Misleading
Current COVID-19 mortality rate does not predict the future probability of dying from the disease
Claim:
“Chance of NOT dying from Covid-19: 99.96%”
Pablo Rougerie
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Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-08-16 -
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Flawed reasoningWearing masks aims at slowing SARS-CoV-2 circulation, not protecting against a certain death
Claim:
If masks were effective and necessary, non-mask wearers should be dead by now
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-30 -
A trypsin-based oral spray reportedly deactivates SARS-CoV-2 in a liquid suspension but has not yet been tested in the mouth
Claim:
New oral spray “deactivates 98% of the coronavirus” in the mouth
Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-07-20 -
Partially correctDespite a decline in COVID-19 deaths from a peak in Spring 2020, the number of deaths in July 2020 may not be as low as preliminary data suggest
Claim:
Deaths from COVID-19 are nearing zero in the U.S.
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-07-08 -
InaccurateNasal swab used for COVID-19 testing does not reach the brain
Claim:
Nasal swabs used for COVID-19 tests reach the blood-brain barrier and may damage it.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-06 -
IncorrectThe June 2020 spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases indicates a rising percentage of infections and is not simply an artifact of more testing
Claim:
“There's a ‘spike’ in [COVID-19] cases because there's a spike in testing.”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-30 -
No scientific evidence indicates that cannabis can prevent or cure COVID-19 in patients
Claim:
“Cannabis is more effective at preventing and treating COVID-19 than hydroxychloroquine”
Source: The Next Web, Tristan Greene, 2020-05-22 -
Mostly accurateCOVID-19 is among the leading causes of death worldwide so far in 2020, but beware of incomplete graphs
Claim:
COVID-19 became a leading cause of death globally by the end of May 2020.
Source: Flourish, Gavin Wood, 2020-05-31 -
InaccurateBrussels halted 5G rollout in 2019 to study its radiation emissions, not because any negative health effects had been demonstrated
Claim:
“Brussels is halting their 5G plans due to the negative health effects”; “Evidence ... overwhelmingly suggest[s] that, yes, 5G does pose a major threat.”
Source: worldhealth.net, Anonymous, 2019-04-05
