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Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2024-05-31): FULL CLAIM: "You ever hear the toothpaste theory? You know how the toothpaste at the bottom [...] there’s always like a block of color [...] The elites or the people that know the code stay away from certain colors of the toothpaste"; "If you have the green on your toothpaste, it means it’s all natural; if you have the blue, it says(sic) it’s natural plus medicine; if it has red, it’s natural with chemical; if it has black, it’s all chemical [...] If you were part of some, like, secret organization, across the world when you go to buy products, how are you supposed to know which one’s safe for you?" [...] In the clip, TikTok celebrity and podcast host Carlos Juico claimed that color blocks at the end of toothpaste tubes indicated whether the toothpaste ingredients were natural or "chemical". More specifically, he asserted that a green color block meant the toothpaste was all-natural; a blue color block meant the toothpaste was "natural plus medicine"; and a black color block meant the toothpaste was "all chemical". [...] In summary, the conspiracy theory that toothpaste tubes carry a secret color code indicating the safety of toothpaste ingredients is baseless. If people wish to know which ingredients are present in their toothpaste, they can simply read the ingredient list printed on toothpaste packaging.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2021-05-27): Is there a secret color code hidden on the ends of toothpaste tubes that tells you if it the toothpase contains chemicals or other ingredients? No, that's not true: the colored squares or rectangles on toothpaste tubes are just a marking that is used by the machines used to fill toothpaste tubes, it has no relation to the composition or ingredients of the toothpaste. [...] What Does the Toothpaste Color Code Mean? | Colgate® Oral Care [...] The reason for the marks has to do with how toothpaste tubes are made. The marks help light sensors detect the end of the tube, so that the machines used to prepare the tubes knows where to cut or seal them.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2022-08-31): It goes on the claim that coloured markings on the bottom on toothpaste tubes show if the "paste is made out of organic substances or not". Supposedly a black line means the toothpaste contains "only chemicals", a red line indicates "chemicals and natural substances" and a blue line means "natural substances and drugs". Toothpastes with "all-natural ingredients" will be marked with a green line. [...] Colgate recommends that you talk to your dentist if you are concerned about your toothpaste or the ingredients in it.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2021-02-24): Fact Check: No, Colored Boxes On Toothpaste Tube Don't Represent Its Ingredients [...] Posts shared on social media claim that different colours on the strip at the bottom of toothpaste indicate its ingredients. An image being shared with the posts says that the black stripe represents pure chemical, the red stripe represents natural and chemical composition, the blue stripe shows natural and medicine, and the green stripe shows natural. The image is shared with the caption, "Meaning behind the colour codes of Toothpaste: BLACK-pure chemical, RED-natural + chemical, GREEN-natural, BLUE-natural + medicine." [...] The website of Colgate mentions that colour code means nothing. According to the website, if you want to know what kind of ingredients your toothpaste has, don't look for a coloured block at the end of the tube. Instead, take a look at the packaging for a comprehensive list of ingredients.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2024-05-17): Contrary to popular belief, the colored squares or rectangles on toothpaste tubes do not indicate the ingredients or chemical composition of the toothpaste. Instead, these marks are known as "eye marks" or "color marks" used in the manufacturing and packaging process. Here's a detailed look at what they signify: [...] Several myths have circulated regarding the toothpaste color code, suggesting that different colors represent different types of ingredients or levels of chemical content (e.g., natural, medicinal, or chemical ingredients). These claims are unsubstantiated and misleading. The reality is that the color of the mark has no correlation with the toothpaste's formulation. Ingredient information is typically listed on the packaging or the tube itself, usually in the form of a comprehensive list that details active and inactive components. [...] The colored marks on toothpaste tubes, known as eye marks, are purely a technical feature to aid in the manufacturing process and have no bearing on the product's ingredients or quality. Understanding this can help dispel myths and allow consumers to make informed decisions based on actual ingredient lists and dental care needs. Next time you pick up a tube of toothpaste, you can do so with the confidence that your choice should be guided by its contents and benefits rather than the color of a small square at the end of the tube.