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Health Feedback→ No evidence for chiropractor Bryan Ardis’ claim that nicotine cures Parkinson’s and other diseases
REVIEW Nicotine is a chemical found in the tobacco plant that’s also the main cause of addiction to tobacco smoking. Managing nicotine withdrawal symptoms is one of the main obstacles to smoking cessation, which eventually led to the development o
Health Feedback→ New study contained methodological limitations and failed to show that COVID-19 vaccines increase disease burden, despite claims by Patrick Flynn
REVIEW In a Facebook post from February 2025, chiropractor Patrick Flynn claimed that people vaccinated against COVID-19 were “sicker” than those who were unvaccinated. He cited a December 2024 study by Harald Walach and Rainer Klement as eviden
Health Feedback→ No evidence that measles prevents cancer or heart disease, can lead to long-term health problems instead
REVIEW In February 2025, an Instagram post claimed that getting measles provides “long term health benefits”. It was published by the account @the.holistic.mother, which has roughly 400,000 followers. The user behind the account, Kendra Needham,
Full Fact→ Covid-19 does exist and germs can cause disease
A post circulating on Instagram features a woman making incorrect claims about Covid-19 and germs
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic video of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Mehmet Oz, promoting lung disease treatment
Video shows Dr. Mehmet Oz and rapper Snoop Dogg promoting treatment for chronic lung diseases.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alzheimer’s Disease Did NOT First Appear In 1979 — And Margarine Not To Blame
Is it true that there was no Alzheimer's disease until 1979 -- after the vegetable oils used in margarine were incorporated widely in modern diets? No, that's not true: In 1906 the "unusual disease of the cerebral cortex" was discovered b
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Posts falsely claim mystery disease outbreak, state of emergency in China
China has “a mystery disease outbreak” and has declared a “state of emergency.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CoQ10 Is NOT A Proven Treatment For Preventing Alzheimer’s Or Parkinson’s Disease
Is CoQ10 a proven treatment for preventing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease? No, that's not true: A neurologist told Lead Stories that it is "false" to say that CoQ10 can prevent either disease. While some studies have explored the ant
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic video of Reba McEntire, Dr. Mehmet Oz, discussing lung disease treatment
Video shows Dr. Mehmet Oz and singer Reba McEntire promoting treatment for chronic lung diseases.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t an authentic video of Kevin Costner, Dr. Mehmet Oz, discussing lung disease treatment
Video shows actor Kevin Costner and Dr. Mehmet Oz discussing treatment for chronic lung diseases.
Health Feedback→ AI-generated videos promote false herbal cure for COPD, a currently incurable lung disease
REVIEW In early December 2024, videos promoting a “revolutionary pill” that allegedly cured chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) “within three days” went viral on Facebook. The videos featured public figures like Fox
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Researcher Who Died In Malaysia Airlines Crash Was NOT Planning To Declare Virus A ‘Man-Made Disease’
Was a prominent HIV researcher who died in the 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 planning to declare the virus a "man-made disease"? No, that's not true: Dr. Joep Lange's work in the field of HIV/AIDS focused largely on developing
Health Feedback→ Infectious diseases like chickenpox and measles are much more likely to cause serious health problems than vaccination
REVIEW In late October 2024, a Facebook post claimed chickenpox and measles aren’t diseases but infections. It argued that while a disease “stays, and frequently can’t be cured”, infections go away, leaving behind “a lifetime of immunity
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Liz Cheney didn’t say Trump has a ‘Daffy Duck disease’
Says Liz Cheney said, “Donald Trump is now literally threatening to have me killed. If you don’t want to live in a banana republic run by a senile man with some sort of Daffy Duck disease, vote for Kamala.”
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Communicable disease rates in Springfield, Ohio, have not ‘skyrocketed,’ despite JD Vance’s claim
“Communicable diseases like HIV and TB (tuberculosis) have skyrocketed” after Haitian migrants came to Springfield, Ohio.
Health Feedback→ Gout is an inflammatory disease caused by uric acid crystals, not liver dysfunction
REVIEW Gout is the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease, affecting more than 50 million people worldwide by counts measured in 2020. Current trends suggest that its prevalence will increase by more than 70% by 2050[1]. Gout is caused by th
The Dispatch→ When the Regulatory Cure Is Worse Than the Market Disease
Simply identifying a real market failure doesn’t automatically mean government can fix it.
