Inaccurate
Contrary to popular claim on social media, RNA vaccines do not alter our DNA
Claim:
“Bill Gates explains that the COVID vaccine will use experimental technology and permanently alter your DNA”
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Source: Waking Times, Facebook users, Alex Pietrowski, 2020-05-15 -
InaccurateOSHA recommends using cloth face coverings at the workplace, contrary to claim by Peggy Hall
Claim:
“OSHA says masks don't work and violate OSHA oxygen levels”
Source: GreenMedInfo, TheHealthyAmerican.org, Peggy Hall, 2020-06-15 -
Lacks contextPeople should take precautions against COVID-19 regardless of their blood type
Claim:
“People with blood type O [are] more protected against COVID-19”
Source: The Jerusalem Post, Celia Jean, 2020-06-15 -
IncorrectPeople who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
Claim:
The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-08 -
-1.5Very lowPeople who do not show symptoms can contribute to significant COVID-19 transmission, contrary to CNBC report
there is already “abundant data” showing that people who are not showing symptoms—which could include asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and paucisymptomatic individuals—comprise about 40 to 50% of COVID-19 cases
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InaccurateArticle inaccurately claims that coronavirus vaccine by Oxford researchers caused animal test subjects to develop COVID-19
Claim:
“Bill Gates’ shoddily-hastened vaccine has been determined to make all animal test subjects get COVID-19 when exposed to the virus“
Source: Montana Daily Gazette, Anonymous, 2020-05-27 -
UnsupportedSignificant methodological flaws in a 2020 study claiming to show unvaccinated children are healthier
Claim:
Vaccinated children are more likely to have adverse health outcomes like developmental delays, asthma, and ear infections compared to unvaccinated children.
Source: Children's Health Defense, Brian Hooker, 2020-05-28 -
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Flawed reasoningFacebook posts misinterpret a study of 455 contacts of an asymptomatic COVID-19 carrier to claim that asymptomatic spread does not occur
Claim:
Asymptomatic carriers cannot spread COVID-19; COVID-19 is not contagious; masks are not needed to reduce COVID-19 transmission from asymptomatic carriers
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-05-22 -
InaccurateThe main cause of death in COVID-19 patients is respiratory insufficiency arising from viral pneumonia, not clotting disorder as claimed in viral social media posts
Claim:
"Autopsies performed by the Italian pathologists [have] shown that [COVID-19] is not pneumonia but it is disseminated intravascular coagulation"
Source: Facebook, GistFlash, Facebook users, Chinonyerem Emmanuella, 2020-05-01