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2024-05-31): Incorrect: Colored squares printed at the ends of toothpaste tubes aren’t a secret code for the safety of toothpaste ingredients. Instead, they allow light sensors on the toothpaste production line to recognize the end of the tube, so that tubes can be filled, cut, and sealed correctly. [...] In the clip, TikTok celebrity and podcast host Carlos Juico claimed that color blocks at the end of toothpaste tubes indicated whether the toothpaste ingredients were natural or "chemical". More specifically, he asserted that a green color block meant the toothpaste was all-natural; a blue color block meant the toothpaste was "natural plus medicine"; and a black color block meant the toothpaste was "all chemical". [...] In summary, the conspiracy theory that toothpaste tubes carry a secret color code indicating the safety of toothpaste ingredients is baseless. If people wish to know which ingredients are present in their toothpaste, they can simply read the ingredient list printed on toothpaste packaging.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2018-09-25): There’s also a colored bar on the bottom of toothpaste tubes. Some claim that the color of this bar means a great deal about the toothpaste’s ingredients. Nonetheless, like a lot of stuff floating around on the internet, the claim about these color codes is completely false. [...] A fake consumer tip about the color codes of toothpaste tubes has been circulating the internet for quite some time. According to the tip, you should be paying close attention to the bottom of your toothpaste tubes. There’s a small colored square at the bottom and the color, be it black, blue, red, or green, allegedly reveals the ingredients of the toothpaste: [...] Everything is a chemical — even natural ingredients. You can completely ignore the color code on the bottom of the tube. It means nothing about the toothpaste’s contents.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2023-12-08): According to this bit of online lore, the colored squares or rectangular bars found on the crimp at the closed end of toothpaste tubes signify the composition of the product contained therein: whether its ingredients are "natural" or "chemical," and whether the toothpaste includes "medicine." (These terms are really too vague to be useful, as even "natural" products are made up of "chemicals," and "medicine" is too non-specific a term to be informative.) However, those colored squares on the crimps of those tubes have nothing to do with the formulation of the toothpaste inside. They're an artifact of the manufacturing process known as "eye marks" or "color marks," printed marks that can be read by light beam sensors and typically identify where product packaging is to be cut or folded as connected units stream through machinery at high speed: [...] The best way to ascertain the composition of a given brand of toothpaste is by reading the ingredients information printed on the toothpaste box and/or tube.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2024-01-16): The colored codes on toothpaste tubes allegedly reveal the ingredients. You may have noticed that whenever you purchase a tube of toothpaste, there is a small colored bar at the bottom. The colors are usually green, blue, red, and black. Per the theory, the color of the bar reveals the toothpaste's formulation. [...] If you want to be extra safe and know exactly what your toothpaste is made of, the ingredients are usually printed on the tube itself or the package it came in.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Social media and internet articles on this topic, known as toothpaste color coding, insist that the colors on the end of the toothpaste indicate what the ingredients are actually in the toothpaste. As much as we love cracking and figuring out secret codes, in this one there's actually nothing to crack because it's completely false. These symptoms have nothing to do with the ingredients in your toothpaste. As it turns out, they mean something else entirely. [...] According to the posts, green marks mean the toothpaste is made from only natural ingredients, blue marks mean it contains a combination of natural ingredients and medicine, red marks mean it contains natural ingredients and It's chemicals, and black marks mean it only contains chemicals. The posts warn people about toothpastes with red or black labels and encourage people to choose toothpastes with green or blue labels. [...] If you want to know what ingredients are in your toothpaste, don't look for the colored block at the end of the tube. Instead, take a look at the package for a comprehensive list of ingredients, or you can talk to your dentist about how each ingredient works to keep your mouth healthy and which toothpaste is best for your needs.