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Claim: COVID-19 vaccines can be sexually transmitted to unvaccinated people; vaccines cause blood discoloration and weaken immune system (Aaron Lewis, 2023-06-10)
Evidence (2020-12-23): There are also reports of people who have been fully vaccinated getting sick with COVID-19. This is expected – no vaccine is 100% effective against all forms of the illness it's designed to protect against. People who had weakened immune systems before they got vaccinated may be especially prone to a post-vaccination case of COVID-19 if they're exposed to an infected person during their contagious period. [...] Just as with other vaccines, the COVID-19 vaccines can cause temporary effects soon after they enter the body and start teaching the immune system to go after the coronavirus. The most common reactions are headaches, arm pain, body aches, chills or fever lasting a few hours to a few days. Taking an over-the-counter painkiller can help ease these. The CDC has more information about what to expect and what to do if you experience a vaccine reaction. [...] People with weakened immune systems may be less protected by a COVID-19 vaccine than someone with a healthy immune system, but they are still encouraged to get vaccinated.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines can be sexually transmitted to unvaccinated people; vaccines cause blood discoloration and weaken immune system (Aaron Lewis, 2023-06-10)
Evidence (2022-08-25): Data from the CDC clearly show unvaccinated people are dying at much higher rates than those who've been vaccinated.Your Local Epidemiologist graphic from August 2022. Source: CDC COVID-19 response, Epidemiology Task Force, Surveillance and Analytics Team, Vaccine Breakthrough Unit. âUnvaccinated people have 42 times the risk of dying from COVID-19 compared to those with two boosters,â Jetelina wrote, referring to a CDC analysis of COVID-19 mortality in April showing the stark difference between death rates in those who are unvaccinated and those whoâve received vaccinations and booster shots.Â [...] Tags coronavirus immune system immunocompromised patients vaccine
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines can be sexually transmitted to unvaccinated people; vaccines cause blood discoloration and weaken immune system (Aaron Lewis, 2023-06-10)
Evidence (2023-05-12): - Weak immune system, such as HIV, cancer, organ transplant, taking oral steroids.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines can be sexually transmitted to unvaccinated people; vaccines cause blood discoloration and weaken immune system (Aaron Lewis, 2023-06-10)
Evidence (2021-05-20): Fact check: No, COVID-19 vaccine isn't transmitted to others via contact [...] Fact check: Blank packaging insert in J&J vaccine is on purpose, company says "As outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, any of the currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines can be administered to pregnant or lactating people," Pfizer spokesperson Keanna Ghazvini told USA TODAY this month. "Based on current knowledge, experts believe that COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to pose a risk to the pregnant person or fetus." [...] The claim that Pfizer trial documents say vaccinated people can transmit vaccine to others through skin contact, with "devastating" results, is FALSE, based on our research. Information in Pfizer’s document about exposure to the vaccine during pregnancy is common in clinical trials. COVID-19 vaccines do not contain live virus that can be passed on to someone else.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines can be sexually transmitted to unvaccinated people; vaccines cause blood discoloration and weaken immune system (Aaron Lewis, 2023-06-10)
Evidence (2024-06-04): The mRNA (Moderna and Pfizer) vaccines do not contain live virus. Each of these contain a single gene from the virus that causes COVID-19. The gene instructs our cells to make the protein, but no other proteins from the virus are made, so whole virus particles are never present. In this manner, people who were vaccinated cannot shed, or spread, the virus to other people as a result of vaccination. If, however, the individual subsequently becomes infected, they can spread the virus during the days before and early during their infection. Of note, the amount of virus shed by vaccinated people quickly decreases, so they generally shed less virus overall compared to unvaccinated, infected individuals. This is also the case for the J&J/Janssen vaccine; however, that version is no longer available in the U.S. [...] Vaccinated people do not shed virus following vaccination. COVID-19 vaccines do not contain live viruses, nor do they cause production of whole viral particles. As such, there is no infectious virus to spread from a vaccinated person to someone else. [...] Giving blood after getting the COVID-19 vaccine will not diminish the resulting immune response, which mostly builds in the lymph nodes near the injection site. Likewise, the American Red Cross (ARC) does not require a delay following vaccination with the vaccines currently approved for use in the U.S.; however, individuals must know which brand of vaccine they received and show the immunization card if possible. More details about blood donation are available on the ARC website.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines can be sexually transmitted to unvaccinated people; vaccines cause blood discoloration and weaken immune system (Aaron Lewis, 2023-06-10)
