Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-03-13 17:51:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B8743330737E3C01AAF404DF693199C8F0A64CEF830E2810E06EE8C70E86C5CD
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Ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) was used in the 1940s, but there is no strong evidence that it cured "many incurable illnesses." It was not deliberately buried—rather, it was abandoned because antibiotics were safer, effective, and scientifically validated. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/30/fact-check-uv-light-not-accepted-medical-treatment-infection/3047010001/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/28/facebook-posts/uv-radiation-not-common-way-kill-viruses-and-bacte/ https://health.wusf.usf.edu/hnf-stories/2016-12-01/despite-skeptics-alternative-doctors-detoxifying-blood-with-uv-rays#stream/0
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