Copypasta of an ICU doctor’s tweet stokes COVID-19 skepticism by mimicking bot-like behavior
Introduction The spread of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has put many countries back on high alert. Both the U.S.…
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InaccurateEUA withdrawal for CDC COVID-19 PCR test is due to the development of newer tests that help save time and resources, not because the test is faulty
Claim:
COVID-19 PCR test is inaccurate, will no longer be used; COVID-19 PCR test cannot differentiate between flu and COVID-19
Source: Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2021-07-24 -
MisleadingVAERS reports may initiate investigations into potential associations between a vaccine and adverse events, but on their own cannot prove causality
Claim:
Post-vaccination deaths reported to VAERS are caused by the vaccine
Source: TrialSite News, Charlie Kirk, Ron Paul, Steve Deace, 2021-07-21 -
InaccurateVaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized due to the Delta variant compared to unvaccinated people, contrary to chiropractor’s claim
Claim:
A Harvard study showed that vaccinated people are “twice as likely to get hospitalized as opposed to if they had a natural exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, then got exposed to a Delta variant”
Source: TLC4Superteams, Jen DePice, 2021-07-19 -
Understanding causality in adverse events after vaccination
Introduction Whether you’re watching the news or scrolling through your social media feeds, you’re certain to come across content about…
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UnsupportedRetracted study misused statistics and adverse event reports to claim that COVID-19 vaccines don’t offer “clear benefit” and caused deaths
Claim:
“For three deaths prevented by vaccination we have to accept two inflicted by vaccination.”
Source: MDPI, Harald Walach, Rainer Klement, Wouter Aukema, 2021-06-24 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines don’t affect ovaries or fertility in general; the vaccines are highly effective at preventing illness and death
Claim:
“the ovaries get the highest concentration of [lipid nanoparticles from RNA vaccines]. This turns the ovaries into a very large manufacturing plant to turn out toxic spike protein“
Source: TrialSite News, Steve Kirsch, 2021-05-25 -
Lacks contextCOVID-19 itself can cause heart inflammation, in addition to other problems like long COVID; benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
Claim:
More than half of myocarditis cases caused by COVID-19 vaccines occur in those aged between 12 and 34, yet this age group has a COVID-19 recovery rate of 99.99%
Source: Twitter/X, Kelly Victory, 2021-06-11 -
InaccurateFauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2021-06-01 -
Inaccurate
Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Social media users, 2021-06-01