Evidence (2024-09-22): This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, most newborns with sickle cell disease are born to mothers living in socially vulnerable counties. Second, CDC encourages providers to "Think. Test. Treat TB" as U.S. tuberculosis cases increase. Third, updated 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of hospitalization by about one-third among adults with weakened immune systems. Finally, lab tests used to diagnose rash may incorrectly indicate a child has measles if the child recently received a measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. [...] This episode discusses five MMWR reports. The first report highlights the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccine during Omicron predominance. The second report looks at COVID-19 vaccine booster doses among people with weakened immune systems. The third report examines factors associated with severe outcomes among adults with weakened immune systems hospitalized for COVID-19. The fourth report examines county-level social vulnerability and emergency department visits for firearm injuries. And the last report highlights rapid diagnostic testing for monkeypox. [...] This episode discusses six MMWR COVID-19 reports. The first three highlight how easily Delta can spread among people who are unvaccinated and the next two describe how COVID-19 rates remain low when vaccination coverage is high and prevention measures are followed. The last report shows that adults with disabilities were far more likely than adults without disabilities to report serious mental health concerns and substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines can be sexually transmitted to unvaccinated people; vaccines cause blood discoloration and weaken immune system (Aaron Lewis, 2023-06-10)
Evidence (2024-05-23): You can pass COVID-19 to someone else both before and while you are sick. Adults may be able to infect others before signs of being sick develop. Most people are contagious five to seven days after becoming sick. Some people pass the virus without feeling sick at all. Young children and people with weakened immune systems may be able to infect others for an even longer time. [...] Being unvaccinated or not being up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations also increases your risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines can be sexually transmitted to unvaccinated people; vaccines cause blood discoloration and weaken immune system (Aaron Lewis, 2023-06-10)
Evidence (2023-11-13): A weakened immune system can - is taking certain medications - has cancer - is undergoing treatment such as radio- or chemotherapy - has certain chronic conditions, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis - has other chronic illnesses such as uncontrolled diabetes, or heart, liver, or kidney failure
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2024-03-20): The rocky pyramid-shaped feature in Antarctica is a natural landform called a ‘horn’ or ‘pyramidal peak’. These peaks form when three or four intersecting glaciers carve out mountain faces in different directions, thus making a horn or pyramidal shape. They are common in Antarctica and found in many other places on Earth. Scientific evidence shows that Antarctica slowly drifted to its current position over millions of years through tectonic plate movement; not a sudden shift of the poles or crust.
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2024-01-15): The southern polar regions are a forbidding place. Antarctica’s harsh climate and thick ice coverage have made archaeological explorations — or explorations of any kind — exceptionally challenging. This has added a sense of mystery to various theories that humans could once have occupied the continent as a permanent civilization. [...] Perhaps the oldest and most frequently cited piece of "evidence" for the possibility of an ancient civilization in Antarctica is the Piri Reis map, which was drawn by the eponymous Ottoman sailor and cartographer in 1513. The map illustrates a relatively accurate coastline of South America. It also hints at the presence of a landmass where Antarctica is, albeit one with no ice. [...] Back in 2016, an unnamed pyramid-shaped mountain in Antarctica went viral with some Internet users claiming that it must be a relic of a bygone civilization. Others meanwhile posited that aliens deserved credit for the peculiar monolith.
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2023-10-19): When explorers first started to investigate the rocks of Antarctica they found clues of a warmer past. An expedition in the early 1900s, led by Robert Falcon Scott, collected rock samples of 250-million-year-old fossil leaves as they attempted to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Fossils are ancient remains of life that can be preserved in rocks (Figure 1). Unfortunately, due to the harsh weather, they died trying to return to their boats at the coast. The important rocks with the ancient leaf fossils were found alongside their bodies. Throughout the 1900s, geologists (scientists who study the Earth) discovered more and more plant and animal fossils in rocks and outcrops scattered around the small patches of Antarctica that are not covered in ice. These discoveries showed that plant life once thrived on the continent, but our understanding of how and when the climate changed there did not start to be pieced together until analysis of the seafloor near Antarctica, in the 1970s. [...] Reading the Pages of Antarctica’s Ancient History
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2020-01-27): Dalziel, I. W. D. & Elliot, D. H. West Antarctica: problem child of Gondwanaland. Tectonics1, 3–19 (1982). [...] Siddoway, C. S. in Antarctica: A Keystone in a Changing World Ch. 9 (eds Cooper, A. K., Raymond, C. & 10th ISAES Editorial Team) 91–114 (The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2008). Illuminates the Mesozoic tectonic evolution of Marie Byrd Land with evidence of the metamorphic conditions, kinematics and rapid development of transcurrent structures responsible for large-scale crustal thinning across the region.
