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Published on 05/06/2026

Experts refute claims hantavirus derived name from Hebrew for 'nonsense'

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Published on 05/06/2026

Posts criticising Pakistan hospital hygiene misuse clip of rats at Indian facility

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Climate
Published on 04/06/2026

As lone star tick spreads in North America, posts baselessly blame 'climate agenda'

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Published on 28/05/2026

Vitamin D in milk is not equivalent to levels in rat poison

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Vaccines
Published on 28/05/2026

No evidence video shows 'box of ticks' dropped on US farms

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Published on 28/05/2026

Old Taiwan hantavirus death falsely shared as recent

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US politics
Published on 27/05/2026

Paxton, Trump falsely claim Texas Senate candidate Talarico is vegan

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Published on 27/05/2026

Repatriation flight video falsely shared as evidence of staged hantavirus crisis

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Published on 26/05/2026

Posts tout unproven treatment for hantavirus, Ebola

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Published on 21/05/2026

Baseless hantavirus 'scamdemic' claims cite unrelated Australia lab incident

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Climate
Published on 20/05/2026

Posts falsely link 5G networks to 'climate control'

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Vaccines
Published on 20/05/2026

Old Moderna research triggers false hantavirus claims online

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Covid-19
Published on 19/05/2026

Posts linking Covid jabs to hantavirus misuse Pfizer, WHO documents

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Published on 15/05/2026

Image shows 2025 Spanish military exercise, not 'staged' hantavirus evacuations

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Published on 15/05/2026

Hantavirus outbreak sparks misinformation on ship passenger nationalities

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 14/05/2026

AI clip of rats jumping from truck falsely tied to hantavirus

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Published on 14/05/2026

'Seeds of instability': Health disinfo targets Philippine leader

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Published on 13/05/2026

Outdated clips from protest, music video misrepresented amid hantavirus outbreak

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US politics
Published on 12/05/2026

Old Trump video bashing lockdowns misrepresented amid hantavirus outbreak

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Published on 08/05/2026

Ivermectin is not a proven treatment for hantavirus

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Vaccines
Published on 04/05/2026

US infant mortality uptick falsely linked to Covid-19 vaccination

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Published on 22/04/2026

Yerba mate supplements cannot replicate effects of GLP-1 agonists

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Published on 17/04/2026

Misinformation targets Bangladesh govt as it tackles deadly measles crisis

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Published on 03/04/2026

Posts misleadingly claim S.Korea drivers face jail for taking cold medicine

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Iran
Published on 02/04/2026

Old video misrepresented as senior Sri Lankan ruling party member criticising president over fuel shortage

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Published on 30/03/2026

Posts falsely claim Malaysian minister to relocate public hospital for temple

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Artificial intelligence
Published on 27/03/2026

AI-generated videos fake medical credentials to sell wellness supplements

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Vaccines
Published on 24/03/2026

Experts refute 'natural' immunity claims as Indonesia battles measles outbreak

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