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sciencefeedback_25_ret_bn_g18 | 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://hcn.health/hcn-trends-story/myocarditis-and-pericarditis-only-appear-after-covid-vaccination-nhs-preprint/ | New research highlights the exclusive occurrence of myocarditis and pericarditis in vaccinated adolescents and children, suggesting a need for reevaluation of COVID-19 vaccination strategies in younger populations while considering broader clinical implications for post-vaccination adverse events. A recent preprint from Oxford University researchers reveals that myocarditis and pericarditis only occur in children and adolescents following COVID-19 vaccination, not infection. The study, which evaluated more than a million English minors, found that vaccinated adolescents experienced higher incidences of these heart inflammations compared to children. Despite this, vaccinated adolescents had lower chances of COVID-19 infection and severe outcomes than their unvaccinated counterparts. [...] - Most myocarditis and pericarditis cases occurred after the first vaccine dose, with more than half requiring hospitalization or emergency care. | 2024-06-06 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_255 | sciencefeedback_255 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/lull-solar-activity-little-effect-global-temperatures-claims-global-cooling-not-based-science/ | Forward projections of solar cyclicity imply the next few decades may be marked by global cooling rather than warming, despite continuing CO2 emissions. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2016-01-01 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/lull-solar-activity-little-effect-global-temperatures-claims-global-cooling-not-based-science/ | It is difficult to project solar activity, but research shows that even a substantial lull in solar activity would be far too weak to counteract human-caused global warming. | 2016-01-01 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_255_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_255 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/lull-solar-activity-little-effect-global-temperatures-claims-global-cooling-not-based-science/ | Forward projections of solar cyclicity imply the next few decades may be marked by global cooling rather than warming, despite continuing CO2 emissions. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2016-01-01 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/lull-solar-activity-little-effect-global-temperatures-claims-global-cooling-not-based-science/ | While regional and seasonal effects might be larger, the expected global temperature response to a future grand solar minimum similar to the Maunder Minimum is a cooling of about 0.1°C. It should be pointed out that this cooling would occur on the background of current anthropogenic warming which is about a factor of 10 larger[…] It is also clear from these numbers that a future grand solar minimum (which would last only for a few decades anyway) would not save us from global warming, as we have shown in a scientific paper* and explained in this RealClimate post. The marginal temperature differences between warming scenarios with and without a future Maunder Minimum is illustrated here: [...] Forward projections of solar variability are fraught with deep uncertainties, as exemplified by the last solar minimum. Satellite observations show this to be the weakest solar cycle in over a century. [...] The claim that the Earth may cool in coming decades due to solar variability is incorrect (even in the word "may"). It has no bearing in any climate science, model projections, or basic physical theory. The forcing from solar variability to the heat content of the Earth system is small relative to the accelerating forcing provided by human CO2 emissions. | 2019-06-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_255_ret_bn_g11 | sciencefeedback_255 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/lull-solar-activity-little-effect-global-temperatures-claims-global-cooling-not-based-science/ | Forward projections of solar cyclicity imply the next few decades may be marked by global cooling rather than warming, despite continuing CO2 emissions. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2016-01-01 | https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/GlobalWarming | Throughout its long history, Earth has warmed and cooled time and again. Climate has changed when the planet received more or less sunlight due to subtle shifts in its orbit, as the atmosphere or surface changed, or when the Sun’s energy varied. But in the past century, another force has started to influence Earth’s climate: humanity. [...] Each cycle exhibits subtle differences in intensity and duration. As of early 2010, the solar brightness since 2005 has been slightly lower, not higher, than it was during the previous 11-year minimum in solar activity, which occurred in the late 1990s. This implies that the Sun’s impact between 2005 and 2010 might have been to slightly decrease the warming that greenhouse emissions alone would have caused. [...] It takes decades to centuries for Earth to fully react to increases in greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide, among other greenhouse gases, will remain in the atmosphere long after emissions are reduced, contributing to continuing warming. In addition, as Earth has warmed, much of the excess energy has gone into heating the upper layers of the ocean. Like a hot water bottle on a cold night, the heated ocean will continue warming the lower atmosphere well after greenhouse gases have stopped increasing. | 2010-06-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_255_ret_bn_g14 | sciencefeedback_255 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/lull-solar-activity-little-effect-global-temperatures-claims-global-cooling-not-based-science/ | Forward projections of solar cyclicity imply the next few decades may be marked by global cooling rather than warming, despite continuing CO2 emissions. | Craig Idso, Robert Carter, S. Fred Singer | 2016-01-01 | https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/2/ | Beyond the next few decades, how much the climate changes will depend primarily on the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere; how much of those greenhouse gases are absorbed by the ocean, the biosphere, and other sinks; and how sensitive Earth’s climate is to those emissions.23 Climate sensitivity is typically defined as the long-term change that would result from a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere relative to preindustrial levels; its exact value is uncertain due to the interconnected nature of the land–atmosphere–ocean system. Changes in one aspect of the system can lead to self-reinforcing cycles that can either amplify or weaken the climate system’s responses to human and natural influences, creating a positive feedback or self-reinforcing cycle in the first case and a negative feedback in the second.18 These feedbacks operate on a range of timescales from very short (essentially instantaneous) to very long (centuries). While there are uncertainties associated with modeling some of these feedbacks,24,25 the most up-to-date scientific assessment shows that the net effect of these feedbacks over the industrial era has been to amplify human-induced warming, and this amplification will continue over coming decades18 (see Box 2.3). | 2014-04-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_257 | sciencefeedback_257 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-covid19-vaccines-caused-rise-us-infant-mortality-2022-reported-cdc-contrary-implication-facebook-meme/ | COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women is connected to an increase in U.S. infant mortality rate in 2022 | Facebook Users | 2023-11-15 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-covid19-vaccines-caused-rise-us-infant-mortality-2022-reported-cdc-contrary-implication-facebook-meme/ | COVID-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, both for the mother and the unborn child. Getting COVID-19 vaccines while pregnant doesn’t increase the risk of infant mortality. In fact, being protected against severe COVID-19 may lower the risk of pregnancy complications. | 2023-11-15 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_257_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_257 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-covid19-vaccines-caused-rise-us-infant-mortality-2022-reported-cdc-contrary-implication-facebook-meme/ | COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women is connected to an increase in U.S. infant mortality rate in 2022 | Facebook Users | 2023-11-15 | https://www.cdc.gov/covidvaxview/publications/covid19-vaccination-high-risk-pregnancy.html | - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu and Tdap Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women – United States, April 2022. Flu, Tdap, and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women – United States, April 2022 | FluVaxView | Seasonal Influenza (Flu) | CDC - DeSisto CL, Wallace B, Simeone RM, et al. Risk of Stillbirth Among Women With and Without COVID-19 Delivery Hospitalization — United States, March 2020–September 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:1640–1645. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7047e1 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19 Vaccination Among Pregnant People aged 18-49 years overall, by race and ethnicity, and date reported to CDC – Vaccine Safety Datalink , United States. Accessed on March 1, 2023. CDC COVID Data Tracker: Vaccination Among Pregnant People - Brewer, LI, Ommerborn, MJ, Nguyen, AL, et al. Structural inequities in seasonal influenza vaccination rates. BMC Public Health. 2021;21: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11179-9 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A Guide for Community Partners. Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Members of Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities. Accessed on April 5, 2023. | 2024-08-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_257_ret_bn_g18 | sciencefeedback_257 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-covid19-vaccines-caused-rise-us-infant-mortality-2022-reported-cdc-contrary-implication-facebook-meme/ | COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women is connected to an increase in U.S. infant mortality rate in 2022 | Facebook Users | 2023-11-15 | https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2020/12/covid-19-vaccination-considerations-for-obstetric-gynecologic-care | In a research letter published in April 2022, investigators evaluated the association between COVID-19 vaccination during early pregnancy and risk of major fetal structural anomalies identified on ultrasonography. Of 2622 patients who received at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine, 1149 (43.8%) were vaccinated within the teratogenic window. Results of this analysis found that vaccination within the teratogenic window was not associated with presence of a congenital anomaly identified on ultrasonography (Ruderman 2022). [...] There is no evidence of adverse maternal or fetal effects from vaccinating pregnant individuals with COVID-19 vaccine, and a growing body of data demonstrate the safety of such use (Ciapponi 2021, Ciapponi 2023, Wainstock 2021, Kachikis 2021, Magnus 2021, Fu 2021, Ruderman 2022). Therefore, individuals who are or will be pregnant should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Emerging data indicate that vaccine-induced antibodies cross the placenta, but the degree of protection these antibodies provide to the neonate is unknown (Yang 2022). In a recent case-control study from 20 pediatric hospitals, CDC found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy reduced the risk of infant hospitalization with COVID-19 by 61%, suggesting that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy might also help protect babies. These findings emphasize the importance of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy to protect pregnant people and their babies from COVID-19 (Halasa 2022). Vaccination may occur in any trimester and emphasis should be on vaccine receipt as soon as possible to maximize maternal and fetal health. | 2022-01-10 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_257_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_257 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-covid19-vaccines-caused-rise-us-infant-mortality-2022-reported-cdc-contrary-implication-facebook-meme/ | COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women is connected to an increase in U.S. infant mortality rate in 2022 | Facebook Users | 2023-11-15 | https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7107e3.htm | References - Hobbs CV, Woodworth K, Young CC, et al.; Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators. Frequency, characteristics and complications of COVID-19 in hospitalized infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2022;41:e81–6. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003435 PMID:34955519 - Marchant A, Sadarangani M, Garand M, et al. Maternal immunisation: collaborating with mother nature. Lancet Infect Dis 2017;17:e197–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30229-3 PMID:28433705 - Nir O, Schwartz A, Toussia-Cohen S, et al. Maternal-neonatal transfer of SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G antibodies among parturient women treated with BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2022;4:100492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100492 PMID:34547533 - Trostle ME, Aguero-Rosenfeld ME, Roman AS, Lighter JL. High antibody levels in cord blood from pregnant women vaccinated against COVID-19. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2021;3:100481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100481 PMID:34562636 - Yang YJ, Murphy EA, Singh S, et al. Association of gestational age at coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination, history of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and a vaccine booster dose with maternal and umbilical cord antibody levels at delivery. Obstet Gynecol 2021. Epub December 28, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000004693 PMID:34963127 - Olson SM, Newhams MM, Halasa NB, et al.; Overcoming Covid-19 Investigators. Effectiveness of BNT162b2 vaccine against critical Covid-19 in adolescents. | 2022-06-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_258 | sciencefeedback_258 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ | Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties” | Facebook user | 2023-03-01 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ | Despite the lack of evidence for the effectiveness of so-called alternative cancer treatments, these still continue to be used by patients desperate for a cure. Amygdalin and its synthetic counterpart laetrile are examples of alternative cancer treatments promoted online. However, overwhelming evidence from almost a century of research indicates that both are ineffective against cancer and can instead cause cyanide poisoning. Rather than prolonging life, research shows that switching from conventional cancer treatments to alternative treatments actually reduces the patient’s odds of survival. | 2023-03-01 | False | true | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_258_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_258 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ | Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties” | Facebook user | 2023-03-01 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bitter-almond-tree-banned/ | In June 2016 an image macro became newly popular (likely due to a concurrent cancer conspiracy rumor) on social media, holding that the bitter almond tree had been banned across the United States since 1995 because it contains high levels of the cancer-fighting vitamin B17 (also known as Laetrile): The claim was an old and deceptively multi-layered one, asserting that the bitter almond tree had been banned across the United States, that the ban was enacted in a particular year (1995), that the banned substance contained levels of Vitamin B17 sufficient to prevent and treat cancer, and that the unspecified powers that be explicitly and unquestionably banned the plant solely because it could save people's lives by fighting cancer. [...] Following the investigation by FDA, the USAO, and the USPIS, the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of New York placed Vale's illegal sales and promotion of Laetrile — also known as amygdalin, "Vitamin B-17", or apricot pits — under injunction in April 2000. Defying the court order, Vale set up a shell corporation in Arizona, and continued to ship the