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2023-11-03): Some of the most intriguing discoveries in Antarctica aren’t artifacts from ancient civilizations, but from our own, dating to a time as recently as a century ago, sometimes less. The sailors and explorers of those times were plumbing the depths of a harsh and largely unknown country, using the best knowledge and equipment of the day. [...] Did Ancient Humans Ever Live in Antarctica? [...] With such rich recent history to examine and preserve, it seems a shame that so much online energy and excitement should be devoted to the pseudoscientific ideas and fanciful notions about supposed Antarctic civilizations — for which, to be clear, there is not a shred of proof.
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2021-01-12): As for what significance, if any, this finding might have to modern climate change, and Antarctica’s melting glaciers, Wellner notes that it is difficult to make direct parallels. Today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are well below mid-Cretaceous levels, but climbing. And continental landmasses have moved over millions of years — pushed and pulled by Earth’s shifting tectonic plates — leading, in part, to ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns that differ from those of the deep past.
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2023-10-24): The presence of this preserved landscape has implications for understanding long-term EAIS behaviour. As previously shown in other regions of Antarctica9,31,32,34,35,61, ancient landscapes can survive beneath the EAIS for periods of at least several million years and likely much longer. In order for this to be possible, the transition between two glacial states—(1) local-scale glaciation with warm-based erosive glaciers cutting U-shaped valleys and (2) a continental-scale ice sheet which is locally cold-based and preserves the landscape of local glaciation—must occur rapidly. Previous modelling of ice sheet growth has demonstrated rapid ice expansion and a snap-change in basal thermal regime from warm- to cold-based occurred in the Gamburtsev Mountains region at the EOT10, meaning they were eroded very little62 and we propose a similar mechanism to have occurred across Highland A. Such rapid changes in ice extent and dynamics are supported by recent ice sheet-climate modelling63, where over a period of a few million years, either side of the EOT simulated ice volumes oscillate between local- and continental-scale in a quasi-binary and geologically near-instantaneous manner. [...] Finally, given this discovery of an ancient landscape hidden in plain sight, and that of others9,32,40,61, we propose that there will be other similar, as yet undiscovered, ancient landscapes beneath the EAIS. Systematic mapping of these landscapes, along with sampling via direct bed access, may provide significant new insights into the growth and past fluctuations of the EAIS. They may also facilitate a greater understanding of the long-term landscape evolution and tectonic history of interior East Antarctica, which is largely inferred from potential field data with little direct supporting evidence.
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2023-10-24): Some previous studies similarly have revealed ancient landscapes beneath Antarctica’s ice including mountains and highlands, though the landscape discovered in the new study was the first of its type. [...] Antarctica was once part of the Gondwana supercontinent that also encompassed what is now Africa, South America, Australia, the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula, but eventually split off and became isolated in a geological process called plate tectonics.
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2024-07-09): Factually inaccurate: There is no evidence of ancient civilizations or pyramids in Antarctica. The pyramid-shaped landform shown in recent social media videos is called a ‘horn’ or ‘pyramidal peak’ and forms naturally as glaciers carve (i.e., erode) different rock faces. There is also no evidence for a rapid shift in the climate or position of Antarctica on Earth; studies show that Antarctica slowly drifted over millions of years through tectonic plate movements. On 20 March 2024, a video on YouTube claimed that ‘Antarctica has pyramids from an ancient civilization’, and that ‘the continent’s surface flash-froze as it rapidly shifted on Earth‘. [...] There is no evidence of an ancient civilization, nor any pyramids in Antarctica, contrary to claims from viral videos on social media. There are, however, several pyramid or semi-pyramid shaped mountains called ‘horns’ or ‘pyramidal peaks’, which form through glacial erosion. These peaks are well-documented in Antarctica and many other glaciated areas around the world, such as Switzerland and Peru. Contrary to other claims made in these videos, Antarctica did not experience a sudden change in climate due to a sudden shift in the poles or Antarctica’s position on Earth. Scientific evidence shows that Antarctica slowly drifted to its current position over millions of years through tectonic plate movement.
