Birdwatch Note
2024-11-21 17:52:57 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
While cyanocobalamin does contain a cyanide molecule, this does not make it dangerous and the small amount of cyanide involved is negligible and not harmful. The claims in the video misrepresent the nature and safety of cyanocobalamin supplements. Energy Drinks: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/verify/b12-celsius-energy-drinks-not-made-from-sludge-human-sewage-treatment-plants-verify/95-74eea56e-0ee5-4fa4-a895-992690928c58 https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-cyanocobalamin-in-b12-supplements-is-not-harmful.html https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition-pseudoscience/oh-my-there-cyanide-b12-supplements-really https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/08/15/fact-check-b-12-found-childrens-vitamins-safe-consume/10278967002/ https://www.healthline.com/health/airborne-vs-emergen-c#about-emergen-c https://www.flintstonesvitamins.com/products/complete-chewable-vitamins
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- While cyanocobalamin does contain a cyanide molecule, this does not make it dangerous and the small amount of cyanide involved is negligible and not harmful. The claims in the video misrepresent the nature and safety of cyanocobalamin supplements. Energy Drinks: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/verify/b12-celsius-energy-drinks-not-made-from-sludge-human-sewage-treatment-plants-verify/95-74eea56e-0ee5-4fa4-a895-992690928c58 https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-cyanocobalamin-in-b12-supplements-is-not-harmful.html https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition-pseudoscience/oh-my-there-cyanide-b12-supplements-really https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/08/15/fact-check-b-12-found-childrens-vitamins-safe-consume/10278967002/ https://www.healthline.com/health/airborne-vs-emergen-c#about-emergen-c https://www.flintstonesvitamins.com/products/complete-chewable-vitamins