Request for help: I've devoted my YouTube channel to fighting misinformation, but YouTube wrongly removed a video of mine (and rejected the appeal in less time than it would take to view the video itself) claiming it was *promoting* medical misinformation. TeamYouTube 1/3

This review into masks, which started the bizarre myth that face masks cause Long COVID, has just been retracted frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Whether the topic is: - Climate change - GMOs - Nuclear power - Vaccines - Homeopathy - Astronomy - Evolution - or Covid-19... ...People who disagree most with the scientific consensus know less about the topic, but they think they know more. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Yes to this critique of Joe Rogan's #debatebobby call from @drskyskull: "In order for a debate to actually be worthwhile, both participants must be sincerely dedicated to finding the truth; if one side is not committed to the truth, they will have an advantage, because it is

Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies and ignores other studies. #vaccines healthfeedback.org/claimreview/cl… via Health Feedback

Disinformation is not Journalism, very much the opposite! Do not open doors for those who disguise themselves as Media to publish lies. Let’s push big tech to do more against disinformation, not less. #RejectMediaExemption #RejectArticle17 #emfa efcsn.com/app/uploads/20…

Retsef Levi The paper you’re quoting shows that the trace amounts of vaccine found in some people’s breast milk up to 48h post-vaccination (and which we have known about since 2021) is not functional.

Russell Brand built a new fanbase on YouTube in recent years, primed to mistrust the mainstream and come to his defence. A seductive soup of half-truths, real concerns and falsehoods gained him this much larger audience bbc.co.uk/news/uk-668426…

The discoveries by Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman – awarded the 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine – were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020. Through their groundbreaking findings, this year’s

Alastair McAlpine, MD bad_stats 🕜💵🖨️🕣 I’m the editor of BBC’s stats programme BBC More or Less he deleted the video shortly after I phoned him to tell him we were planning an item on his video. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… First item on the show.

The X/Twitter account LeadingReport has served as the springboard into virality for false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines This investigation identifies its owners & uncovers their history of spreading misinformation science.feedback.org/who-is-behind-…

New: NewsGuard found ads for dozens of major brands unintentionally appearing below viral posts on X advancing false or egregiously misleading claims about the Israel-Hamas war newsguardtech.com/misinformation…

A retraction for Didier Raoult IHU Méditerranée Infection by BMC Microbiology. This paper is one of 35 using the same institutional approval number, but lacking the required CPP (French IRB) ethics approval. HT: Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… pubpeer.com/publications/2…

Epidemiological data refutes the claim that polio is renamed to hide the disease and the polio vaccine doesn’t work healthfeedback.org/claimreview/ep… via Health Feedback

“Disease X” has sparked a number of conspiracy theories, such as the imminent arrival of a new, man-made pandemic In reality, it merely refers to a possible pathogen of pandemic potential that may emerge Learn more about it and pandemic preparedness: science.feedback.org/disease-x-how-…

#Vaccines don’t cause autism; and the difference in infant mortality rates between Japan and the U.S. unrelated to childhood vaccine coverage healthfeedback.org/claimreview/va… via Health Feedback

Reports of high levels of #benzene —a cancer-causing chemical— in skincare products have generated concern and fear But the viral claim that these products can cause cancer isn’t substantiated by evidence. We explain why. Reviewed w/ John Barbieri, MD, MBA science.feedback.org/review/insuffi…

The potential for benzoyl peroxide to break down into benzene, particularly when exposed to high temperatures, is concerning. However, we need complete data transparency from Valisure (e.g. appropriate storage conditions) and we also need to be thoughtful about absolute risk.

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