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2014-07-22): Plastic bags and containers, which never biodegrade, are made of PE. PE also is found in face and body scrubs in the form of tiny beads that add texture and boast exfoliation properties.2 The same ingredient is in our toothpaste, primarily the Crest brand. PE is found in other toothpaste brands but mixed with other ingredients, such as triclosan, zinc citrate, SLS and polyethylene glycol.3 Without a molecular biology background, I was a little out of my element trying to read about these ingredients and understand their composition. [...] The colored polyethylene (PE) specks used in our oral care products are safe, FDA approved food additives. They are used in chewing gums and are commonly used in toothpastes … There is no evidence from clinical studies or from on-going monitoring to indicate that these particles persist underneath the gumline or cause harm. We've already begun the process of identifying alternatives for use in our toothpaste and the PE specks will be replaced as soon as alternatives are qualified. In addition, we have decided not to introduce microplastic beads into any new product category.4
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2020-08-24): For quite a while, there have been fake claims making waves on the internet about what these colors mean. You’ll find images of these colors next to what they allegedly describe. Black means "all chemical" or "pure chemical", green means "all natural", red means "natural and chemical", and blue means "natural with medicine". Though if you simply view the ingredients of a toothpaste marked with a green or blue rectangle, you can easily see that is not true at all. [...] The color codes do not have anything to do with the toothpaste inside, but rather they are simply marks’ that were formed when the packaging is manufactured. These marks are picked up by light beams, which give signals to machines for where to cut, fold, or seal a package. [...] The truth about toothpaste color codes is that the internet pictures making the round are actually hoaxes. The color codes are actually marks’ from when the toothpaste’s packaging was made. When finding out what toothpastes contain, always review its ingredient label.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2024-01-01): For more than 125 years, the ADA has promoted safety and efficacy of dental products. This is part of its mission to advance oral health. As early as 1866, an ADA committee prepared a statement on dentifrices (toothpaste) that questioned whether the extravagant claims made on behalf of patient tooth powders and other dental nostrums of the time were just "an imposition on the public". The end result was a simple formula for a tooth powder made from chalk, soap and various herbal ingredients. Of course this was years before anyone knew about the benefits of adding fluoride to toothpaste to prevent cavities.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2023-01-26): The truth is: the toothpaste color-coding system simply doesn’t exist. Oral care companies don’t mark their toothpastes with colored squares to try to trick consumers and hide ingredients from them. We’re sure you’re wondering, so why are there color blocks on toothpaste tubes then? We’re happy to report that they do, in fact, have a purpose! They actually help in the manufacturing of the toothpaste tubes by telling light sensors where the end of the tube is so that it can be cut and sealed properly. We know, it’s not as exciting as a secret code, but we think the truth is pretty cool too. [...] If you want to know what kind of ingredients your toothpaste has, don’t look for a colored block at the end of the tube. Instead, take a look at the packaging for a comprehensive list of ingredients. You can talk with your dentist to learn more about how each ingredient works to keep your mouth healthy and what kind of toothpaste would be best to meet your needs.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2020-03-22): The internet has been buzzing with speculations about the meaning of the small coloured boxes at the end of a toothpaste tube. Rumour has it that these colours on the tube are an indication of the ingredients of the toothpaste. Buyers are being told to stay conscious about the colour of the box when they decide to buy toothpaste. However, these tips are a hoax and should not influence your toothpaste buying patterns. The boxes at the end of a toothpaste tube are usually found to be red, green, black or blue. According to the claims of many on the internet, the colours indicate the ingredients used to make the toothpaste. These are what the colours are thought to mean - [...] Contrary to popular belief, the coloured markers on the end of the toothpaste tubes have nothing to do with the ingredients of the toothpaste. They are simply made for assisting in the manufacturing process. They are read by light beam sensors and simply indicate where the tubes have to be cut, folded and sealed. Moreover, red, green, blue and black are not the only colours that are used for marking toothpaste tubes.
