No clinical evidence supports using cannabis to treat cancer or other conditions, although specific chemicals found in cannabis can be medically useful

CLAIM
Cannabis can treat cancer, PTSD, seizures, anxiety, glaucoma, and depression

SOURCE: Drug Possession Laws, Facebook

Published: 09 Sep 2022

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Consuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites

CLAIM
Consuming turpentine will kill parasites

SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok, Facebook

Published: 08 Sep 2022

VERDICT

Study claiming that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 92% has important methodological problems

CLAIM
“Ivermectin reduces COVID death risk by 92%, peer-reviewed study finds”; NIH now lists ivermectin as COVID-19 therapy

SOURCE: Paul Sacca, Robby Starbuck, Jake Shields, The Blaze, Facebook, Twitter

Published: 07 Sep 2022

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No mercury or aluminum is present in vaccines; vaccine ingredients aren’t associated with disease

CLAIM
“We allow toxic metals such as aluminum and mercury in shots”

SOURCE: Mark Ghalili, Truth Social

Published: 03 Sep 2022

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Unsubstantiated claims by Michael Palmer and Sucharit Bhakdi don’t demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines harm organs

CLAIM
mRNA vaccines cause “vascular and organ damage” that can lead to death

SOURCE: Michael Palmer, Sucharit Bhakdi, Doctors for COVID Ethics

Published: 03 Sep 2022

VERDICT

Scientific evidence indicates that modern warming is driven by CO2, contrary to Richard Lindzen’s claim

CLAIM
“Believing CO2 controls the climate is pretty close to believing in magic.”

SOURCE: Richard Lindzen, Climate Change is Crap

Published: 02 Sep 2022

VERDICT

Insufficient evidence to support Kanye West’s claim that fluoride in toothpaste harms the pineal gland

CLAIM
“Did you use toothpaste with fluoride today? It blocks your pineal gland. And they put children on it.”

SOURCE: Kanye West, The Joe Rogan Experience

Published: 01 Sep 2022

VERDICT

COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data

CLAIM
“[T]he peak of vaccine mandates in America […] coincides with massive excess mortality among people in the prime of life”

SOURCE: Mark Steyn, GB News

Published: 29 Aug 2022

VERDICT

Letter stating there is “no climate emergency” repeats inaccurate claims about climate science

CLAIM
“Natural variation explains a substantial part of global warming observed since 1850;” no statistical evidence that global warming is intensifying natural disasters, or making them more frequent.

SOURCE: Toby Young, Daily Sceptic

Published: 24 Aug 2022

VERDICT

Unvaccinated people are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 in San Diego county; vaccines don’t cause COVID-19, contrary to claim by Shaun Frederikson

CLAIM
“67% of the deaths are from the vaccinated”; “67% of your COVID deaths that you’re creating are from your virus that you’re putting within these people”

SOURCE: Shaun Frederikson, Kusi News

Published: 23 Aug 2022

VERDICT