John Gregory
@johngregoryx.bsky.social
Health editor at NewsGuard, tracking and countering false health claims.
New from NewsGuard: Natural health influencers are recycling the long-debunked myth that staring at the sun will miraculously improve your eyesight.
Recent TikToks promoting the dangerous practice have garnered 100,000+ views.
Read more here: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/hoax-cure-...
Recent TikToks promoting the dangerous practice have garnered 100,000+ views.
Read more here: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/hoax-cure-...
August 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New from NewsGuard: Natural health influencers are recycling the long-debunked myth that staring at the sun will miraculously improve your eyesight.
Recent TikToks promoting the dangerous practice have garnered 100,000+ views.
Read more here: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/hoax-cure-...
Recent TikToks promoting the dangerous practice have garnered 100,000+ views.
Read more here: www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/hoax-cure-...
RFK Jr.'s anti-vax group is now blaming the measles death of a 6-year-old on "medical error" -- all based on records the public can't see and a re-diagnosis by Dr. Pierre Kory, best known for falsely promoting ivermectin as a COVID cure.
The video racked up 1.2 million views in 5 days.
The video racked up 1.2 million views in 5 days.
March 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
RFK Jr.'s anti-vax group is now blaming the measles death of a 6-year-old on "medical error" -- all based on records the public can't see and a re-diagnosis by Dr. Pierre Kory, best known for falsely promoting ivermectin as a COVID cure.
The video racked up 1.2 million views in 5 days.
The video racked up 1.2 million views in 5 days.
Have you seen this chart floating around X, along with some text saying it proves that the Texas measles outbreak coverage is "propaganda" or "panic?"
That kind of portrayal relies on some monumentally misleading math. (1/2)
That kind of portrayal relies on some monumentally misleading math. (1/2)
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Have you seen this chart floating around X, along with some text saying it proves that the Texas measles outbreak coverage is "propaganda" or "panic?"
That kind of portrayal relies on some monumentally misleading math. (1/2)
That kind of portrayal relies on some monumentally misleading math. (1/2)
New from NewsGuard's health misinfo team: If you've seen this chart from anti-vaxxers recently, claiming measles vaccines cause more deaths than measles, it's based on one of their favorite sources to misrepresent: VAERS!
March 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New from NewsGuard's health misinfo team: If you've seen this chart from anti-vaxxers recently, claiming measles vaccines cause more deaths than measles, it's based on one of their favorite sources to misrepresent: VAERS!
Following the first US measles deaths in 10 years, RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group is pulling a page out of the COVID misinformation playbook.
February 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Following the first US measles deaths in 10 years, RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group is pulling a page out of the COVID misinformation playbook.