product from the basement of his own home to customers passed on to him by his New York firm. For these activities, Vale was found guilty 11 months ago of three counts of criminal contempt, and ordered to be held without bail pending his sentencing. | 2016-05-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_258_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_258 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ | Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties” | Facebook user | 2023-03-01 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ | On 1 March 2023, a Facebook reel with more than 1.6 million views claimed that "Vitamin B17", a compound present in apricot kernels, "was banned by the U.S. because of its cancer-killing properties". "Vitamin B17" is the name that some people use to refer to amygdalin, a compound present in some plants like clover and notably in the seeds of fruits from the Rosaceae family, such as bitter almonds, apricots, plums, and cherries. [...] One well-known characteristic of amygdalin is its capacity to release hydrogen cyanide when it breaks down in the intestine[4]. Hydrogen cyanide is known as a potentially deadly poison that interferes with cells’ ability to use oxygen. This mode of action of cyanide directly contradicts the mechanism proposed by the Facebook user, who claimed that B17 kills cancer cells because it "put[s] oxygen and hydrogenate[s] cells again". | 2023-03-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_258_ret_b3_gn | sciencefeedback_258 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ | Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties” | Facebook user | 2023-03-01 | https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/no-bitter-almond-tree-doesnt-cure-cancer-isnt-banned-us | "The bitter almond tree, the highest source of vitamin B17, known to prevent and treat cancer, was banned from the USA in 1995," says a meme shared on Facebook in South Africa in August 2019. [...] The substance has been called "vitamin B17", but it’s not a vitamin. | 2022-08-30 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_258_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_258 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ | Vitamin B17 “was banned by the US because of its cancer-killing properties” | Facebook user | 2023-03-01 | https://science.feedback.org/review/vitamin-b17-neither-vitamin-nor-cancer-treatment-can-cause-cyanide-poisoning/ | - Health "Vitamin B17" is neither a vitamin nor a cancer treatment and can cause cyanide poisoning [...] Factually inaccurate: The so-called "vitamin B17" is actually amygdalin, a compound that isn’t a vitamin and which decades of research have shown to be ineffective as a cancer treatment. [...] On 1 March 2023, a Facebook reel with more than 1.6 million views claimed that "Vitamin B17", a compound present in apricot kernels, "was banned by the U.S. because of its cancer-killing properties". | 2023-03-10 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_259 | sciencefeedback_259 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-affects-placenta-contrary-to-a-claim-by-naomi-wolf/ | “Since the vaccine rolled out, [a midwife]’s seen no normal placenta […] they’re all compromised” | Naomi Wolf | 2023-04-25 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-affects-placenta-contrary-to-a-claim-by-naomi-wolf/ | COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting against severe forms of the disease. Research shows that the placentas of pregnant individuals are unharmed by the vaccines. By contrast, SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy poses a higher risk of placental lesions and deficiencies, which places a pregnant individual at risk of complications. | 2023-04-25 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_259_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_259 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-affects-placenta-contrary-to-a-claim-by-naomi-wolf/ | “Since the vaccine rolled out, [a midwife]’s seen no normal placenta […] they’re all compromised” | Naomi Wolf | 2023-04-25 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-affects-placenta-contrary-to-a-claim-by-naomi-wolf/ | FULL CLAIM: "Since the vaccine rolled out, [a midwife]’s seen no normal placenta […] they’re all compromised"; "Some of them are shrunken, so not big enough to deliver a normal baby, and many midwives are reporting that they have to deliver babies early because the placenta can’t sustain a full-term baby" [...] Reporting on her earlier interview of midwife Ellen Jasmer, Wolf stated that Jasmer had seen "no normal placenta […] since the vaccine rolled out". Wolf said that some of the placentas were "shrunken, so not big enough to deliver a normal baby" and that "midwives were reporting that they ha[d] to deliver babies early because the placenta can’t sustain a full-term baby". Wolf also alleged that vaccination compromised the health of newborns as they were "rushed to the hospital within a day because they are in respiratory distress and [Jasmer had] never seen that so frequently before". [...] Wolf also claimed that vaccinated individuals could compromise the placenta of unvaccinated people through a process called shedding. This is most likely a reference to the claim that vaccinated individuals release spike proteins that can be spread to unvaccinated individuals. But there is no data or plausible biological mechanism suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines can cause shedding, as Health Feedback explained in an earlier review, and Wolf failed to produce any supporting evidence in the video. | 2023-04-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_259_ret_b11_gn | sciencefeedback_259 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-affects-placenta-contrary-to-a-claim-by-naomi-wolf/ | “Since the vaccine rolled out, [a midwife]’s seen no normal placenta […] they’re all compromised” | Naomi Wolf | 2023-04-25 | https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57552527 | Vaccines could attack the placenta - No evidence | 2021-08-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_259_ret_b2_gn | sciencefeedback_259 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-affects-placenta-contrary-to-a-claim-by-naomi-wolf/ | “Since the vaccine rolled out, [a midwife]’s seen no normal placenta […] they’re all compromised” | Naomi Wolf | 2023-04-25 | https://fullfact.org/pregnant-then-screwed/vaccines-crossing-placenta/ | Information around this is still emerging, but the data so far suggests that mRNA in the vaccines doesn't cross the placenta. Exactly why that's the case is complicated - so here's a quick explainer. [...] Do the Covid-19 vaccines cause damage to the placenta? Since the beginning of the vaccine roll out, there have been false rumours that the Pfizer vaccine could cause damage to the placenta. There is no evidence to support this. We have written more about this previously. | 2021-09-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_259_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_259 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-affects-placenta-contrary-to-a-claim-by-naomi-wolf/ | “Since the vaccine rolled out, [a midwife]’s seen no normal placenta […] they’re all compromised” | Naomi Wolf | 2023-04-25 | https://science.feedback.org/review/no-evidence-that-covid-19-vaccination-affects-placenta-contrary-to-a-claim-by-naomi-wolf/ | Factually inaccurate: The claim is directly contradicted by clinical results showing that vaccinated women don’t experience a higher rate of placental defects. [...] Reporting on her earlier interview of midwife Ellen Jasmer, Wolf stated that Jasmer had seen "no normal placenta […] since the vaccine rolled out". Wolf said that some of the placentas were "shrunken, so not big enough to deliver a normal baby" and that "midwives were reporting that they ha[d] to deliver babies early because the placenta can’t sustain a full-term baby". Wolf also alleged that vaccination compromised the health of newborns as they were "rushed to the hospital within a day because they are in respiratory distress and [Jasmer had] never seen that so frequently before". [...] Wolf also claimed that vaccinated individuals could compromise the placenta of unvaccinated people through a process called shedding. This is most likely a reference to the claim that vaccinated individuals release spike proteins that can be spread to unvaccinated individuals. But there is no data or plausible biological mechanism suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines can cause shedding, as Health Feedback explained in an earlier review, and Wolf failed to produce any supporting evidence in the video. | 2023-04-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_26 | sciencefeedback_26 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-portuguese-court-covid-pcr-97-inaccurate-misinterpreted-findings/ | “MSM Silent As Court Holds PCR Covid Tests 97% Inaccurate - Unfit for Purpose” | Hal Turner | 2024-05-26 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-portuguese-court-covid-pcr-97-inaccurate-misinterpreted-findings/ | PCR tests work by detecting a virus’ genetic material in biological samples like blood or saliva. These tests are highly sensitive and specific. Trace amounts of viral genetic material, left behind after an initial infection is over, can still be detected by PCR tests even when the infected person is no longer contagious. While PCR tests are excellent at detecting current and recent infections, there can be uncertainty when it comes to using them to determine if a person is still contagious. | 2024-05-26 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_26_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_26 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-portuguese-court-covid-pcr-97-inaccurate-misinterpreted-findings/ | “MSM Silent As Court Holds PCR Covid Tests 97% Inaccurate - Unfit for Purpose” | Hal Turner | 2024-05-26 | https://seemorerocks.substack.com/p/pcr-test-legally-ruled-useless-to | MSM deathly silent as PCR test legally ruled useless to test for Covid Landmark legal ruling finds that Covid tests are not fit for purpose. So what do the MSM do? They ignore it Four German holidaymakers who were illegally quarantined in Portugal after one was judged to be positive for Covid-19 have won their case, in a verdict that condemns the widely-used PCR test as being up to 97-percent unreliable. | 2024-05-26 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_26_ret_b5_gn | sciencefeedback_26 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-portuguese-court-covid-pcr-97-inaccurate-misinterpreted-findings/ | “MSM Silent As Court Holds PCR Covid Tests 97% Inaccurate - Unfit for Purpose” | Hal Turner | 2024-05-26 | https://fullfact.org/online/bristol-weston-PCR-cycle/ | What was claimed 97% of positive PCR tests for the Covid-19 virus are false. [...] 97% of positive PCR tests for the Covid-19 virus are false. [...] It is implausible that 97% of positives identified by PCR tests run at more than 25 cycles are false, as the caller claims. At higher cycles, PCR tests are more likely to detect people who have low levels of virus, which could indicate they are early or late in their infection. | 2021-06-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_264 | sciencefeedback_264 | https://science.feedback.org/review/anti-vaccination-organization-spreads-baseless-claim-global-hpv-vaccination-campaign-mass-casualty-event/ | HPV vaccines are ineffective and cause side effects including autoimmune and neurological disorders, based on VAERS reports | Brenda Baletti | 2023-11-30 | https://science.feedback.org/review/anti-vaccination-organization-spreads-baseless-claim-global-hpv-vaccination-campaign-mass-casualty-event/ | Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can be spread by skin-to-skin contact, often through vaginal, anal, or oral sex. While many HPV infections are eventually cleared by the body’s immune system, certain types of HPV can cause cancers of the cervix, vagina, vulva, penis, anus, or back of the throat. HPV vaccination, combined with regular cervical cancer screenings, can reduce the risk of cervical cancer. | 2023-11-30 | False | true | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_264_ret_b10_gn | sciencefeedback_264 | https://science.feedback.org/review/anti-vaccination-organization-spreads-baseless-claim-global-hpv-vaccination-campaign-mass-casualty-event/ | HPV vaccines are ineffective and cause side effects including autoimmune and neurological disorders, based on VAERS reports | Brenda Baletti | 2023-11-30 | https://ebm.bmj.com/content/27/1/7 | Concern has been raised about whether HPV vaccines might cause serious neurological disorders including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS). The European Medicines Agency (EMA) investigated the issue and declared in 2015 that there is no link between HPV vaccines and serious neurological adverse events. However, the certainty conveyed in EMA’s official report is undermined by a leaked, confidential document that reveals important disagreements among the experts. Furthermore, in its assessments, EMA relied on the data the drug companies had provided to them even though it had been demonstrated that the companies had underreported possible neurological harms. Even though active comparators were used (aluminium adjuvants and other vaccines), our research group found significantly more serious neurological harms in the HPV vaccine groups than in the comparator groups in a systematic review based on clinical study reports in EMA’s possession. We outline areas where we believe the basis for EMA’s decision was flawed; highlight that the relationship between HPV vaccines and POTS remains uncertain; and suggest ways forward to resolve the uncertainty and debate. [...] Concern has been raised about whether HPV vaccines might cause serious neurological disorders including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS).1 Based on a request from Danish authorities, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) investigated the issue and published a 40-page report in November 2015 concluding that ‘the evidence does not support a causal association between HPV vaccination and CRPS and/or POTS’.1 | 2022-02-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_264_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_264 | https://science.feedback.org/review/anti-vaccination-organization-spreads-baseless-claim-global-hpv-vaccination-campaign-mass-casualty-event/ | HPV vaccines are ineffective and cause side effects including autoimmune and neurological disorders, based on VAERS reports | Brenda Baletti | 2023-11-30 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30478703/ | Autonomic dysfunction and HPV immunization: an overview - PMID: 30478703 - DOI: 10.1007/s12026-018-9036-1 [...] This article reviews the case series reported from several countries describing patients with suspected severe side effects to the HPV vaccines. The described symptom clusters are remarkably similar and include disabling fatigue, headache, widespread pain, fainting, gastrointestinal dysmotility, limb weakness, memory impairment episodes of altered awareness, and abnormal movements. This constellation of symptoms and signs has been labeled with different diagnoses such as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), small fiber neuropathy (SFN), myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), or fibromyalgia. It is known that autoimmunity and autoantibodies are present in a subset of patients with CRPS, POTS, SFN, ME/CFS, and fibromyalgia. This article proposes that vaccine-triggered, immune-mediated autonomic dysfunction could lead to the development of de novo post-HPV vaccination syndrome possibly in genetically susceptible individuals. Being cognizant that a temporal relationship between vaccination and symptom onset does not necessarily equate to causality, mounting evidence of case series calls for well-designed case-control studies to determine the prevalence and possible causation between these symptom clusters and HPV vaccines. Since personalized medicine is gaining momentum, the use of adversomics and pharmacogenetics may eventually help identify individuals who are predisposed to HPV vaccine adverse events. [...] Hypothesis: Human papillomavirus vaccination syndrome--small fiber neuropathy and dysautonomia could be its underlying pathogenesis.Clin Rheumatol. 2015 Jul;34(7):1165-9. doi: 10.1007/s10067-015-2969-z. Epub 2015 May 20. Clin Rheumatol. 