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Exaggerations on Chronic Disease in Children
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given children’s health and the “chronic disease epidemic” a prominent role in his campaign. We’ve written abo
Health Feedback→ Hashimoto’s disease is a thyroid disorder that can be treated by hormone replacement therapy, contrary to claim by influencer Gary Brecka
REVIEW In July 2024, health influencer Gary Brecka criticized the standard diagnosis and treatment of the autoimmune disorder Hashimoto’s disease. In a Facebook reel that generated more than 200,000 views at the time of writing, Brecka declared th
Health Feedback→ No evidence that “Dr. Sebi” could cure AIDS and other diseases using natural remedies or change in diet
REVIEW Numerous viral posts on social media have promoted herbalist “Dr. Sebi”’s claims that there are natural cures for all diseases, including AIDS, cancer, and arthritis. As this review will explain, Dr. Sebi’s approach is based on a misu
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Unfounded social media posts claim actor Michael J. Fox doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease. He does
Michael J. Fox “doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease.”
Health Feedback→ Evidence so far doesn’t indicate an association between COVID-19 vaccines and autoimmune diseases
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PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Was Lyme disease spread as a bioweapon? No, that theory is Pants on Fire!
Lyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Parasites, Metals And Viruses’ Do NOT Cause All Diseases, Illnesses, As Post Claims
Do "parasites, metals and viruses" cause all "diseases and illnesses," as a post on TikTok claimed? No, that's not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories that the "causes of human diseases are extraordinarily varied." Beside
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT All Disease Symptoms Result From Lymphatic System Expelling Toxins
Are all disease symptoms the result of the lymphatic system expelling toxins? No, that's not true: Such claims are a "vastly oversimplified concept of how disease in humans occurs," an expert in infectious disease told Lead Stories. Sever
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Did NOT Cause ‘Explosion In Autoimmune Diseases’ — They Strengthen Body’s Natural Defenses
Did vaccines cause an "explosion in autoimmune diseases"? No, that's not true: Only in rare cases has vaccination been associated with autoimmune diseases. Vaccines are rigorously tested for safety before being approved for use, and exten
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Cause To Every Disease’ Does NOT Originate In The Colon
Does the "cause to every disease" originate in the colon, as a video on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Scientific literature shows that there is a relationship between gut health and both the management and prevention of certain
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media claim wrong about number of immigrants and reemergence of livestock disease
Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.”
Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccines are an important protection against preventable diseases, not “poison” as claimed by Candace Owens
REVIEW Social media posts have repeatedly spread misleading claims about the safety of the contents of vaccines. These posts typically misrepresent the nature of individual vaccine components and disregard the safety and benefits of vaccination. In
Health Feedback→ Instagram reel promotes the baseless claim that viruses don’t exist, ignoring more than a century of science about infectious diseases
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in February 2024 claimed that several viral diseases aren’t actually caused by viruses and that viruses don’t exist. Specifically, it claimed that herpes is caused by lack of collagen, flu is caused by salt imbala
AllSides→ Fact Check: Measles outbreaks not linked to ‘Disease X’ pandemic planning
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/measles-outbreaks-not-linked-disease-x-pandemic-planning-2024-02-08/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Seek Surveillance Powers To Monitor Every Person For ‘Disease Control’ — Proposed Plan NOT Legally Binding Document
Did the World Health Organization seek "surveillance powers to monitor every man, woman, and child for 'disease control'" as a post on Instagram implied? No, that's not true: The post in question referred to a set of WHO recommendations t
Health Feedback→ Epidemiological data refutes the claim that polio is renamed to hide the disease and the polio vaccine doesn’t work
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in January 2024 claimed that polio hasn’t actually been eradicated in India and that the disease was only being renamed as acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain Barré syndrome to hide its existence. It cited how case
Full Fact→ Measles is a potentially dangerous disease
Between 10% and 20% of cases result in complications, even in the developed world.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Admit Disease X Will Be Leaked In 2025
Did the World Economic Forum admit that Disease X will be "unleashed onto the public" by 2025, with "devastating" consequences for humanity? No, that's not true: Disease X is not a known disease. It's a hypothetical pathogen that health c
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent WHO Term ‘Disease X’ for Possible Future Illness
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. SciCheck Digest The World Health Organization began using the term “Disease X” in a 2018 planning document to refer to a “currently
The Dispatch→ Autocrat-Immunity Disease
That we’re having a conversation about presidential immunity from criminal acts is insane.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Disease X isn’t being planned at World Economic Forum meeting
World Economic Forum event is evidence that global leaders are planning a new pandemic called Disease X.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A panel of healthcare experts discussed ‘Disease X’ at Davos. But it’s only a hypothetical illness
In the days leading up to Wednesday’s panel on the topic, social media users began sharing a range of posts misrepresenting Disease X as real, and portraying it as an imminent threat to society.