stations from late afternoon to early morning, and a change in most of the instruments from liquid in glass thermometers to MMTS electronic instruments. Back in July I posted a general introduction to U.S. temperature adjustments that looked at the relative effect of each adjustment. Here I will focus in detail on the Time of Observation adjustment, which is responsible for the majority of the change in U.S. temperatures vis-à-vis raw data. In a future post I will address the pairwise homogenization algorithm, which attempts to correct for factors like the MMTS transition and the impact of urbanization on temperature trends. [...] The net effect of adjustments to correct for time of observation changes is shown in Figue 2. TOBs adjustments increase the amount of warming in the historical temperature record by just under 0.3 C, with similar adjustments to both minimum and maximum temperatures. This adjustment alone is responsible for the majority of the difference between raw and adjusted temperatures reported by NCDC. | 2015-02-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_25 | sciencefeedback_25 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nhs-data-doesnt-support-epoch-times-claim-myocarditis-only-occurs-after-covid19-vaccines/ | “Myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection.” | Marina Zhang | 2024-06-03 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nhs-data-doesnt-support-epoch-times-claim-myocarditis-only-occurs-after-covid19-vaccines/ | COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may cause mild cases of myocarditis on rare occasions. However, the risk of myocarditis and other severe cardiovascular problems is higher following COVID-19 than following vaccination. When this is weighed against the vaccines’ effectiveness against severe disease, it shows that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their possible risks. | 2024-06-03 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_25_ret_b10_gn | sciencefeedback_25 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nhs-data-doesnt-support-epoch-times-claim-myocarditis-only-occurs-after-covid19-vaccines/ | “Myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection.” | Marina Zhang | 2024-06-03 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34347001/ | Myocarditis and Pericarditis After Vaccination for COVID-19 - PMID: 34347001 - PMCID: PMC8340007 - DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.13443 [...] Incidence, risk factors, natural history, and hypothesised mechanisms of myocarditis and pericarditis following covid-19 vaccination: living evidence syntheses and review.BMJ. 2022 Jul 13;378:e069445. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-069445. BMJ. 2022. PMID: 35830976 Free PMC article. Review. [...] Occurrence of Myopericarditis Following COVID-19 Vaccination Among Adults in the Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study.Int J Gen Med. 2024 Jul 23;17:3231-3237. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S467586. eCollection 2024. Int J Gen Med. 2024. PMID: 39070223 Free PMC article. | 2021-09-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_25_ret_b11_gn | sciencefeedback_25 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nhs-data-doesnt-support-epoch-times-claim-myocarditis-only-occurs-after-covid19-vaccines/ | “Myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection.” | Marina Zhang | 2024-06-03 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34375696/ | Myocarditis and Pericarditis After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: Practical Considerations for Care Providers - PMID: 34375696 - PMCID: PMC8349442 - DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.08.001 Myocarditis and Pericarditis After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: Practical Considerations for Care Providers [...] Pericarditis and myocarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in a nationwide setting.Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022 Feb;51(2):96-100. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021425. Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022. PMID: 35224605 - | 2021-07-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_25_ret_bn_g16 | sciencefeedback_25 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nhs-data-doesnt-support-epoch-times-claim-myocarditis-only-occurs-after-covid19-vaccines/ | “Myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection.” | Marina Zhang | 2024-06-03 | https://science.feedback.org/review/nhs-data-doesnt-support-epoch-times-claim-myocarditis-only-occurs-after-covid19-vaccines/ | In June 2024, the news outlet The Epoch Times claimed that new data from England’s National Health Service (NHS) showed that "myocarditis and pericarditis only occur after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection." The Epoch Times has repeatedly published vaccine misinformation. [...] In order to support The Epoch Times’ claim that myocarditis "only occur[s] after vaccination and not after COVID-19 infection", one would need to compare people who were exposed to one of two things: a COVID-19 vaccine or COVID-19, but not both. If a vaccinated person also got COVID-19 and then developed myocarditis, it would be impossible to know for sure if the cause was the vaccine or COVID-19 without additional information. [...] - 3 – Wong et al. (2022) Risk of myocarditis and pericarditis after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in the USA: a cohort study in claims databases. The Lancet. | 2024-06-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
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