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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
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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: GistFlash, Facebook, Chinonyerem Emmanuella, Facebook users, 2020-05-01 -
Computing Forever interview with Dolores Cahill contains numerous inaccuracies about COVID-19 and vaccines
This video, first published on 11 May 2020, features an interview between Dave Cullen, also known as Computing Forever on…
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UnsupportedNo evidence that using a face mask helps coronavirus enter the brain, contrary to claim by Russell Blaylock
Claim:
'New evidence shows wearing face mask can help coronavirus enter the brain and pose more health risk, warn expert'
Source: Technocracy, The Science Times, Russell Blaylock, 2020-05-18 -
InaccurateContrary to claims in viral social media posts, the novel coronavirus was not man-made nor patented before outbreak
Claim:
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was lab-created and patented; SARS-CoV-2 is not a new virus; COVID-19 pandemic was man-made and planned
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, 2020-01-23 -
IncorrectVaccines do not cause mercury toxicity or autism, contrary to claim in London Real video
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“Autism is nothing more than mercury toxicity“; vaccine ingredients are toxic
Source: London Real, Rashid Buttar, 2020-04-30 -
IncorrectWearing face masks does not cause hypercapnia or affect the immune system
Claim:
Wearing face masks can cause carbon dioxide toxicity; can weaken immune system
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“Plandemic” vignette featuring anti-vaccination activist Judy Mikovits contains numerous false and unsupported claims about COVID-19
This video is the first in a series of vignettes preceding a movie titled “Plandemic”. First published on 5 May…
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InaccurateBakersfield physicians underestimate COVID-19 mortality using flawed statistics; wrongly claim sheltering in place causes weak immune system
Claim:
You have a 0.03[%] chance of dying from [COVID-19] in the state of California. [...] it’s similar to the flu.
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Artin Massihi, Daniel Erickson, 2020-04-22
