The Heartland Institute video falsely claimed that it is unclear if Antarctica is losing ice on balance, when in fact, Antarctica has been losing ice mass since the 1990s and is projected to continue to do so, contributing to global sea level rise.

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The recent video promoting independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. contains several debunked or unsupported narratives about vaccines, including claims about mercury in vaccines, vaccine manufacturer liability, and COVID-19 restrictions.

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The FDA has detected genetic material from the H5N1 bird flu virus in the commercial milk supply, which indicates that the virus is likely more prevalent in cows than cow testing data indicate, and has caused concerns among infectious disease experts that the virus has the potential to cause a pandemic.

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Updated COVID-19 vaccines and a newly authorized monoclonal antibody can provide increased protection for people at elevated risk of severe disease from COVID-19, but people who are immunocompromised should still get an updated vaccine and additional doses.

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Aluminum adjuvants have been used for many decades to strengthen the immune response to vaccines, and exposure to small amounts of aluminum poses an extremely low risk to infants, despite social media claims of harm from substances present in tiny amounts.

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Q: Is one day isolation sufficient to stop forward transmission of COVID-19?  A: People with COVID-19 could potentially transmit it to others well beyond a day after developing symptoms or testing positive. New guidance from the CDC advises people to isolate until they have been fever-free and with symptoms improving for at least 24 hours, […]

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The evidence linking fluoride exposure during pregnancy or early childhood to reduced IQ is limited, and the EPA has argued that water fluoridation is safe at recommended levels.

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A study of a pangolin virus in humanized mice has been misrepresented, with headlines claiming that it is a "mutant COVID-19 strain" and that it is potentially dangerous to humans.

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SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy benefits both mother and baby. Side effects are generally mild, and studies don’t show negative effects on the baby. A criticized study that gave COVID-19 vaccines to pregnant rats doesn’t show that vaccines cause autism or that people shouldn’t get COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to claims. Full Story COVID-19 vaccination protects pregnant […]

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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has called for a halt in the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines due to unsubstantiated concerns about residual DNA, despite the FDA's assessment of the manufacturing process and available data showing no evidence of genomic disruption.

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