Strong evidence lacking to support claim that ivermectin is a cure for COVID-19; there are only limited clinical results at this stage
Claim:
Ivermectin “is a safe and widely available treatment for coronavirus”; it would “work like a vaccine”
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Source: One America News Network, Pearson Sharp, 2020-10-26 -
InaccurateAsymptomatic and presymptomatic people can spread COVID-19
Claim:
asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 never occurs
Source: American Institute for Economic Research, The Last Refuge, Jeffrey A. Tucker, 2020-12-20 -
InaccurateThe American Medical Association does not reject nor support hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, nor did it change its position on the use matter
Claim:
The AMA “reversed course”, now “giving the green light to doctors prescribing HCQ to their COVID patients.”
Source: American Thinker, Brian C. Joondeph, 2020-12-18 -
Mostly accurateA U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel validated Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine; its authorization for emergency use should ensue
Claim:
'FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine'
Source: CNET, CNET Editors, 2020-12-17 -
AccurateThe COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech is comprised of ingredients standard in many vaccines, including mRNA, lipids, sucrose, and salts
Claim:
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine contains mRNA encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, lipids, sucrose, and salts.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-12-10 -
Flawed reasoningThere is no risk of infertility from COVID-19 vaccines due to cross-reactivity with placenta proteins, as SARS-CoV-2 and placenta proteins are different
Claim:
“Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization”; SARS-CoV-2 vaccines may trigger an immune response against the placenta.
Source: Health and Money News, Anonymous, 2020-12-02 -
Mostly accuratePfizer is part of Operation Warp Speed, a partnership to produce and distribute a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, but it developed a vaccine without direct funding from the partnership
Claim:
Pfizer is part of Operation Warp Speed; “Thanks to the public-private partnership forged by President, [Pfizer] announced its Coronavirus Vaccine trial is EFFECTIVE, preventing infection in 90% of its volunteers”
Source: The Federalist, David Marcus, Mike Pence, 2020-11-09 -
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Mostly accurateThe percentage of excess deaths in the U.S. not directly caused by COVID-19 ranges from 14% to 33%; it remains unclear how lockdowns influenced excess mortality
Claim:
“a third of excess deaths in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic could not be directly attributed to the coronavirus”; “One reason for the high amount of excess deaths not attributable to COVID-19 has been disruptions in health services caused by lockdowns.”
Source: Washington Examiner, Michael Lee, 2020-10-18 -
InaccurateThe group World Doctors Alliance spreads misinformation about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus, and the reliability of diagnostic tests
Claim:
COVID-19 is a type of flu and is not a pandemic; PCR tests are up to 94% false positive; only 98 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Ireland.
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Doctors For Truth, World Doctors Alliance, 2020-10-15
