Misleading Health Posted on: 2023-08-08 Swiss study doesn’t show that Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is dangerous for the heart, John Campbell and The Gateway Pundit exaggerated the study’s conclusions Claim: “1 in 35 people showed signs of heart damage after taking the Moderna COVID19 vaccine”; it is a “kill shot”; taking “this kind of risk, it’s just complete madness” Source: Gateway Pundit, YouTube, John Campbell, Jim Hoft, 2023-07-26
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2023-08-02 WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to edited video claiming otherwise Claim: “Dr Tedros doesn’t have his vaccination” Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-07-02
Misleading Health Posted on: 2023-08-02 No imminent avian flu pandemic is being staged by Bill Gates or the WHO; claim by Redacted YouTube channel misrepresented sources Claim: Bill Gates and health agencies are staging a new pandemic specifically targeting children; it might already be here according to the WHO or the UK government Source: YouTube, Clayton Morris, Natali Morris, 2023-05-17
Misleading Health Posted on: 2023-07-26 The commercially available Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe and was tested on more than 250 people, contrary to claim by statistician Christine Cotton Claim: “Pfizer’s COVID Shot Was Only Tested on 250 People” Source: The Florida Standard, Twitter/X, Christine Cotton, 2023-07-09
Incorrect Health Posted on: 2023-07-20 Vaccines aren’t responsible for rise in autism cases; change in diagnostic criteria is the most plausible explanation Claim: The increase in both the number of vaccines in the CDC schedule and in autism rates implies that vaccines cause autism Source: Instagram, Grant Cardone, 2023-07-14
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2023-07-18 Claim by Steve Kirsch that the Amish don’t experience autism, cancer, or high COVID-19 mortality because they don’t vaccinate is baseless Claim: Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America Source: Leading Report, Patrick Webb, Steve Kirsch, 2023-07-09
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2023-07-13 2023 malaria cases in the U.S. are unrelated to the release of genetically modified mosquitoes, contrary to viral claims online Claim: Bill Gates-funded company released genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S. and caused a malaria outbreak Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2023-07-05
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2023-07-10 COVID-19 vaccines not responsible for Thai princess’ collapse; the country isn’t revisiting its contract with Pfizer Claim: Thai princess “most likely a victim of the jab”, Thailand “could become the first country in the world to nullify the contract between the government and Pfizer” Source: YouTube, Clayton Morris, 2023-02-04
Unsupported Health Posted on: 2023-06-23 CDC data didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase risk of hospitalization, contrary to claim by The Epoch Times Claim: “COVID-Vaccinated More Likely To Be Hospitalized” Source: The Epoch Times, Zachary Stieber, 2023-06-15
Inaccurate Health Posted on: 2023-06-15 There are FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. as of May 2023, contrary to claim by Peter McCullough Claim: There are no FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines on the U.S market as of May 2023 Source: Children's Health Defense, Peter McCullough, 2023-05-26