2015. PMID: 25990003 Review. | 2014-11-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_264_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_264 | https://science.feedback.org/review/anti-vaccination-organization-spreads-baseless-claim-global-hpv-vaccination-campaign-mass-casualty-event/ | HPV vaccines are ineffective and cause side effects including autoimmune and neurological disorders, based on VAERS reports | Brenda Baletti | 2023-11-30 | https://science.feedback.org/review/anti-vaccination-organization-spreads-baseless-claim-global-hpv-vaccination-campaign-mass-casualty-event/ | An article published by Children’s Health Defense on 7 November 2023 claimed that a campaign for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in low- and middle-income countries will result in a "mass casualty event" due to serious side effects caused by the vaccine. Purported side effects of the HPV vaccine include autoimmune and neurological disorders such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). We previously reviewed a claim that HPV vaccines cause autoimmune and neurological diseases and found that it was unsupported. [See scientists’ feedback.] [...] The article claimed that side effects of HPV vaccination involve neurological and autoimmune disorders, including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), but scientific evidence doesn’t support these conclusions. | 2023-11-30 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_264_ret_bn_g14 | sciencefeedback_264 | https://science.feedback.org/review/anti-vaccination-organization-spreads-baseless-claim-global-hpv-vaccination-campaign-mass-casualty-event/ | HPV vaccines are ineffective and cause side effects including autoimmune and neurological disorders, based on VAERS reports | Brenda Baletti | 2023-11-30 | https://www.wisnerbaum.com/prescription-drugs/gardasil-lawsuit/gardasil-side-effects/ | Gardasil Vaccine Side Effects Reported to VAERS [...] Another section of the package insert titled "Postmarketing Experience" lists a number of other Gardasil 9 side effects, while cautioning that "[b]ecause these events were reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not possible to reliably estimate their frequency or to establish a causal relationship to vaccine exposure." Those side effects include autoimmune diseases, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome (167 case reports in VAERS), hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylactic shock (368 VAERS case reports), and seizures (483 VAERS case reports). [...] HPV vaccines, including Gardasil, have been linked in case studies to a cluster of symptoms that are shared by several disorders not mentioned on the Gardasil package insert. These include postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and fibromyalgia. The WHO database and the VAERS database contain hundreds of case reports of POTS and CRPS. | 2024-05-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_266 | sciencefeedback_266 | https://science.feedback.org/review/kaposis-sarcoma-opportunistic-cancer-occurs-advanced-aids-patients-not-caused-by-poppers/ | Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma | Robert Willner | 2023-03-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/kaposis-sarcoma-opportunistic-cancer-occurs-advanced-aids-patients-not-caused-by-poppers/ | AIDS-related illnesses, like tuberculosis and Kaposi’s sarcoma, are the main causes of death among people living with HIV with inadequate access to HIV care. Early in the HIV epidemic, it was proposed that poppers were linked to cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma in people with AIDS. However, research has debunked this hypothesis, showing that Kaposi’s sarcoma develops in people who are HIV-positive irrespective of poppers use and heavy poppers use isn’t linked to an increased risk of developing Kaposi’s sarcoma. In reality, Kaposi’s sarcoma is an opportunistic cancer that appears in people with weakened immune systems, such as those with advanced AIDS. | 2023-03-31 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_266_ret_bn_g3 | sciencefeedback_266 | https://science.feedback.org/review/kaposis-sarcoma-opportunistic-cancer-occurs-advanced-aids-patients-not-caused-by-poppers/ | Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma | Robert Willner | 2023-03-31 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/wellness/1985/04/24/use-of-poppers-linked-to-kaposis-sarcoma/b93501d3-8ac0-4456-9c73-19c1a634be2c/ | New analysis of old data suggests that "poppers" -- chemical inhalant stimulants used by some homosexuals -- may trigger Kaposi's sarcoma, a kind of cancer commonly associated with AIDS. [...] The only significant difference discovered was that those who developed Kaposi's sarcoma used the most poppers, or amyl nitrite, as a sexual stimulant. "Kaposi's sarcoma is a cancer of blood vessels, and nitrites cause the blood vessels to dilate, so you have the product having an effect in roughly the same place you're getting the cancer," he explains. | 2024-02-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_266_ret_bn_g4 | sciencefeedback_266 | https://science.feedback.org/review/kaposis-sarcoma-opportunistic-cancer-occurs-advanced-aids-patients-not-caused-by-poppers/ | Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma | Robert Willner | 2023-03-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/kaposis-sarcoma-opportunistic-cancer-occurs-advanced-aids-patients-not-caused-by-poppers/ | As an example for his claim that AIDS deaths are actually caused by drugs, Willner claimed that Kaposi’s sarcoma is due to poppers. Poppers, or amyl nitrate, are an inhaled party drug that’s associated with the club scene and the LGBTQ community. While poppers can cause serious adverse reactions, such as sudden drops in blood pressure and irregular heart rhythms and tachycardia that may prove fatal, there is no connection between poppers and Kaposi’s sarcoma. Early in the AIDS epidemic, the possibility that poppers were the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma was raised, but this was debunked by later studies. [...] Lastly, as evidence for his claim connecting poppers to Kaposi’s sarcoma, Willner said that "it’s very rare that you see a case of Kaposi’s sarcoma in Africa because they don’t use poppers". This claim, however, is false. | 2023-04-07 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_266_ret_bn_g8 | sciencefeedback_266 | https://science.feedback.org/review/kaposis-sarcoma-opportunistic-cancer-occurs-advanced-aids-patients-not-caused-by-poppers/ | Poppers are the cause of Kaposi’s sarcoma | Robert Willner | 2023-03-31 | https://i-base.info/htb/31695 | Previous research has shown that use of poppers may be associated with transient immunosuppression in animal models and may facilitate infection with cancer-causing viruses such as human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8), which causes Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS). A new report from the prospective observational Multicentre AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) suggests that heavy use of poppers might be associated with increased risk of individual virus-associated cancers. This link was observed in HIV negative men but not in men who were HIV positive. Heavy use was defined as daily or weekly for at least a year. The study was reported by Anupriya Dutta and colleagues from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. [1] [...] This research provides evidence that heavy use of poppers (daily or weekly for at least 1 year), is significantly associated with the risk of virus-related cancers in MSM who are HIV negative and this risk becomes greater over the age of 50. | 2017-06-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_27 | sciencefeedback_27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/color-toothpaste-tubes-guide-machines-toothpaste-production-arent-secret-codes-toothpaste-ingredient-safety/ | Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients | Social media users | 2024-05-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/color-toothpaste-tubes-guide-machines-toothpaste-production-arent-secret-codes-toothpaste-ingredient-safety/ | Toothpaste ingredients generally contain at least a few basic components. These include a mild abrasive, which helps remove debris and surface stains; humectants, which reduce water loss that would otherwise cause toothpaste to dry out; and detergent, which helps clean teeth and is responsible for toothpaste foam. Toothpaste is generally safe when used as directed. However, it’s not meant to be eaten. Ingesting large quantities of toothpaste can cause stomach upset, although long-term repercussions are unlikely. | 2024-05-31 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_27_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/color-toothpaste-tubes-guide-machines-toothpaste-production-arent-secret-codes-toothpaste-ingredient-safety/ | Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients | Social media users | 2024-05-31 | https://checkyourfact.com/2022/01/20/fact-check-toothpaste-tubes-marks-ingredients-code/ | A post shared on Facebook over 380 times claims the colored marks on tubes of toothpaste indicate the materials used in the paste. The colored bars on the tubes do not signify what ingredients are in the toothpaste. They are for sensors to help with proper sealing and artwork placement during manufacturing, according to spokespeople for toothpaste producers. The image shows three tubes of toothpaste each with small, colored bars at the end of the tube. In the image, the colored bars are circled. "The secrets of the colors in #toothpaste," the caption reads. "These colors are not for decoration, but the materials that were used to produce this paste." The caption then suggests what each color bar means, with green allegedly indicating "100%" natural ingredients and black supposedly meaning chemicals are present. | 2022-01-20 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_27_ret_b3_gn | sciencefeedback_27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/color-toothpaste-tubes-guide-machines-toothpaste-production-arent-secret-codes-toothpaste-ingredient-safety/ | Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients | Social media users | 2024-05-31 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/color-toothpaste-tubes-guide-machines-toothpaste-production-arent-secret-codes-toothpaste-ingredient-safety/ | FULL CLAIM: "You ever hear the toothpaste theory? You know how the toothpaste at the bottom [...] there’s always like a block of color [...] The elites or the people that know the code stay away from certain colors of the toothpaste"; "If you have the green on your toothpaste, it means it’s all natural; if you have the blue, it says(sic) it’s natural plus medicine; if it has red, it’s natural with chemical; if it has black, it’s all chemical [...] If you were part of some, like, secret organization, across the world when you go to buy products, how are you supposed to know which one’s safe for you?" [...] In the clip, TikTok celebrity and podcast host Carlos Juico claimed that color blocks at the end of toothpaste tubes indicated whether the toothpaste ingredients were natural or "chemical". More specifically, he asserted that a green color block meant the toothpaste was all-natural; a blue color block meant the toothpaste was "natural plus medicine"; and a black color block meant the toothpaste was "all chemical". [...] In summary, the conspiracy theory that toothpaste tubes carry a secret color code indicating the safety of toothpaste ingredients is baseless. If people wish to know which ingredients are present in their toothpaste, they can simply read the ingredient list printed on toothpaste packaging. | 2024-05-31 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_27_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/color-toothpaste-tubes-guide-machines-toothpaste-production-arent-secret-codes-toothpaste-ingredient-safety/ | Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients | Social media users | 2024-05-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/color-toothpaste-tubes-guide-machines-toothpaste-production-arent-secret-codes-toothpaste-ingredient-safety/ | Incorrect: Colored squares printed at the ends of toothpaste tubes aren’t a secret code for the safety of toothpaste ingredients. Instead, they allow light sensors on the toothpaste production line to recognize the end of the tube, so that tubes can be filled, cut, and sealed correctly. [...] In the clip, TikTok celebrity and podcast host Carlos Juico claimed that color blocks at the end of toothpaste tubes indicated whether the toothpaste ingredients were natural or "chemical". More specifically, he asserted that a green color block meant the toothpaste was all-natural; a blue color block meant the toothpaste was "natural plus medicine"; and a black color block meant the toothpaste was "all chemical". [...] In summary, the conspiracy theory that toothpaste tubes carry a secret color code indicating the safety of toothpaste ingredients is baseless. If people wish to know which ingredients are present in their toothpaste, they can simply read the ingredient list printed on toothpaste packaging. | 2024-05-31 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_27_ret_bn_g4 | sciencefeedback_27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/color-toothpaste-tubes-guide-machines-toothpaste-production-arent-secret-codes-toothpaste-ingredient-safety/ | Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients | Social media users | 2024-05-31 | https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/selecting-dental-products/what-is-a-toothpaste-color-code | The truth is: the toothpaste color-coding system simply doesn’t exist. Oral care companies don’t mark their toothpastes with colored squares to try to trick consumers and hide ingredients from them. We’re sure you’re wondering, so why are there color blocks on toothpaste tubes then? We’re happy to report that they do, in fact, have a purpose! They actually help in the manufacturing of the toothpaste tubes by telling light sensors where the end of the tube is so that it can be cut and sealed properly. We know, it’s not as exciting as a secret code, but we think the truth is pretty cool too. [...] If you want to know what kind of ingredients your toothpaste has, don’t look for a colored block at the end of the tube. Instead, take a look at the packaging for a comprehensive list of ingredients. You can talk with your dentist to learn more about how each ingredient works to keep your mouth healthy and what kind of toothpaste would be best to meet your needs. | 2023-01-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_274 | sciencefeedback_274 | https://science.feedback.org/review/magnetic-poles-reversals-not-cataclysmic-events-adam-and-eve-theory-jimmy-corsetti-joe-rogan-podcast/ | Magnetic poles reversals involve the Earth flipping vertically and momentarily stopping its rotation, causing cataclysmic events during 6 days. | Joe Rogan & Jimmy Corsetti | 2023-01-18 | https://science.feedback.org/review/magnetic-poles-reversals-not-cataclysmic-events-adam-and-eve-theory-jimmy-corsetti-joe-rogan-podcast/ | Magnetic poles reversals do occur, but don’t involve the earth’s poles physically changing positions. The liquid core of the planet moves, generating variations of the magnetic field and occasionally, magnetic poles shift. There is no evidence that magnetic poles' reversal have had any influence on climate in the Earth’s history or generated the kind of extreme weather events claimed, by contrast carbon dioxide concentration has been shown to influence global climate in the past and present. | 2023-01-18 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_274_ret_b10_gn | sciencefeedback_274 | https://science.feedback.org/review/magnetic-poles-reversals-not-cataclysmic-events-adam-and-eve-theory-jimmy-corsetti-joe-rogan-podcast/ | Magnetic poles reversals involve the Earth flipping vertically and momentarily stopping its rotation, causing cataclysmic events during 6 days. | Joe Rogan & Jimmy Corsetti | 2023-01-18 | https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-magnetic-reversal-1435340 | Some theorists suggest that having no magnetic field will open the earth's surface to dangerous solar radiation that potentially might lead to global extinction of life. However, there is currently no statistical correlation that can be pointed to in the fossil record to verify this. The last reversal occurred about 780,000 years ago, and there is no evidence to show that there were mass species extinctions at that time. Other scientists argue that the magnetic field does not vanish during reversals, but merely grows weaker for a time. Although we have at least 2,000 years to wonder about it, if a reversal were to occur today, one obvious effect would be mass disruption to communications systems. Much the way solar storms can affect satellite and radio signals, a magnetic field reversal would have the same effect, though to a much more pronounced degree. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Rosenberg, Matt. "Reversal of the Earth's Magnetic Poles." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/what-is-magnetic-reversal-1435340. Rosenberg, Matt. (2023, April 5). Reversal of the Earth's Magnetic Poles. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-magnetic-reversal-1435340 Rosenberg, Matt. "Reversal of the Earth's Magnetic Poles." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-magnetic-reversal-1435340 (accessed October 9, 2024). copy citation | 2019-04-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_274_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_274 | https://science.feedback.org/review/magnetic-poles-reversals-not-cataclysmic-events-adam-and-eve-theory-jimmy-corsetti-joe-rogan-podcast/ | Magnetic poles reversals involve the Earth flipping vertically and momentarily stopping its rotation, causing cataclysmic events during 6 days. | Joe Rogan & Jimmy Corsetti | 2023-01-18 | https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/magnetic-poles-reversals-not-cataclysmic-events-adam-and-eve-theory-jimmy-corsetti-joe-rogan-podcast/ | CLAIM: Shifts in the planet’s magnetic poles involve the earth doing a 90° flip, with the planet remaining still for 6 days. During this short period, cataclysmic events happen, involving heat, wind, floods, and climate change. [...] In a recent podcast episode, Comedian and Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator Joe Rogan and YouTuber Jimmy Corsetti talked about the so-called "Adam and Eve" theory. Even though this theory has no support in science, as we will show below, Corsetti and Rogan discussed it as if it were credible. Corsetti appears to believe that when magnetic poles reverse, the Earth flips over itself and stops rotating for six days. Corsetti also claimed that the next reversal should happen in a very near future, and that it would be cataclysmic. A clip from this interview was viewed over twenty millions times on TikTok, and several other clips were widely shared on social media. [...] The "Adam and Eve" theory laid out in the interview suggests that magnetic poles’ reversal includes the Earth doing a "flip", involving North and South poles physically changing positions. In reality, no scientific evidence indicates that the Earth ever performed such flips. This claim is extremely implausible, as there is hardly anything that could flip the Earth in such a way, apart from a collision with planets or other astronomical bodies. | 2023-06-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_274_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_274 | https://science.feedback.org/review/magnetic-poles-reversals-not-cataclysmic-events-adam-and-eve-theory-jimmy-corsetti-joe-rogan-podcast/ | Magnetic poles reversals involve the Earth flipping vertically and momentarily stopping its rotation, causing cataclysmic events during 6 days. | Joe Rogan & Jimmy Corsetti | 2023-01-18 | https://science.feedback.org/review/magnetic-poles-reversals-not-cataclysmic-events-adam-and-eve-theory-jimmy-corsetti-joe-rogan-podcast/ | Unsupported: There is no evidence that magnetic reversals have any impact on climate nor is there scientific basis for the claim that the planet flips on itself within six days. Misunderstanding of science: Speculation on the imminent possibility of the next magnetic poles' reversal happening is based on confusing averages with a normal. Scientists estimate that the probability of the Earth’s magnetic field reversing within the next 20 000 years is extremely low. [...] In a recent podcast episode, Comedian and Ultimate Fighting Championship commentator Joe Rogan and YouTuber Jimmy Corsetti talked about the so-called "Adam and Eve" theory. Even though this theory has no support in science, as we will show below, Corsetti and Rogan discussed it as if it were credible. Corsetti appears to believe that when magnetic poles reverse, the Earth flips over itself and stops rotating for six days. Corsetti also claimed that the next reversal should happen in a very near future, and that it would be cataclysmic. A clip from this interview was viewed over twenty millions times on TikTok, and several other clips were widely shared on social media. [...] The "Adam and Eve" theory laid out in the interview suggests that magnetic poles’ reversal includes the Earth doing a "flip", involving North and South poles physically changing positions. In reality, no scientific evidence indicates that the Earth ever performed such flips. This claim is extremely implausible, as there is hardly anything that could flip the Earth in such a way, apart from a collision with planets or other astronomical bodies. | 2023-06-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_274_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_274 | https://science.feedback.org/review/magnetic-poles-reversals-not-cataclysmic-events-adam-and-eve-theory-jimmy-corsetti-joe-rogan-podcast/ | Magnetic poles reversals involve the Earth flipping vertically and momentarily stopping its rotation, causing cataclysmic events during 6 days. | Joe Rogan & Jimmy Corsetti | 2023-01-18 | https://climatefeedback.org/claim-reviews/4/ | Magnetic poles reversals are not cataclysmic events as claimed in the ‘Adam and Eve’ theory discussed on Joe Rogan podcast | 2017-02-09 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_278 | sciencefeedback_278 | https://science.feedback.org/review/oceans-currently-acidifying-claims-contrary-contradict-observations/ | there has been no reduction in oceanic pH levels in the last century | Mike Wallace & James Delingpole | 2017-10-01 | https://science.feedback.org/review/oceans-currently-acidifying-claims-contrary-contradict-observations/ | The acidity of the upper ocean has increased by about 30% (meaning its pH has dropped about 0.1 units) over the past century due to human emissions of CO2. | 2017-10-01 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_278_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_278 | https://science.feedback.org/review/oceans-currently-acidifying-claims-contrary-contradict-observations/ | there has been no reduction in oceanic pH levels in the last century | Mike Wallace & James Delingpole | 2017-10-01 | https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/ocean-acidification | At first, scientists thought that this might be a good thing because it leaves less carbon dioxide in the air to warm the planet. But in the past decade, they’ve realized that this slowed warming has come at the cost of changing the ocean’s chemistry. When carbon dioxide dissolves in seawater, the water becomes more acidic and the ocean’s pH (a measure of how acidic or basic the ocean is) drops. Even though the ocean is immense, enough carbon dioxide can have a major impact. In the past 200 years alone, ocean water has become 30 percent more acidic—faster than any known change in ocean chemistry in the last 50 million years. [...] So far, ocean pH has dropped from 8.2 to 8.1 since the industrial revolution, and is expected by fall another 0.3 to 0.4 pH units by the end of the century. A drop in pH of 0.1 might not seem like a lot, but the pH scale, like the Richter scale for measuring earthquakes, is logarithmic. For example, pH 4 is ten times more acidic than pH 5 and 100 times (10 times 10) more acidic than pH 6. If we continue to add carbon dioxide at current rates, seawater pH may drop another 120 percent by the end of this century, to 7.8 or 7.7, creating an ocean more acidic than any seen for the past 20 million years or more. | 2023-05-11 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_278_ret_bn_g12 | sciencefeedback_278 | https://science.feedback.org/review/oceans-currently-acidifying-claims-contrary-contradict-observations/ | there has been no reduction in oceanic pH levels in the last century | Mike Wallace & James Delingpole | 2017-10-01 | https://coastadapt.com.au/ocean-acidification-and-its-effects | - When CO2 dissolves in seawater, the water becomes more acidic. The acidity of the oceans has increased by 26 % since about 1850, a rate of change roughly 10 times faster than any time in the last 55 million years. [...] Since around 1850, the oceans have absorbed between a third and a half of the CO2 emitted to the atmosphere. As a result, the average pH of ocean surface waters has fallen by about 0.1 units, from 8.2 to 8.1 (Figure 2). This corresponds to a 26 % increase in ocean acidity, a rate of change roughly 10 times faster than any time in the last 55 million years. [...] Despite the different responses within and between marine groups, positive or negative, research suggests that ocean acidification will be a driver for substantial changes in ocean ecosystems this century. These changes may be made worse by the combined effect with other emerging climate-related hazards, such as the decrease of ocean oxygen levels – a condition known as ocean deoxygenation –that is already affecting marine life in some regions (Long et al. 2016). | 2017-04-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_28_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_28 | https://science.feedback.org/review/parkinsons-has-no-cure-nicotine-patches-havent-been-proven-effective-treatment/ | Nicotine patches can cure Parkinson’s disease | Bryan Ardis | 2024-05-31 | https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-nicotines-not-a-cure-for-parkinsons/ | This is false. Experts told AAP FactCheck there is no evidence nicotine is an effective cure for Parkinson’s disease, a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system. [...] "Did you know nicotine patches can heal Parkinson’s, MS, Myocarditis, Autism," one Facebook post claims, while another says: "Nicotine can prevent, reverse, cure alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis…" [...] However, Prof Mellick said nicotine being used to cure Parkinson’s disease is "not a treatment option that has any evidence base". | 2024-10-09 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_28_ret_b6_gn | sciencefeedback_28 | https://science.feedback.org/review/parkinsons-has-no-cure-nicotine-patches-havent-been-proven-effective-treatment/ | Nicotine patches can cure Parkinson’s disease | Bryan Ardis | 2024-05-31 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29863173/ | Nicotinic Receptor Intervention in Parkinson's Disease: Future Directions - PMID: 29863173 - PMCID: PMC5975393 [...] Sufficient preclinical and epidemiological data are available to justify nicotinic intervention in Parkinson's disease (PD). Although use of nicotine patch has been suggested in some neurodegenerative disorders, including PD, the key for success with nicotinic intervention, particularly in PD, appears to rely not only on the dose but also on the mode of nicotine administration. Our aim in this short review is to provide justification for such contention. Thus, following a short introduction of nicotinic receptor pharmacology, the potential of nicotine in alleviating not only the motor symptoms, but also the mood disorders (e.g. depression) and mild cognitive impairments that are commonly co-morbid with PD will be presented. Moreover, since current PD therapy is associated with dyskinesia, the effectiveness of nicotine in ameliorating levodopa (L-Dopa)-induced dyskinesia will also be discussed. It is suggested that pulsatile nicotine administration (e.g. via inhalation or nasal spray) may be the optimal route in nicotinic intervention in PD. [...] Nicotine and Nicotinic Receptor Drugs: Potential for Parkinson's Disease and Drug-Induced Movement Disorders.Int Rev Neurobiol. 2015;124:247-71. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2015.07.005. Epub 2015 Aug 18. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2015. PMID: 26472532 Review. | 2020-01-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_28_ret_bn_g9 | sciencefeedback_28 | https://science.feedback.org/review/parkinsons-has-no-cure-nicotine-patches-havent-been-proven-effective-treatment/ | Nicotine patches can cure Parkinson’s disease | Bryan Ardis | 2024-05-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/parkinsons-has-no-cure-nicotine-patches-havent-been-proven-effective-treatment/ | In May 2024, a Facebook reel with over 350,000 views claimed that nicotine patches can cure Parkinson’s disease. In the reel, chiropractor Bryan Ardis shared the alleged testimony of a person who claimed "all of his Parkinson’s symptoms disappeared" after using the patches for seven days and had "been told by his neurologist he no longer has Parkinson." [...] Likewise, it is false that nicotine patches cure Parkinson’s, a chronic neurological disease that currently has no cure. While nicotine patches have been researched as a potential therapeutic strategy in people with Parkinson’s, the results from clinical trials don’t support their use for treating the disease. We explain below. [...] Parkinson’s is currently a chronic, incurable disease. Therefore, claims that any product, including nicotine patches, cures Parkinson’s are false. Nicotine has demonstrated some neuroprotective effects in preliminary studies in animals. While these effects might serve as a starting point for developing new treatments for Parkinson’s, evidence so far indicates that nicotine patches aren’t effective as a Parkinson’s treatment. | 2024-05-31 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_282 | sciencefeedback_282 | https://science.feedback.org/review/james-thorp-spreads-false-claims-that-covid-19-vaccines-harm-fertility-pregnancy-infant-survival-in-the-sentinel-report-interview/ | “Americans are dropping dead” from COVID-19 vaccines; vaccines impair fertility, pregnancy, infant survival | James Thorp | 2023-11-11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/james-thorp-spreads-false-claims-that-covid-19-vaccines-harm-fertility-pregnancy-infant-survival-in-the-sentinel-report-interview/ | Ample evidence from safety surveillance and published studies continue to show that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and that their benefits outweigh their risks. The vaccines are also safe before and during pregnancy, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that people who are pregnant or willing to conceive receive a COVID-19 vaccine. | 2023-11-11 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_282_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_282 | https://science.feedback.org/review/james-thorp-spreads-false-claims-that-covid-19-vaccines-harm-fertility-pregnancy-infant-survival-in-the-sentinel-report-interview/ | “Americans are dropping dead” from COVID-19 vaccines; vaccines impair fertility, pregnancy, infant survival | James Thorp | 2023-11-11 | https://science.feedback.org/review/james-thorp-spreads-false-claims-that-covid-19-vaccines-harm-fertility-pregnancy-infant-survival-in-the-sentinel-report-interview/ | James Thorp spreads false claims that COVID-19 vaccines harm fertility, pregnancy, infant survival in The Sentinel Report interview [...] On 1 November 2023, host Alex Newman interviewed gynecologist James Thorp for the U.S. TV show The Sentinel Report. During the interview, Thorp claimed that "Americans are dropping dead" from COVID-19 vaccines and that the spike protein from vaccination is harming fertility, pregnancy, and infant survival. [...] Thorp’s claims linking COVID-19 vaccines with death, infertility, pregnancy complications, and infant survival are based on speculation and flawed analyses. All available evidence continues to show that COVID-19 vaccines protect against severe illness and don’t increase the risk of death or cause infertility. COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes but instead they help reduce the risk of pregnancy complications due to COVID-19 infection for both the mother and the baby. Therefore, vaccination is safe and recommended for pregnant women. | 2023-11-11 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_282_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_282 | https://science.feedback.org/review/james-thorp-spreads-false-claims-that-covid-19-vaccines-harm-fertility-pregnancy-infant-survival-in-the-sentinel-report-interview/ | “Americans are dropping dead” from COVID-19 vaccines; vaccines impair fertility, pregnancy, infant survival | James Thorp | 2023-11-11 | https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-covid-19-vaccines-and-fertility | While COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing severe illness, hospitalization and death from SARS-CoV-2 infection, many people who are eligible have elected to not get vaccinated. This is often due to concerns about possible side effects. One concern emerged when a false report surfaced on social media claiming that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 can cause infertility in women. The truth is COVID-19 vaccines don’t affect fertility. [...] COVID-19 vaccines don’t alter fertility "There is absolutely no reason to be worried about fertility with the COVID-19 vaccine," said Dr. Wilson, emphasizing that vaccines "do not cause infertility and they do not affect