Claim: Blocks of color printed on toothpaste tubes indicate whether the toothpaste is made of safe ingredients (Social media users, 2024-05-31)
Evidence (2021-07-06): True or False: The colored stripe at the edge of your toothpaste tube is a secret way to tell what ingredients are really in your toothpaste despite what the ingredient panel tells you. [...] You would be right; this is false with a capital F. Chalk this up to another online urban legend that’s been circulating around the internet for quite some time. If you haven’t heard about this hidden, top-secret code, the basic gist is that the stripe on your toothpaste tube is color coded to secretly tell the user what’s in the product, and if it’s healthy or not. [...] The fact of the matter is that the colored stripes on the tubes have absolutely nothing to do with the ingredients. Colored stripes are also not limited to just toothpaste tubes. If you check your fridge and cupboards, you’ll see them on products like milk cartons and cereal boxes.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for killing 17 million people (Denis Rancourt, 2023-11-10)
Evidence (2023-11-10): Claims that COVID-19 vaccination is responsible for excess mortality have commonly invoked population-level correlations as supporting evidence. Population-level analyses are relatively easy and quick to do, as the data is readily available. But they come with several caveats, meaning that their results need to be interpreted cautiously. Controlling for confounding factors, such as differences in the age structure of populations and differences in public health measures, is difficult to do with such analyses. Moreover, population-level observations don’t necessarily predict individual-level outcomes.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for killing 17 million people (Denis Rancourt, 2023-11-10)
Evidence (2022-03-08): Covid vaccines not linked to deaths, major US study finds [...] Because Covid jabs were originally authorised in the United States under emergency-use provisions, healthcare providers are required to report all deaths following vaccination, whether a doctor suspects a "plausible" link or not. [...] Death rates "The rapid pace at which Covid-19 vaccines were administered under emergency use, especially among older populations, was unprecedented," the CDC's Dr David Shay said.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for killing 17 million people (Denis Rancourt, 2023-11-10)
Evidence (2021-08-24): A 24-minute video that slams celebrities for recommending COVID-19 vaccinations claims the vaccines have killed hundreds of thousands of people. [...] COVID-19 has killed nearly 675,000 people in the U.S., and more than 4.5 million worldwide. The vaccines authorized in the U.S. have been shown to significantly reduce the likelihood of severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19. [...] More than 380 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from Dec. 14, 2020, through Sept. 13, 2021. In that period, VAERS received 7,653 reports of death (0.0020%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for killing 17 million people (Denis Rancourt, 2023-11-10)
Evidence (2024-01-12): Fact Check: Covid-19 Vaccines Did Not Kill 17 Million People. Claims Being Made Are False [...] A claim circulating on social media (archived here) alleges that 17 million people have died as a result of COVID-19 vaccination. The claim gained traction after this specific number was mentioned in a recent conversation between former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein. The latter said, "I was recently at a conference in Romania on the COVID crisis and so there was a lot of work trying to unpack what we actually understand. And I saw a credible estimate of something like 17 million deaths globally from this technology." [...] There is no data to support the claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused the death of 17 million people. The non-peer-reviewed material published by the non-profit organization Correlation Research in the Public Interest is flawed. Its co-author has previously made anti-vaccination claims. Published data confirms that the overall mortality rate coincides with an increase in COVID-19 cases. Hence we have marked the claim as false.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for killing 17 million people (Denis Rancourt, 2023-11-10)
Evidence (2023-10-12): FULL CLAIM: "Researchers Find COVID Vaccines Causally Linked to Increased Mortality, Estimate 17 Million Deaths"; "[T]here is no evidence in mortality that there was a particularly virulent pathogen that came onto the planet. There wasn't one. Then the vaccines were rolled out, and everywhere that they were rolled out, there was an increase in all-cause mortality." A claim that COVID-19 vaccines have killed 17 million people appeared in many social media posts on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter) in late September 2023. [...] Rancourt et al. thus concluded that the overall vDFR for the 17 countries analyzed "would imply 17.0 ± 0.5 million COVID-19 vaccine deaths worldwide […] This would correspond to a mass iatrogenic event that killed (0.213 ± 0.006) % of the world population (1 death per 470 living persons, in less than 3 years), and did not measurably prevent any deaths". It is this calculation that provides the basis for this claim.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for killing 17 million people (Denis Rancourt, 2023-11-10)
Evidence (2021-10-04): The report claims that "millions have died from COVID injections" around the world, and includes narratives from the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel and Brazil to back up this claim. [...] More than 390 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the U.S., with 55.6% of Americans fully vaccinated. CDC spokesperson Martha Sharan said the FDA requires health care providers to report any death after COVID-19 vaccination to VAERS, even if it’s unclear if the vaccine was the cause. The CDC states that VAERS has received 8,164 reports of deaths following a vaccine, or 0.0021%. That’s far lower than the claims from the vaccine death report. However, that’s still unsubstantiated given that VAERS reports do not conclude if a vaccine caused an adverse event. More evidence is needed. [...] A report written by anti-vaccine advocates on a website called Stop World Control made claims that the COVID-19 vaccine has killed millions of people.
Claim: COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for killing 17 million people (Denis Rancourt, 2023-11-10)
Evidence (2024-02-04): An Instagram post claimed a research paper shows that "mRNA COVID-19 vaccines caused more deaths" than lives saved. [...] The Epoch Times, "mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Caused More Deaths Than Saved: Study," Feb. 6, 2024 [...] PolitiFact, "Activist misuses federal data to make Pants on Fire claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 676,000," Aug. 14, 2023