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Contrary to popular video claim, vaccine ingredients are safe, not linked to encephalopathy
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Toxic vaccine ingredients in the MMR vaccine cause encephalopathy
SOURCE: Del Bigtree, The Highwire
Published: 13 Jun 2019
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Article wrongly claims that measles vaccine claims more lives than measles infection, misinterprets epidemiological data
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Measles Vaccines Kill More People than Measles, CDC Data Proves
SOURCE: Ethan A. Huff, Global Research, Natural News
Published: 03 Jun 2019
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Meme image falsely claims wind turbines produce less energy that is used to build them
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A windmill could spin until it falls apart and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.
SOURCE: Internet users, Facebook
Published: 27 May 2019
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Vaccination does not weaken the immune system against natural infection
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With repeated use of vaccines, cell-mediated immunity weakens
SOURCE: Lance D Johnson, Andrew Wakefield, Newstarget
Published: 20 May 2019
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It’s true that the current carbon dioxide level is higher than any time in human existence
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the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home
SOURCE: Denise Chow, NBC News
Published: 18 May 2019
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Acidity in bottled drinking water not a cause for health concern, contrary to popular Facebook video claim
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Drinking bottled water with an acidic pH is bad for your health
SOURCE: Internet user, Facebook
Published: 13 May 2019
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Choosing not to vaccinate places self and others at risk of potentially serious and preventable illnesses
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Unvaccinated children pose no threat to anyone
SOURCE: Tetyana Obukhanych, Richard Enos, Collective Evolution
Published: 10 May 2019
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Tongue deviation might help to detect a stroke when combined with other signs from BE-FAST acronym
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If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
SOURCE: Internet user, Facebook
Published: 08 May 2019
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In popular video, Dan Peña falsely claims humans aren’t causing climate change
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Fifty-five thousand years ago the whole world was 2°C warmer than it is today[...] It's all cyclical; [human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are] not a fart in the wind. Sea level rise is not going to happen.
SOURCE: Dan Peña, "Ivanka_Trump" Facebook account
Published: 07 May 2019
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Measles outbreak in US due to unvaccinated citizens, not illegal immigrants
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The measles outbreak is directly caused by illegal immigration
SOURCE: Alex Jones, Infowars
Published: 01 May 2019
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