fertility one way or the other." While a National Institues of Health-funded study has found that COVID-19 vaccination is linked to a small, temporary rise in the menstrual cycle, "no scientific evidence supports that COVID-19 vaccines will cause fertility problems," said Dr. Jones. She that "both of the primary vaccine types—the mRNA and the adenovirus vaccine—don’t have mechanisms that would seem to relate to reproductive function." | 2022-04-29 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_284 | sciencefeedback_284 | https://science.feedback.org/review/volcanic-co2-emissions-are-known-to-be-much-smaller-than-human-caused-emissions-james-edward-kamis/ | Discovery Of Massive Volcanic CO2 Emissions Discredits Global Warming Theory | James Edward Kamis | 2018-11-07 | https://science.feedback.org/review/volcanic-co2-emissions-are-known-to-be-much-smaller-than-human-caused-emissions-james-edward-kamis/ | This article claims that volcanic sources of carbon dioxide are poorly understood and could well be the cause of modern global warming, rather than human activities. In reality, current annual human-caused emissions are at least 100 times greater than all volcanic emissions. | 2018-11-07 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_284_ret_b8_gn | sciencefeedback_284 | https://science.feedback.org/review/volcanic-co2-emissions-are-known-to-be-much-smaller-than-human-caused-emissions-james-edward-kamis/ | Discovery Of Massive Volcanic CO2 Emissions Discredits Global Warming Theory | James Edward Kamis | 2018-11-07 | https://phys.org/news/2024-09-ancient-volcanic-reveals-climate-threshold.html | Massive volcanic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions contributing to an extreme global ocean deoxygenation event over 120 million years ago has modern day implications for understanding a climate warming "tipping point," according to new research published in Nature, led by a scientist at Ocean Networks Canada, a University of Victoria initiative. [...] "Our work shows that massive volcanic carbon emissions led to a rapid increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations and the crossing of a climate-warming threshold, or tipping point, that resulted in widespread ocean deoxygenation. Following this, Earth's climate system then remained in a warmed state for over two million years," says Bauer, who began the work while at Hong Kong University's Department of Earth Sciences and completed it at UVic. | 2024-09-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_284_ret_bn_g11 | sciencefeedback_284 | https://science.feedback.org/review/volcanic-co2-emissions-are-known-to-be-much-smaller-than-human-caused-emissions-james-edward-kamis/ | Discovery Of Massive Volcanic CO2 Emissions Discredits Global Warming Theory | James Edward Kamis | 2018-11-07 | http://www.plateclimatology.com/how-major-oceanic-and-continental-fault-boundaries-act-to-control-much-of-earths-climate | - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110711104755.htm Ocean Floor String of Active Volcanoes Located Near Antarctica's South Sandwich Islands - http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2016/02/02/el-nino-and-global-warming-whats-the-connection/ El Nino's are generated by natural forces and not Global Warming - https://phys.org/news/2016-06-earthquakes-ultraslow-mid-ocean-ridges.html Proof the Mid-Arctic Rift is Very Active and Capable of Emitting Massive Amounts of Ocean Warming and Sea Ice Melting Heat - http://www.newsweek.com/underwater-volcano-eruptions-guns-730046 One Million Sub-Sea Volcanoes and None are Monitored for heat, Methane, or CO2 Flow. [...] - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6996 NASA Antarctica Volcanic Research Study - https://phys.org/news/2017-11-bolsters-theory-source-antarctica.html NASA Antarctica Volcanic Research Study - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5060079/Mantle-plume-Antarctica-heating-ice-sheet.html NASA Antarctica Volcanic Research Study - http://www.ibtimes.com/underwater-volcano-eruptions-very-common-poorly-studied-threat-marine-travel-2623324 Underwater volcanoes which are NOT monitored greatly out number land volcanoes - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873965214000693 Strong seismic / earthquake activity of the Mid-Artic Ridge (Rift) / fault system - https://climatechangedispatch.com/nasa-study-shows-additional-geologic-forces-behind-west-antarctic-ice-melt/ How the West Antarctic Rift / fault system is melting glaciers and has generated to Marie Byrd Mantle Plume - http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2017/nov/20/americannewscom/no-nasa-antarctica-study-didnt-discredit-climate-c/ Article claiming West Antarctic mantle plume does not damage the theory of Climate Change - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics Scientific Description of how major continental and oceanic segments (plates) move around and interact with each other (Continental Drift Theory). | 2018-01-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_284_ret_bn_g8 | sciencefeedback_284 | https://science.feedback.org/review/volcanic-co2-emissions-are-known-to-be-much-smaller-than-human-caused-emissions-james-edward-kamis/ | Discovery Of Massive Volcanic CO2 Emissions Discredits Global Warming Theory | James Edward Kamis | 2018-11-07 | https://medium.com/@jamesbridle/conspiracies-climate-and-the-new-dark-age-an-extract-from-my-book-about-technology-and-the-end-2ffeef08ff29 | The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull provided an opportunity to lay certain misconceptions about volcanic carbon dioxide to rest. The volcano was estimated to have emitted between 150,000 and 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide a day; by contrast the grounding of the European air fleet prevented the emission of some 2.8 million tons in just eight days, a figure greater than the total global annual emissions from all of the volcanoes in the world. If painting The Scream today, the appropriate backdrop would not be the blood-red sky of Krakatoa’s eruption, but a sky criss-crossed with contrails: the same contrails that litter the websites of chemtrail conspiracy theorists, even, if not especially, those who deny the realities of man-made climate change. We are all looking at the same sky and seeing radically different things. | 2018-06-21 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_285_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_285 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cancer-and-heart-disease-remain-the-two-leading-causes-of-death-in-the-u-s-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ | “No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started” | Facebook users | 2020-08-14 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/27/viral-image/no-cancer-and-heart-disease-deaths-didnt-disappear/ | No, cancer and heart disease deaths didn’t disappear during the pandemic If Your Time is short - COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death after cancer and heart disease in 2020 in the United States, according to provisional federal mortality data. [...] The Lancet, The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer deaths due to delays in diagnosis in England, UK: a national, population-based modelling study, Aug. 1, 2020 | 2020-08-14 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_285_ret_b14_gn | sciencefeedback_285 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cancer-and-heart-disease-remain-the-two-leading-causes-of-death-in-the-u-s-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ | “No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started” | Facebook users | 2020-08-14 | https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/07/10/more-people-are-dying-during-the-pandemic-and-not-just-from-covid-19 | More people are dying during the pandemic – and not just from COVID-19 [...] Moreover, the JAMA study found huge increases in excess deaths from underlying causes such as diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer's disease in Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania – the five states with the most COVID-19 deaths in March and April. New York City experienced the biggest jumps, including a 398% rise in heart disease deaths and a 356% increase in diabetes deaths. Other research underscores the findings. A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine analyzed data from March through May and calculated that 22% of excess deaths were not attributed to COVID-19. Although data is still being gathered, "Upward trends in other causes of death (e.g., suicide, drug overdose, heart disease) may contribute to excess deaths in some jurisdictions," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. | 2020-07-10 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_289 | sciencefeedback_289 | https://science.feedback.org/review/instagram-reel-promotes-baseless-claim-viruses-dont-exist-ignoring-century-science-infectious-diseases-matt-roeske/ | Viruses don’t exist, terrain theory explains why diseases occur | Matt Roeske | 2024-02-15 | https://science.feedback.org/review/instagram-reel-promotes-baseless-claim-viruses-dont-exist-ignoring-century-science-infectious-diseases-matt-roeske/ | Diseases can have infectious and non-infectious causes. Germ theory holds that certain diseases can be caused by microorganisms. This theory is key to our modern ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases. It explains why things like antibiotics, vaccines, and improvements in sanitation produced public health breakthroughs. While some diseases can be caused by deficiencies in the individual, in keeping with the concept of the terrain theory, such as Vitamin C deficiency, this doesn’t mean that all diseases are caused by imbalances in the body. | 2024-02-15 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_289_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_289 | https://science.feedback.org/review/instagram-reel-promotes-baseless-claim-viruses-dont-exist-ignoring-century-science-infectious-diseases-matt-roeske/ | Viruses don’t exist, terrain theory explains why diseases occur | Matt Roeske | 2024-02-15 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/instagram-reel-promotes-baseless-claim-viruses-dont-exist-ignoring-century-science-infectious-diseases-matt-roeske/ | FULL CLAIM: Herpes is caused by lack of collagen, flu is caused by salt imbalance, COVID-19 is caused by 5G radiation, rabies doesn’t exist, HIV is caused by AZT, and polio is caused by DDT; "So when it comes to it, none of these viruses have been proven to exist"; terrain theory explains why diseases happen [...] The terrain theory, which can be traced back to French chemist Antoine Béchamp, has been used as a competing explanation with germ theory for why diseases occur. The terrain theory argues that diseases aren’t caused by germs, but by imbalances in the host organism resulting from lifestyle, such as nutritional deficiencies. As such, correcting the imbalance will cure the disease. [...] However, the fact that some principles of the terrain theory explain why certain diseases occur doesn’t mean that germ theory is wrong. Diseases can result from infectious and non-infectious causes. Our understanding of diseases and how to treat them draws on the principles of both theories. The denial of germ theory espoused in the Instagram reel lends users an incorrect understanding of how diseases occur and can be potentially dangerous if it leads them to reject proven treatments and preventative measures. | 2024-02-15 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_289_ret_b6_gn | sciencefeedback_289 | https://science.feedback.org/review/instagram-reel-promotes-baseless-claim-viruses-dont-exist-ignoring-century-science-infectious-diseases-matt-roeske/ | Viruses don’t exist, terrain theory explains why diseases occur | Matt Roeske | 2024-02-15 | https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/immune-system-exists-germs-do-cause-disease-dont-believe | Africa Check published an article on 18 May fact-checking another claim that "contagion is a myth" and that germs do not cause disease. We pointed out that this claim is part of a broader set of beliefs known as "terrain theory". [...] Terrain theory, developed by a rival of Pasteur, suggests that germs do not cause disease, and that a person becomes ill because of toxins in their environment, or unhealthy behaviours. The Facebook post even claims that because germs do not cause disease, "there is nothing to be immune to, nor any need for nor existence of an immune system". [...] Gainty said "traces of terrain theory underlie our contemporary obsession with the so-called ‘good’ bacteria of our digestive tract", but that rather than disproving germ theory, these findings have been incorporated into it. "Along the way," she wrote, "germ theory has continued to survive as a theory because it explains so much". | 2022-08-30 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_289_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_289 | https://science.feedback.org/review/instagram-reel-promotes-baseless-claim-viruses-dont-exist-ignoring-century-science-infectious-diseases-matt-roeske/ | Viruses don’t exist, terrain theory explains why diseases occur | Matt Roeske | 2024-02-15 | https://science.feedback.org/review/instagram-reel-promotes-baseless-claim-viruses-dont-exist-ignoring-century-science-infectious-diseases-matt-roeske/ | The terrain theory, which can be traced back to French chemist Antoine Béchamp, has been used as a competing explanation with germ theory for why diseases occur. The terrain theory argues that diseases aren’t caused by germs, but by imbalances in the host organism resulting from lifestyle, such as nutritional deficiencies. As such, correcting the imbalance will cure the disease. [...] Health Feedback previously addressed a similar claim about terrain theory, explaining that the existence of microzymes has never been demonstrated and that viral infection demonstrably produces changes even in healthy cells that are consistent with disease. [...] However, the fact that some principles of the terrain theory explain why certain diseases occur doesn’t mean that germ theory is wrong. Diseases can result from infectious and non-infectious causes. Our understanding of diseases and how to treat them draws on the principles of both theories. The denial of germ theory espoused in the Instagram reel lends users an incorrect understanding of how diseases occur and can be potentially dangerous if it leads them to reject proven treatments and preventative measures. | 2024-02-15 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
