In making similar claims about placebo-controlled studies, vaccine skeptics often take a narrow view of what a "placebo" is, arguing it can only be water or saltwater. In reality, ...

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Cancer is not a parasite — it grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism. Some studies have shown ivermectin can help ...

There is no post on Kennedy’s official X account, @RobertKennedyJr, saying the U.S. will ban GMOs. Kennedy has weighed in on GMOs, however. He said on his podcast in 2023 that GMOs are unhealthy and ...

Kenya has a digital ID program, but it does not involve implanting devices into babies. Video in the post shows a portion of a 2015 interview philanthropist and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill ...

After controversial officiating in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Dec. 15, social media posts spread incorrect claims that the game’s referees had been suspended.

Hochul prefaced her remarks by talking about a troubled economy in Western New York, but the recovery between July 2019 and July 2024 happened downstate, according to an analysis of nonseasonally ...

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