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Face masks can filter small airborne particles, including respiratory droplets, and are effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19
Claim:
Science debunks the use of face masks to stop viruses like COVID-19
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Source: The Liz Wheeler Show, Net Nuance, Byram Bridle, Liz Wheeler, 2021-04-25 -
Inaccurate
Vaccinated people are less likely to die from the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 compared to unvaccinated people; viral claim misinterpreted PHE report
Claim:
“You are more likely to die from the Delta variant if you have been vaccinated”
Source: We Love Trump, Anonymous, 2021-07-10 -
There is no evidence that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has a lower fatality rate than the wild-type virus
Claim:
The fatality rate of the Delta variant of COVID-19 is lower than the original variant
Source: The Dan Bongino Show, Sky News, Dan Bongino, Craig Kelly, Alan Jones, 2021-07-04 -
What has been the effect of the pandemic on the suicide rate of the U.S. population?
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic prompted countries everywhere to take measures to reduce the spread of the disease. One of these…
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COVID-19 PCR tests are highly sensitive and specific for the virus SARS-CoV-2; the majority of positive results are true positives; there is no evidence that budesonide or HCQ are useful as COVID-19 treatments
Claim:
Models that predicted that COVID-19 would cause 2.2 million deaths in the U.S. were intentionally false; treatments that are 100% effective are being banned for false reasons
Source: American Media Periscope, Rob Marsh, Richard Bartlett, Keith Rose, Clay Clark, 2021-05-21 -
Inaccurate
U.S. CDC director didn’t state that COVID-19 deaths were over-counted; her statements about deaths among vaccine breakthrough cases were misinterpreted
Claim:
CDC director admits that COVID-19 deaths were over-counted
Source: Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft, 2021-05-17 -
There is no evidence that eating cucumbers reduces the risk of cancer; cucumbers contain cucurbitacin B, which could be a candidate for developing new anti-cancer drugs
Claim:
“Cucumber kills lung cancer cells”; “cucurbitacin B suppressed growth of human lung cancer cells by 90%, reduced their ability to invade surrounding tissues by 75% and reduced migration ability by 88%”
Source: The Eden Prescription, Ethan Evers, 2021-04-26 -
Inaccurate
Using face masks reduces the transmission of COVID-19 and doesn’t lead to oxygen deficiency or carbon dioxide buildup in the blood
Claim:
“Both medical and non-medical face masks are ineffective to reduce transmission and infectivity of COVID-19”; “long-term consequences of wearing face masks on health are detrimental [including hypoxemia and hypercapnia]”
Source: American Conservative Movement, JD Rucker, Baruch Vainshelboim, 2021-04-18 -
Inaccurate
Clinical trials and post-trial monitoring show that COVID-19 vaccines reduce the spread and occurrence of the disease
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COVID-19 vaccines are experimental and don’t prevent infection or transmission; most of us have a 0.05% chance of dying from COVID-19
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-04-05 -
Inaccurate
COVID-19 vaccines don’t hamper the function of the immune system and are likely to limit the generation of variants; no evidence that they produce more lethal variants
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous; they cause an overreaction of the immune system; they suppress the NK cells of the immune system; they promote virus lethality
Source: BrandNewTube, Vernon Coleman, 2021-03-13