sciencefeedback_29 | sciencefeedback_29 | https://science.feedback.org/review/mammograms-dont-increase-risk-dying-breast-cancer-they-reduce-it/ | Mammograms don’t prevent cancer; mammograms contribute to cancer development | Barbara O’Neill | 2024-05-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/mammograms-dont-increase-risk-dying-breast-cancer-they-reduce-it/ | Mammography is a medical imaging technique that helps detect breast tissue abnormalities, including possible tumors. Published scientific studies show that women aged 40 and older who go for a mammogram annually have a greater chance of detecting breast cancer early, thus improving their chances of successful treatment and survival. Although mammography uses X-rays, the radiation doses are low, and the benefits of routine mammograms outweigh the possible risks. | 2024-05-31 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_29_ret_bn_g10 | sciencefeedback_29 | https://science.feedback.org/review/mammograms-dont-increase-risk-dying-breast-cancer-they-reduce-it/ | Mammograms don’t prevent cancer; mammograms contribute to cancer development | Barbara O’Neill | 2024-05-31 | https://science.feedback.org/review/mammograms-dont-increase-risk-dying-breast-cancer-they-reduce-it/ | However, naturopath Barbara O’Neill claimed that mammograms actually contribute to cancer rather than prevent it. In an interview posted on TikTok in May 2024, O’Neill was asked about mammograms and stated that "it’s pushed to prevent and it does not prevent". She further added that repeated mammograms contribute to breast cancer because of the radiation sent through the breast and because of breast tissue damage that allegedly occurs during the test. This video generated 1.6 million views on TikTok at the time of writing. It was also posted on Facebook. [...] O’Neill’s claim that mammograms don’t prevent cancer is also inaccurate. Indeed, regular screening allows early detection of cancer, and early diagnosis is associated with an increased chance of survival. According to Cancer Research UK, all women diagnosed at an early cancer stage will survive for at least five years. This statistic falls to three out of ten women if the diagnosis is made at a late cancer stage. [...] Periodic mammography screening doesn’t cause nor contribute to cancer growth, contrary to Barbara O’Neill’s claim. In fact, regular mammograms do the opposite. By allowing for early detection of cancer, mammograms improve the success of cancer treatment and increase the chance of survival. | 2024-05-31 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_29_ret_bn_g8 | sciencefeedback_29 | https://science.feedback.org/review/mammograms-dont-increase-risk-dying-breast-cancer-they-reduce-it/ | Mammograms don’t prevent cancer; mammograms contribute to cancer development | Barbara O’Neill | 2024-05-31 | https://www.jnj.com/health-and-wellness/myths-about-how-to-prevent-cancer | One fact remains clear: Mammography is still the best tool available to screen for breast cancer, with research showing it has lowered the number of breast cancer deaths by 40% since 1990. Myth #6: Mammograms don’t reduce deaths from breast cancer. [...] But one fact remains clear: Mammography is still the best tool available to screen for breast cancer, with research showing it has lowered the number of breast cancer deaths by 40% since 1990. | 2024-04-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_290_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_290 | https://science.feedback.org/review/energy-secretary-rick-perry-incorrectly-claims-co2-not-primary-cause-climate-change/ | Most likely the primary control knob [on climate change] is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in. | Rick Perry | 2017-06-19 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/22/rick-perry/rick-perry-wrongly-downplays-human-role-climate-ch/ | "No. Most likely the primary control knob is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in," Perry said in the June 19 interview. [...] Perry misidentified climate change’s main "control knob," but he’s not the first Trump administration department head to fudge the facts on our warming planet. [...] Energy Secretary Rick Perry said, "Most likely the primary control knob (for the earth’s temperature) is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in." | 2017-06-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_290_ret_bn_g19 | sciencefeedback_290 | https://science.feedback.org/review/energy-secretary-rick-perry-incorrectly-claims-co2-not-primary-cause-climate-change/ | Most likely the primary control knob [on climate change] is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in. | Rick Perry | 2017-06-19 | http://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/el-ni%C3%B1o-and-la-ni%C3%B1a-frequently-asked-questions | El Niño and La Niña alternately warm and cool large areas of the tropical Pacific—the world’s largest ocean—which significantly influences where and how much it rains there. The primary location of moist, rising air (over the basin’s warmest water) is centered over the central or eastern Pacific during El Niño and over Indonesia and the western Pacific during La Niña. [...] During El Niño, when the trade winds are weak or even occasionally reverse themselves, the amount of cold water that comes to the surface is reduced. Warm waters in the west Pacific Ocean slosh to the east. Now there is a large area along the equator where ocean temperatures are above normal. Heat from the ocean then goes out into the atmosphere, leading to warmer air temperatures in the Pacific and subsequently, to warmer global air temperatures (plus a cascade of other impacts). [...] Weak winds allow warm surface waters to build up in the eastern Pacific. Sometimes, but not always, the atmosphere responds to this warming with increased rising air motion and above-average rainfall in the eastern Pacific. This coordinated change in both ocean temperatures and the atmosphere begins an El Niño event. As the event develops, the warmed waters cause the winds to weaken even further, which can cause the waters to warm even more. | 2016-01-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_296 | sciencefeedback_296 | https://science.feedback.org/review/incorrect-claim-covid19-vaccines-caused-surge-cancer-results-flawed-calculations-misuse-adverse-event-reporting-data-vaers/ | “Official CDC data: 143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans” | Anonymous | 2024-01-27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/incorrect-claim-covid19-vaccines-caused-surge-cancer-results-flawed-calculations-misuse-adverse-event-reporting-data-vaers/ | Safety data and multiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines effectively reduce the risk of severe or fatal COVID-19 cases, while the risk of serious side effects from vaccination is very small. But COVID-19 vaccines come with tighter reporting requirements than earlier vaccines, which results in more adverse event reports to vaccine safety databases compared to other vaccines. This doesn't indicate any safety issues but instead reflects an increased reporting rate. | 2024-01-27 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_296_ret_b12_gn | sciencefeedback_296 | https://science.feedback.org/review/incorrect-claim-covid19-vaccines-caused-surge-cancer-results-flawed-calculations-misuse-adverse-event-reporting-data-vaers/ | “Official CDC data: 143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans” | Anonymous | 2024-01-27 | https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/official-cdc-data-143233-surge-in | Official data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed an alarming spike in fatal cancers among Americans who have received Covid mRNA injections. [...] The U.S. federal government’s own official data confirms that the risk of developing cancer following Covid vaccination increases by a staggering 143,233%. [...] According to VAERS data analyzed by The Exposé, the number of cancer cases spikes dramatically among those vaccinated with the shots. | 2023-12-28 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_296_ret_b1_gn | sciencefeedback_296 | https://science.feedback.org/review/incorrect-claim-covid19-vaccines-caused-surge-cancer-results-flawed-calculations-misuse-adverse-event-reporting-data-vaers/ | “Official CDC data: 143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans” | Anonymous | 2024-01-27 | https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/09/fact-check-cdc-did-not-confirm-143233-percent-increase-in-turbo-cancers-due-to-mrna-jabs.html | Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm a "143,233% increase in turbo-cancers due to mRNA jabs," including COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: A CDC spokesperson confirmed to Lead Stories that "There is no evidence to date indicating that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer of any sort (including so-called 'turbo cancers')." The article where this claim originated didn't reflect official research or CDC confirmation that COVID vaccines cause "turbo cancers." Instead, the article cited a third-party analysis of VAERS data, which is self-reported, often unconfirmed information that the CDC has explicitly stated is not designed to determine if a vaccine causes a health problem. [...] Neither article reflects legitimate research or confirmation from the CDC that COVID vaccines cause turbo-cancers, much less a "143,233% increase" in their occurrence. Instead, the authors conducted an analysis of self-reported data from VAERS that the health agency has explicitly stated should not be used for such intents and purposes. [...] A search for "CDC confirms 143,233% increase in turbo-cancers" produced no relevant results on Google News (archived here), which indexes thousands of reputable news articles. If the health agency had made such a confirmation, it would have been heavily covered by media outlets globally. | 2023-09-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_296_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_296 | https://science.feedback.org/review/incorrect-claim-covid19-vaccines-caused-surge-cancer-results-flawed-calculations-misuse-adverse-event-reporting-data-vaers/ | “Official CDC data: 143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans” | Anonymous | 2024-01-27 | https://science.feedback.org/review/incorrect-claim-covid19-vaccines-caused-surge-cancer-results-flawed-calculations-misuse-adverse-event-reporting-data-vaers/ | Incorrect claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 143,233% surge in cancer results from flawed calculations that misuse adverse event reporting data [...] An Instagram post published in January 2024 claimed that "official data" from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a "143,233% surge in fatal cancers among Vaxxed Americans". The figure most likely originated from an article published on The Exposé on 8 December 2023 titled, "U.S. Government Data Reveals a Staggering 143,233% Surge in Fatal Cancer Cases". The article explicitly attributed this increase to "the experimental Covid-19 injections". | 2024-02-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_298 | sciencefeedback_298 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ | Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America | Steve Kirsch, Patrick Webb | 2023-07-09 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ | Decades of epidemiological and clinical studies show that vaccines don’t cause autism and effectively reduce the risk of potentially disabling or lethal childhood illnesses like measles and polio. The Amish are a Christian group of about 350,000 people, most of whom live in the U.S.. Although they avoid the use of modern technology, they do vaccinate their children to a certain degree. Members of the Amish can and do develop various medical conditions such as autism, diabetes and cancer, just like the general population. | 2023-07-09 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_298_ret_b10_gn | sciencefeedback_298 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ | Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America | Steve Kirsch, Patrick Webb | 2023-07-09 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33478791/ | Objectives: The Holmes County Amish have low vaccination rates, an increasingly diverse population, and have an increased incidence of certain inherited diseases. The objectives were to evaluate; the rate and influences of vaccine hesitancy compared to a decade ago, vaccination patterns between Amish affiliations, vaccine practices of Amish special needs children, and the Amish's acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine. [...] Results: The response rate was 39%. Among 391 respondents, 59% did not vaccinate their children, compared to only 14% that refused all vaccinations reported by Wenger et al in the same community only a decade ago. The ultra-conservative Amish rejected vaccines more often. Amish special needs children were more likely to receive vaccines than healthy Amish children. 75% responded they would reject a COVID-19 vaccine. Fear of adverse effects was the most common reason to reject vaccines. Families that accepted vaccines were more likely to cite a healthcare worker as the primary influence to vaccinate. Wives were more likely to cite their spouse as the primary influence to vaccinate. Families that rejected vaccines were more likely to state their bishop was the most influential person on vaccination. Conclusion: The Holmes County Amish have decreasing vaccine acceptance. Efforts to improve vaccination will require a targeted focus on the primary influences and beliefs of sub-populations within the Amish. Physician advocacy, peer mentorship, father-directed education, and close partnership with Church leadership will be needed to limit vaccine-preventable disease. The Amish may be at risk for low uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine. | 2021-12-02 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_298_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_298 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ | Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America | Steve Kirsch, Patrick Webb | 2023-07-09 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ | FULL CLAIM: "New Study Finds Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism"; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; "a study [...] found that Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America" [...] One example of this claim can be found in this Leading Report article, published on 9 July 2023, alleging that a "new study [found] zero Amish children diagnosed with cancer, diabetes or autism" because they are "strictly 100 percent unvaccinated". The article also claimed that the "Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America" because they didn’t get vaccinated. Leading Report is recognized as a Questionable Source by Media Bias/Fact Check, regularly promoting conspiracy theories and misinformation. [...] It is inaccurate to say that there are no health conditions such as autism, cancer, or diabetes among the Amish. A conference paper from the International Society for Autism Research dating to 2010 reported an autism prevalence of 1 in 271 children in Amish communities. This was lower compared to the overall U.S. prevalence of 1 in 91 children at that time, but is by no means zero, contrary to the claim. | 2023-07-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_298_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_298 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ | Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America | Steve Kirsch, Patrick Webb | 2023-07-09 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ | One example of this claim can be found in this Leading Report article, published on 9 July 2023, alleging that a "new study [found] zero Amish children diagnosed with cancer, diabetes or autism" because they are "strictly 100 percent unvaccinated". The article also claimed that the "Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America" because they didn’t get vaccinated. Leading Report is recognized as a Questionable Source by Media Bias/Fact Check, regularly promoting conspiracy theories and misinformation. [...] It is inaccurate to say that there are no health conditions such as autism, cancer, or diabetes among the Amish. A conference paper from the International Society for Autism Research dating to 2010 reported an autism prevalence of 1 in 271 children in Amish communities. This was lower compared to the overall U.S. prevalence of 1 in 91 children at that time, but is by no means zero, contrary to the claim. [...] There is no basis in fact for the claim that the Amish don’t experience medical conditions such as autism, cancer, and a lower COVID-19 mortality rate because they don’t vaccinate. | 2023-07-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_298_ret_bn_g17 | sciencefeedback_298 | https://science.feedback.org/review/claim-steve-kirsch-amish-dont-experience-autism-cancer-high-covid-19-mortality-because-they-dont-vaccinate-baseless/ | Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America | Steve Kirsch, Patrick Webb | 2023-07-09 | https://vigilantfox.news/p/steve-kirsch-we-cant-find-an-autistic | "The Amish are a perfect example of a large group of people who are largely unvaccinated," testified to the Pennsylvania State Senate."You won’t find kids with ADD, with autoimmune disease, with PANDAS, PANS, with epilepsy. You just don’t find any of these chronic diseases in the Amish." [...] Given five Amish people died in Lancaster County, PA, "the Amish died at a rate 90 times lower than the infection fatality rate of the United States of America." [...] "They did not lock down. They did not mask. They did not social distance, They did not vaccinate, and there were no mandates in the Amish community to get vaccinated. They basically ignored every single guideline that the CDC gave us. Ignoring those guidelines meant a death rate 90 times lower than the rest of America." | 2023-06-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
