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Elon Musk’s claim that ventilators killed COVID-19 patients confuses correlation with causation
Claim:
Ventilators, not COVID, killed hospitalized COVID patients
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Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk, 2023-10-31 -
InaccurateStudy in Italy didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines have an “unacceptable” safety profile, contrary to claim by Peter McCullough
Claim:
Study in Italy shows nearly 1 in 3 COVID vaccine recipients have neurological side effects, indicating an “unacceptable” safety profile
Source: Substack, The Epoch Times, Naveen Athrappully, Peter McCullough, 2023-10-30 -
InaccurateClaim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
Claim:
Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus
Source: The People’s Voice, Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-26 -
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InaccurateContrary to viral claim, regulatory agencies knew of residual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence this poses health concern
Claim:
Regulatory agencies didn’t know of residual DNA contamination in COVID-19 RNA vaccines; residual DNA could integrate into our DNA and cause cancer
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-21 -
UnsupportedPublished studies show no association between COVID-19 vaccines and heart attacks, contrary to British cardiologist’s claim
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of heart attacks
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Aseem Malhotra, 2023-10-10 -
IncorrectAnalysis claiming to find COVID-19 vaccines killed 17 million people is highly flawed, doesn’t account for COVID-19 mortality surges
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for killing 17 million people
Source: The Epoch Times, Denis Rancourt, 2023-09-17 -
InaccuratePeter McCullough makes inaccurate and misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines at event hosted by European political party
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccine mRNA cannot be broken down; COVID-19 vaccines cause excess death and unprecedented blood clots
Source: Substack, Facebook, Peter McCullough, 2023-09-17 -
Lacks contextLack of clinical evidence for claim that N-acetylcysteine is effective against COVID-19 and stops viral replication
Claim:
N-acetylcysteine inhibits viral replication, breaks up mucus, and is effective against COVID-19
Source: Facebook, Steve Lucchino, 2023-09-02 -
MisleadingRobert Malone makes several misleading and unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 vaccines in Judicial Watch interview
Claim:
“Leaky vaccines” are causing SARS-CoV-2 to evolve rapidly; COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent disease and death; childhood vaccine safety is doubtful
Source: Judicial Watch, Robert Malone, 2023-09-07