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2024-08-15): Pyramid-shaped peaks in Antarctica are naturally carved by glaciers, not constructed by an ancient civilization
Claim: Ancient civilizations once inhabited Antarctica, as shown by the pyramids there, but the continent’s position and climate rapidly changed due to ‘tectonics and pole shift’. (Billy Carson, 2024-03-20)
Evidence (2018-05-18): JS: The last magnetic pole swap occurred 800 thousand years ago. Prior to that, it usually swaps every 500 thousand years. Again, this evidence backs up my theory that the last big geo-engineering project on Earth was when pyramids were built and adjusted land masses around the globe. In particular, the South Pole. Antarctica was shaped like a hexagon by the pyramids in order to create a hexagonal shaped land mass during the time it was free of ice. This in effect prevents magnetic pole swaps by slowing down the subatomic particle flow back to singularity. The subatomic flows to singularity faster in the North Pole, or arctic circle, because there is no land mass under the ice there. [...] Back to Antarctica. Pyramids were built on Antarctica to raise the land in a hexagonal way. Now, 180 degrees opposite and on the approximate same latitude, do we see land rising or magma hot spots near the North Pole because of the Antarctica pyramids? [...] And, regarding Antarctica, the answer is no. We see pyramids in Antarctica 180 degrees approximate same latitude from volcanoes in Antarctica. Antarctica is fun, as it all happens on the same continent of Antarctica, 180 degrees approximate same latitude.
Claim: Ben Carson endorsed CBD gummies and “3 completely natural ingredients” to cure hypertension (Anonymous, 2023-12-27)
Evidence (2023-12-27): Hypertension is a risk factor for numerous cardiovascular diseases. Some treatments exist to reduce blood pressure. Keeping a healthy lifestyle, such as by limiting fat, salt, and alcohol intake, not smoking, and getting regular physical activity greatly reduces the risk of developing hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
Claim: Ben Carson endorsed CBD gummies and “3 completely natural ingredients” to cure hypertension (Anonymous, 2023-12-27)
Evidence (2023-12-11): Social media users are claiming Dr. Ben Carson has backed a new treatment for high blood pressure: CBD gummies. [...] The post links to a webpage that claims Carson has endorsed CBD gummies to "cleanse" blood vessels and lower blood pressure. [...] We rate the claim that Carson has endorsed CBD gummies to treat high blood pressure False.
Claim: Ben Carson endorsed CBD gummies and “3 completely natural ingredients” to cure hypertension (Anonymous, 2023-12-27)
Evidence (2023-12-26): The market for health supplements has grown recently, with CBD products taking the stage. Of the many choices at hand, Dr. Ben Carson CBD Gummies Dietary Supplement have drawn a lot of interest. Promoted by eminent neurosurgeon, these gummies are sold as a natural cure for certain medical conditions. Examining its components, advantages, side effects, and general eﬃcacy, this site seeks to offer a detailed analysis of CBD Gummies. Background about Dr. Ben Carson CBD Gummies [...] Ingredients in Dr. Ben Carson CBD Gummies
Claim: Ben Carson endorsed CBD gummies and “3 completely natural ingredients” to cure hypertension (Anonymous, 2023-12-27)
Evidence (2024-01-02): Following a distinguished career as a leading neurosurgeon, an unsuccessful candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, and four-year stint as the secretary of housing and urban development, Dr. Ben Carson has allegedly managed to reinvent himself once again—this time as a spokesperson for shady miracle cures on social media. "Dr. Ben Carson discovered 3 completely natural ingredients, and as a result, blood pressure disappeared forever," one Facebook post reads. "Headaches go away, blood cholesterol levels decrease, and symptoms caused by increased blood pressure disappear." [...] Numerous posts have appeared on Facebook since mid-December attributing medical advice and product endorsement to Carson, primarily related to hypertension. One post features a Time cover story and another a CNN report, both of which are fake. Similar posts featuring celebrity doctor and failed Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz have simultaneously appeared on social media. [...] Both the Oz and Carson posts link to fake web pages resembling those of the British scientific journal Nature with headlines that read, "After such vascular cleansing, elderly people finally get rid of high blood pressure and other 9 supposedly ‘incurable’ diseases!" The fake websites use different URLs, registered in October and December 2023 respectively. All links on both pages also redirect to a site selling CBD Gummies branded under the names Gentle Wave and Vigorvita.
Claim: Ben Carson endorsed CBD gummies and “3 completely natural ingredients” to cure hypertension (Anonymous, 2023-12-27)
Evidence (2024-01-08): Scam ads use a fake endorsement by Ben Carson to promote unproven hypertension treatment [...] Health benefits of CBD gummies are unsupported by scientific evidence; Shark Tank and other TV personalities didn’t endorse them TV personalities such as Shark Tank investors, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz endorsed CBD gummies; CBD gummies have numerous health benefits