sciencefeedback_3 | sciencefeedback_3 | https://science.feedback.org/review/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-rising-faster-today-than-last-50000-years/ | CO2 concentrations are increasing in Earth’s atmosphere faster than they have in the last 50,000 years. | Social media users | 2024-08-19 | https://science.feedback.org/review/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-rising-faster-today-than-last-50000-years/ | Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and their current rate of increase is unprecedented in the last 50,000 years, based on ice core data. The highest increase in CO2 in that period occurred over the span of 50 years, but the same increase occurred in only the last five years – which is 10 times faster. As human emissions of CO2 increase, global temperatures rise in response through the greenhouse effect. | 2024-08-19 | True | true | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_3_ret_b15_gn | sciencefeedback_3 | https://science.feedback.org/review/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-rising-faster-today-than-last-50000-years/ | CO2 concentrations are increasing in Earth’s atmosphere faster than they have in the last 50,000 years. | Social media users | 2024-08-19 | https://phys.org/news/2024-05-chemical-analysis-natural-years-today.html | Chemical analysis of natural CO₂ rise over the last 50,000 years shows that today's rate is 10 times faster Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice. [...] "Our research identified the fastest rates of past natural CO2 rise ever observed, and the rate occurring today, largely driven by human emissions, is 10 times higher." | 2024-05-13 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_3_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_3 | https://science.feedback.org/review/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-rising-faster-today-than-last-50000-years/ | CO2 concentrations are increasing in Earth’s atmosphere faster than they have in the last 50,000 years. | Social media users | 2024-08-19 | https://science.feedback.org/review/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-rising-faster-today-than-last-50000-years/ | Atmospheric CO2 concentrations rising faster today than the last 50,000 years, as accurately claimed in recent social media posts Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and their current rate of increase is unprecedented in the last 50,000 years, based on ice core data. The highest increase in CO2 in that period occurred over the span of 50 years, but the same increase occurred in only the last five years – which is 10 times faster. As human emissions of CO2 increase, global temperatures rise in response through the greenhouse effect. [...] In May 2024, a number of articles and Facebook posts claimed that carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations are increasing in Earth’s atmosphere faster than they have in the last 50,000 years. So what sparked this claim? | 2024-08-19 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_3_ret_bn_g2 | sciencefeedback_3 | https://science.feedback.org/review/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-rising-faster-today-than-last-50000-years/ | CO2 concentrations are increasing in Earth’s atmosphere faster than they have in the last 50,000 years. | Social media users | 2024-08-19 | https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240513150512.htm | Today's world: Fastest rate of carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years - Date: [...] - Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice. Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice. | 2024-10-09 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_3_ret_bn_g6 | sciencefeedback_3 | https://science.feedback.org/review/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-rising-faster-today-than-last-50000-years/ | CO2 concentrations are increasing in Earth’s atmosphere faster than they have in the last 50,000 years. | Social media users | 2024-08-19 | https://www.accessscience.com/content/briefing/aBR2405151 | "Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are increasing faster than the Southern Ocean can keep up." May 2024, AccessScience, McGraw Hill, https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.aBR2405151. [...] Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are increasing faster than the Southern Ocean can keep up. McGraw Hill’s AccessScience; 2024. https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.aBR2405151 [...] Through a chemical analysis of Antarctic ice, a group of scientists from Oregon State University has discovered that Earth’s current rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than it has been at any point in the past 50,000 years. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas; this molecule traps heat in the atmosphere and thus contributes to the warming of Earth’s climate. Atmospheric CO2 levels have fluctuated significantly throughout geologic time. However, accumulating evidence comparing the most notable past peak levels to current trends shows an upturn that threatens ecological disaster in coming decades and centuries. See also: Antarctica; Atmosphere; Carbon dioxide; Greenhouse effect | 2023-09-01 | True | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_300 | sciencefeedback_300 | https://science.feedback.org/review/childhood-vaccines-important-protection-against-preventable-diseases-not-poison-claimed-candace-owens/ | Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months. | Candace Owens | 2024-02-16 | https://science.feedback.org/review/childhood-vaccines-important-protection-against-preventable-diseases-not-poison-claimed-candace-owens/ | Vaccines are thoroughly tested for safety, and common side effects, such as soreness, are signs of the body developing protective immunity. Childhood vaccination has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and lower uptake can lead to disease outbreaks. Toxic chemicals, such as mercury, aluminum, and formaldehyde, are either in a safe form, found in only trace quantities that are safe, or have been removed entirely. | 2024-02-16 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_300_ret_b0_gn | sciencefeedback_300 | https://science.feedback.org/review/childhood-vaccines-important-protection-against-preventable-diseases-not-poison-claimed-candace-owens/ | Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months. | Candace Owens | 2024-02-16 | https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/childhood-vaccines-important-protection-against-preventable-diseases-not-poison-claimed-candace-owens/ | FULL CLAIM: ‘Can we abnormalize taking a healthy baby to the doctor every two months, injecting poison into his/her arm, returning home with a sick baby—and then referring [to] it as a "wellness visit". Utter madness.’ [...] Owens described vaccination as "injecting poison", which is in line with many anti-vaccination claims that mislead about the safety of vaccine ingredients. Health Feedback has addressed several of these claims previously: [...] The childhood vaccine schedule is designed to protect against various infectious diseases. Contrary to the misleading claim of "injecting poison", vaccines are carefully formulated to train the immune system to recognize and fight specific pathogens without causing the disease. | 2024-02-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_300_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_300 | https://science.feedback.org/review/childhood-vaccines-important-protection-against-preventable-diseases-not-poison-claimed-candace-owens/ | Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months. | Candace Owens | 2024-02-16 | https://science.feedback.org/review/childhood-vaccines-important-protection-against-preventable-diseases-not-poison-claimed-candace-owens/ | Factually inaccurate: Childhood vaccines have saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the U.S. alone and save millions every year globally. Describing them as poison that turns a healthy baby into a sick one contradicts the scientific evidence showing the protection that vaccines provide against illness. [...] Owens described vaccination as "injecting poison", which is in line with many anti-vaccination claims that mislead about the safety of vaccine ingredients. Health Feedback has addressed several of these claims previously: [...] The childhood vaccine schedule is designed to protect against various infectious diseases. Contrary to the misleading claim of "injecting poison", vaccines are carefully formulated to train the immune system to recognize and fight specific pathogens without causing the disease. | 2024-02-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_300_ret_bn_g14 | sciencefeedback_300 | https://science.feedback.org/review/childhood-vaccines-important-protection-against-preventable-diseases-not-poison-claimed-candace-owens/ | Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months. | Candace Owens | 2024-02-16 | https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1008656293/the-legacy-of-the-lasting-effects-of-chinas-1-child-policy | "The doctors would inject poison directly into the baby's skull to kill it," Chen says, drawing on recordings he made of interviews with hundreds of women and their families in Linyi. "Other doctors would artificially induce labor. But some babies were alive when they were born and began crying. The doctors strangled or drowned those babies." | 2021-06-21 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_301 | sciencefeedback_301 | https://science.feedback.org/review/water-vapor-greenhouse-gas-not-major-driver-global-warming/ | Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas so it is the main cause of recent global warming | Facebook users | 2023-08-12 | https://science.feedback.org/review/water-vapor-greenhouse-gas-not-major-driver-global-warming/ | Water vapor is fundamentally different from the other greenhouse gasses which directly cause global warming. It leaves the atmosphere in a matter of days and its atmospheric concentration is ultimately governed by temperature. It is critical for the natural greenhouse effect, but it is a negligible contributor to the enhanced greenhouse effect. We already know, beyond any reasonable doubt, that human emissions of the other greenhouse gasses is the primary cause of global warming. | 2023-08-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_301_ret_bn_g16 | sciencefeedback_301 | https://science.feedback.org/review/water-vapor-greenhouse-gas-not-major-driver-global-warming/ | Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas so it is the main cause of recent global warming | Facebook users | 2023-08-12 | https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-change-science/causes-climate-change | Recent climate changes, however, cannot be explained by natural causes alone. Research indicates that natural causes do not explain most observed warming, especially warming since the mid-20th century. Rather, it is extremely likely that human activities have been the dominant cause of that warming.[2] [...] When sunlight reaches Earth’s surface, it can either be reflected back into space or absorbed by Earth. Once absorbed, the planet releases some of the energy back into the atmosphere as heat (also called infrared radiation). Greenhouse gases like water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4) absorb energy, slowing or preventing the loss of heat to space. In this way, GHGs act like a blanket, making Earth warmer than it would otherwise be. This process is commonly known as the "greenhouse effect." [...] Other greenhouse gases - Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas and also the most important in terms of its contribution to the natural greenhouse effect, despite having a short atmospheric lifetime. Some human activities can influence local water vapor levels. However, on a global scale, the concentration of water vapor is controlled by temperature, which influences overall rates of evaporation and precipitation.[2] Therefore, the global concentration of water vapor is not substantially affected by direct human emissions. | 2016-07-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_301_ret_bn_g9 | sciencefeedback_301 | https://science.feedback.org/review/water-vapor-greenhouse-gas-not-major-driver-global-warming/ | Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas so it is the main cause of recent global warming | Facebook users | 2023-08-12 | https://science.feedback.org/review/water-vapor-greenhouse-gas-not-major-driver-global-warming/ | Water vapor may be the most abundant GHG keeping the planet habitable, but it is not a major driver of long-term climate change and the recent global warming we are experiencing. It is incorrect to claim that because water vapor is natural and the greenhouse effect is natural, recent global warming must be natural. Water vapor is fundamentally different from the other GHGs which directly cause global warming. It has a negligible ERF, it leaves the atmosphere in a matter of days, and it is ultimately governed by temperature rather than human emissions. It is more of a consequence of global warming than a cause. We already know beyond any reasonable doubt that anthropogenic emissions of the other GHGs like CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide, is the primary cause of global warming. Water vapor is not relevant when it comes to the enhanced greenhouse effect in the context of recent global warming. | 2023-12-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_305_ret_b11_gn | sciencefeedback_305 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid19-vaccines-reduce-sars-cov-2-transmission-dont-increase-mortality-contrary-james-thorp-claim/ | COVID-19 vaccines are “an unqualified disaster”; they didn’t “[halt] viral spread” and they caused “high morbidity and mortality rates” | James Thorp | 2023-12-22 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40592-024-00189-z | The COVID-19 vaccine has been a miraculous, life-saving advance, offering staggering efficacy in adults, and was developed with astonishing speed. The time from sequencing the virus to authorizing the first COVID-19 vaccine was so brisk even the optimists appear close-minded. Yet, simultaneously, United States’ COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and related policies have contained missed opportunities, errors, run counter to evidence-based medicine, and revealed limitations in the judgment of public policymakers. Misplaced utilization, contradictory messaging, and poor deployment in those who would benefit most—the elderly and high-risk—alongside unrealistic messaging, exaggeration, and coercion in those who benefit least—young, healthy Americans—is at the heart. It is important to consider the history of COVID-19 vaccines to identify where we succeeded and where we failed, and the effects that these errors may have more broadly on vaccination hesitancy and routine childhood immunization programs in the decades to come. [...] Beyond this, the rise of immune evasive viral variants meant that no amount of vaccination would halt viral spread. The goals of vaccine campaigns, particularly additional doses, had to shift to focus solely on further reductions in severe disease—beyond what was achieved by the first 2 doses—and not merely to reduce symptomatic infection. Ironically, this was the original point by Topol and colleagues in 2020. This is true for a simple reason, that, if one lives long enough, with repeated exposure, infection and re-infection are inevitable, likely many times over a long life. Instead, avoiding bad outcomes is the only justification for repeated dosing of mRNA vaccination. | 2024-03-09 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_305_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_305 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid19-vaccines-reduce-sars-cov-2-transmission-dont-increase-mortality-contrary-james-thorp-claim/ | COVID-19 vaccines are “an unqualified disaster”; they didn’t “[halt] viral spread” and they caused “high morbidity and mortality rates” | James Thorp | 2023-12-22 | https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2022/02/curbing-spread-covid-19-vaccine-related-mis-disinformation | Despite overwhelming scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines are a safe and effective means to prevent severe cases of a disease that has killed nearly one million people in the U.S., there has been a proliferation of false and misleading claims trying to undermine the public’s confidence in their safety and uptake. [...] Throughout 2021 and into the present, DiResta’s team at the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) has been working hard to detect and disrupt mis- and disinformation related to the COVID-19 vaccines in real-time as part of her work leading the Virality Project, a multi-year effort between SIO and five other research groups. Their collaboration has culminated in a new report, Memes, Magnets and Microchips: Narrative dynamics around COVID-19 vaccines, that offers specific recommendations for how public health officials, social media platforms and other academic institutions can counter and curb the spread of false or misleading information that has a potential negative impact on individual or public health. [...] Tackling real-time disinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines | 2022-02-24 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_305_ret_b9_gn | sciencefeedback_305 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid19-vaccines-reduce-sars-cov-2-transmission-dont-increase-mortality-contrary-james-thorp-claim/ | COVID-19 vaccines are “an unqualified disaster”; they didn’t “[halt] viral spread” and they caused “high morbidity and mortality rates” | James Thorp | 2023-12-22 | https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/fact-checks-of-10-prominent-types-of-misinformation-about-covid-19-vaccines/ | "The COVID-19 vaccines have caused widespread death and disease." FACT: They haven’t. The COVID-19 vaccines are known to cause some temporary side effects, such as fatigue. But widespread death and serious disease? Such claims often trace back to an unverified federal database that has become a breeding ground for anti-vaccine misinformation. [...] Social media users have tried to link the deaths of celebrities and specific people to the COVID-19 vaccines. Those claims haven’t panned out. | 2021-07-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_305_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_305 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid19-vaccines-reduce-sars-cov-2-transmission-dont-increase-mortality-contrary-james-thorp-claim/ | COVID-19 vaccines are “an unqualified disaster”; they didn’t “[halt] viral spread” and they caused “high morbidity and mortality rates” | James Thorp | 2023-12-22 | https://science.feedback.org/review/covid19-vaccines-reduce-sars-cov-2-transmission-dont-increase-mortality-contrary-james-thorp-claim/ | On 13 December 2023, the Wellness Company shared a post on Instagram, in which gynecologist James Thorp questioned the utility and safety of COVID-19 vaccines. The post claimed that the vaccines were an "unqualified disaster" because they didn’t "[halt] viral spread" while "spawn[ing] unacceptable high morbidity and mortality rates". [...] Although they don’t entirely halt the spread of the virus, COVID-19 vaccines are effective at reducing the risk of severe disease. This is important because it translates into fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality. An observational study about the first year of vaccination in the U.S. showed that a 10% increase in vaccination in the country was associated with an 8% reduction in mortality[4]. [...] Stating that COVID-19 vaccines don’t halt the spread of the virus is misleading. Similar to the claim discussed in the previous section, it incorrectly takes an "all or nothing" position on vaccine effectiveness, in which anything less than 100% effectiveness means a vaccine doesn’t work. | 2023-12-22 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_306 | sciencefeedback_306 | https://science.feedback.org/review/robert-f-kennedy-jr-misrepresents-who-causality-assessment-for-adverse-events-following-vaccination-wrongly-claims-it-enables-cover-up-of-vaccine-deaths/ | [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related | Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2019-10-15 | https://science.feedback.org/review/robert-f-kennedy-jr-misrepresents-who-causality-assessment-for-adverse-events-following-vaccination-wrongly-claims-it-enables-cover-up-of-vaccine-deaths/ | The World Health Organization’s system of classifying adverse events following immunization (AEFI) does allow for the recording and investigation of adverse events even after vaccines are licensed for use. Peer-reviewed studies and ongoing AEFI surveillance using systems such as the US-based Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) show that adverse events continue to be monitored post-licensure. However, the WHO’s AEFI protocol is not implemented by the US healthcare system, so it does not make sense to claim that the protocol enables the US government to cover up vaccine deaths. | 2019-10-15 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_306_ret_b3_gn | sciencefeedback_306 | https://science.feedback.org/review/robert-f-kennedy-jr-misrepresents-who-causality-assessment-for-adverse-events-following-vaccination-wrongly-claims-it-enables-cover-up-of-vaccine-deaths/ | [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related | Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2019-10-15 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35653-z | The median age of final study group (N = 138) was 55 years (IQR 43,70) and the median time from last vaccine to death was 17 days (IQR 11,22). Among them, 113 (81.9%) were male and 31 (22.5%) were Qatari nationals. Among the 138 deaths evaluated, 8 deaths were classified as having high probability of being related to vaccination (1.15 death/1,000,000 vaccine doses administered). Fifteen deaths were classified as having intermediate probability (2.16 death/1,000,000 vaccine doses administered). One hundred and twelve deaths were classified as low probability or not related to vaccination. [...] We developed an algorithm to determine the probability of a death being related to COVID-19 vaccine administration using a framework similar to the one proposed by the World Health Organization, which takes into account evidence of any other cause of death, temporal association with vaccination, and lack of any other possible explanation19,20 (Fig. 2). Four licensed physicians were trained on the algorithm criteria to independently assign the probability of a death being related to vaccine administration. Final categorization was based on at least three reviewers assigning the same level of probability. Where less than three reviewers assigned the same probability of association, one additional reviewer adjudicated the outcome. | 2023-01-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_306_ret_bn_g0 | sciencefeedback_306 | https://science.feedback.org/review/robert-f-kennedy-jr-misrepresents-who-causality-assessment-for-adverse-events-following-vaccination-wrongly-claims-it-enables-cover-up-of-vaccine-deaths/ | [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related | Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2019-10-15 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK236284/ | Passive surveillance systems contain many reports that fall into this category. Reports to the manufacturer or to the government regarding the death of a vaccine recipient in temporal relation to vaccination can be made before a cause of death is established. Once an autopsy is performed, it is sometimes clear that the death was temporally but not causally related to vaccination. An example of such a death is one that was reported to VAERS. This report describes the death of a 5-year-old 10 days after receipt of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine (DPT), OPV, and measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR). The cause of death was Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis, which did not appear to be vaccine related. [...] The committee explored the possibility that vaccines may cause death by mechanisms other than vaccine-strain viral infection or an adverse event that itself is causally related to vaccine administration. The committee considered whether it might have overlooked possible vaccine-related mechanisms or pathways that could lead to death. The committee was unable to hypothesize such causes. However, had the committee identified reports of death following vaccination that did not fall into any of the other six categories, de facto those reports would have been placed into this category and causality would have been assessed for those reports. The committee found no reports of death that could be placed in this category, either in theory or by exclusion from the other causes listed above. | 2023-01-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
sciencefeedback_306_ret_bn_g17 | sciencefeedback_306 | https://science.feedback.org/review/robert-f-kennedy-jr-misrepresents-who-causality-assessment-for-adverse-events-following-vaccination-wrongly-claims-it-enables-cover-up-of-vaccine-deaths/ | [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related | Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2019-10-15 | https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/7004/ | Based on past experience, it is estimated that between 1 and 2 people out of every 1 million people vaccinated will die as a result of life-threatening reactions to the vaccine. Careful screening of potential vaccine recipients is essential to ensure that those at increased risk do not receive the vaccine. People most likely to have side effects are people who have, or even once had, skin conditions, (especially eczema or atopic dermatitis) and people with weakened immune systems, such as those who have received a transplant, are HIV positive, or are receiving treatment for cancer. Anyone who falls within these categories, or lives with someone who falls into one of these categories, should NOT get the smallpox vaccine unless they are exposed to the disease. Pregnant women should not get the vaccine because of the risk it poses to the fetus. Anyone who is allergic to the vaccine or any of its components should not get the vaccine, and anyone under the age of 18 should not get the vaccine unless they are exposed to smallpox. | 2014-11-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_306_ret_bn_g9 | sciencefeedback_306 | https://science.feedback.org/review/robert-f-kennedy-jr-misrepresents-who-causality-assessment-for-adverse-events-following-vaccination-wrongly-claims-it-enables-cover-up-of-vaccine-deaths/ | [It] is nearly impossible to categorize post-vaccine deaths as vaccine-related | Baxter Dmitry, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2019-10-15 | https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-4-active-vaccines/page-18-rabies-vaccine.html | Serious adverse events are rare following immunization and, in most cases, data are insufficient to determine a causal association. [...] Anaphylaxis following immunization with PCECV has been rarely reported. Temporally associated neurologic events have also been very rarely reported but causal association with vaccination has not been established. [...] Vaccine providers are asked to report, through local public health officials, any serious or unexpected adverse event felt to be temporally related to vaccination. An unexpected AEFI is an event that is not listed in available product information but may be due to the immunization, or a change in the frequency of a known AEFI. Refer to Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) in Canada for additional information about AEFI reporting. | 2007-07-18 | False | false | true | supports |
sciencefeedback_307 | sciencefeedback_307 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cdc-data-covid-19-major-cause-excess-deaths-expose-article-deaths-vaccines/ | “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” | Anonymous | 2023-01-17 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cdc-data-covid-19-major-cause-excess-deaths-expose-article-deaths-vaccines/ | Studies and epidemiological data show that COVID-19 vaccination isn’t associated with a higher risk of death. On the contrary, given that COVID-19 is a significant cause of excess deaths, vaccination would help to reduce excess deaths by reducing people’s risk of developing severe disease. | 2023-01-17 | False | true | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_307_ret_b4_gn | sciencefeedback_307 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cdc-data-covid-19-major-cause-excess-deaths-expose-article-deaths-vaccines/ | “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” | Anonymous | 2023-01-17 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/dec/09/instagram-posts/no-11-million-americans-did-not-die-suddenly-becau/ | A Dec. 4 Instagram post features a screenshot of a Discern Report blog post headlined, "SECRET CDC REPORT: Since the Covid Jabs Were Rolled Out, at Least 1.1 Million Americans Have 'Died Suddenly.'" [...] Discern Report, "SECRET CDC REPORT: Since the Covid Jabs Were Rolled Out, At Least 1.1 Million Americans have ‘Died Suddenly’" (archive), Dec. 4, 2022 The Expose, "Secret CDC Report Reveals At Least 1.1 Million Americans Have ‘Died Suddenly’ Since the COVID Vaccine Rollout & Another Government Report Proves the COVID Vaccines Are To Blame " (archive), Nov. 24, 2022 | 2022-12-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
sciencefeedback_307_ret_bn_g1 | sciencefeedback_307 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cdc-data-covid-19-major-cause-excess-deaths-expose-article-deaths-vaccines/ | “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” | Anonymous | 2023-01-17 | https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-excess-deaths-covid-died-suddenly-793316776380 | CLAIM: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly confirmed that at least 118,000 children and young adults have "died suddenly" in the U.S. since the COVID-19 vaccines rolled out. [...] THE FACTS: A misleading article spreading widely online this week attempts to link recent child and young adult deaths in the U.S. to COVID-19 vaccines."CDC quietly confirms at least 118k Children & Young Adults have ‘Died Suddenly’ in the USA since the roll-out of the COVID Vaccines," reads its headline. The article originally appeared in November on The Exposé, a website that has repeatedly spread COVID-19 misinformation. [...] Other baseless claims that people "died suddenly" from COVID-19 vaccines have circulated on social media following the release of an online film that made false claims about vaccine deaths and included footage that predated the pandemic. | 2022-12-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_307_ret_bn_g4 | sciencefeedback_307 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cdc-data-covid-19-major-cause-excess-deaths-expose-article-deaths-vaccines/ | “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” | Anonymous | 2023-01-17 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cdc-died-suddenly-covid-vaccines/ | A superficial analysis of publicly available data published by an anti-vaccine outlet named "The Exposé" went viral in December 2022. The piece, entitled "CDC quietly confirms at least 118k Children & Young Adults have 'Died Suddenly' in the USA since the roll-out of the COVID Vaccines," frequently cited its own inability to find publicly available information as evidence of a nefarious plot, claiming that: Official figures quietly published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirm nearly half a million children and young adults have died ever since the Food & Drug Administration first granted emergency use authorisation to a Covid-19 vaccine in the USA. This has sadly resulted in nearly 118,000 excess deaths compared to the 2015-2019 average. [...] Ultimately, The Exposé claims that "figures provided by the Office for National Statistics … are definitive proof that the Covid-19 injections increase a person's risk of dying. Which means the Covid-19 injections have been and are continuing to kill people…. This is why it should come as no surprise to find that a secret CDC report confirms half a million American children & young adults have died following the Covid vaccine roll-out." | 2023-07-19 | False | false | true | refutes |
sciencefeedback_307_ret_bn_g5 | sciencefeedback_307 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cdc-data-covid-19-major-cause-excess-deaths-expose-article-deaths-vaccines/ | “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters 'Died Suddenly' in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines” | Anonymous | 2023-01-17 | https://science.feedback.org/review/cdc-data-covid-19-major-cause-excess-deaths-expose-article-deaths-vaccines/ | On 17 January 2023, the website The Exposé published an article, proclaiming in the headline that "Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters ‘Died Suddenly’ in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines". Citing excess death statistics in the U.S. and non-COVID death statistics in the U.K., the article alleged that these were due to COVID-19 vaccination. No author was listed in the article’s byline, as is typically the case for articles by the Exposé, but an investigation by the organization Logically found that the website was owned by an individual named Jonathan Allen-Walker. [...] None of those datasets were included by The Exposé, which then ascribed excess deaths in the U.S. to COVID-19 vaccination by citing data from the U.K. Office of National Statistics (ONS) instead, specifically the report titled "Deaths by Vaccination Status, England, 1 January 2021 to 31 May 2022". Showing a graph of non-COVID deaths in people aged 18 to 39 in England for January to May 2022, the article highlighted the spikes in deaths in those who received one dose of vaccine compared to unvaccinated people. [...] Overall, these observations are inconsistent with the claim that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for excess deaths in the young. Instead, the evidence points to COVID-19 as the main cause of excess deaths in the U.S. Rather than contributing to excess deaths, COVID-19 vaccines can instead help to minimize such deaths, given that they are highly effective at reducing a person’s risk of severe disease. | 2023-01-24 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
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