Inaccurate
Claim that the antiviral drug remdesivir is killing people is baseless
Claim:
“Remdesivir is proven to kill lives”
Fernanda Ferreira
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Source: Facebook, TikTok, Bryan Ardis, 2021-03-22 -
Inaccurate
Infants’ immune systems are perfectly able to safely cope with several vaccines in one day
Claim:
A “baby’s immune system” cannot “safely handle 8 different antigens 💉 (toxins, bacteria, DNA) in 1 day”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-03-23 -
Inaccurate
Claim that COVID-19 deaths have been “vastly overcounted” is baseless; the evidence suggests the opposite
Claim:
“COVID Deaths Have Been Vastly Overcounted”
Source: Epoch Times, Joseph Mercola, 2022-03-01 -
Incorrect
The COVID-19 vaccines don’t weaken the immune system and are unrelated to the HIV VB variant
Claim:
The COVID-19 vaccine “destroys the subject’s natural immune system”; HIV VB variant is a “cover up”
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, The Alex Jones Show, Alex Jones, 2022-02-05 -
Inaccurate
Majority of ten countries listed in viral chain message haven’t dropped all COVID-19 restriction measures and aren’t considering COVID-19 as a seasonal flu, despite claims
Claim:
Ten countries “announced the cancellation of all quarantine procedures, Corona tests, and compulsory vaccination”
Source: Telegram, Christiane Northrup, 2022-02-02 -
Inaccurate
Claims that a phase 3 clinical trial showed that ivermectin is effective against Omicron are inaccurate and based on a now-corrected Reuters article
Claim:
Phase 3 trial shows that Ivermectin is effective against Omicron
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2022-01-31 -
Unsupported
There is no evidence that dietary supplements containing zinc and a zinc ionophore, such as the one promoted by Vladimir Zelenko, are effective against COVID-19
Claim:
Zinc supplements can protect against COVID-19; Zinc “kills the virus” and zinc ionophores are a “a zinc delivery system” that “allows zinc to go from outside the cell to inside the cell”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Vladimir Zelenko, 2021-01-06 -
Inaccurate
Contrary to claim in Washington Times op-ed, COVID-19 shots meet the definition of a vaccine
Claim:
“COVID-19 shots are not vaccines” because they don’t “prevent one from becoming infected”
Source: The Washington Times, Michael McKenna, 2022-01-05 -
Incorrect
The benefits of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children outweigh the low risks, unlike what Robert Malone claimed
Claim:
mRNA vaccines force “your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs”; “there is no benefit for your children or your family to be vaccinating your children”
Source: Substack, Robert Malone, 2021-12-12 -
Misleading
Clip of Anthony Fauci discussing potential vaccine safety concerns is from March 2020; current scientific evidence shows COVID-19 vaccines reduce risk of infection and serious illness
Claim:
“Dr. Fauci opens up the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine could be making people more likely to be infected by the virus”, “a vaccine that looked good in initial safety actually made people worse”
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Social media users, 2021-12-13
