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Excess deaths in the U.K. remain below the pandemic peak and aren’t linked to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
More people are dying now than at the peak of the pandemic; the COVID-19 vaccines are the cause of the excess deaths seen in late 2022
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Source: Facebook, 2023-01-09 -
UnsupportedEvidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of death, contrary to claim by financier Edward Dowd
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COVID-19 vaccines are causing excess deaths around the world; sudden adult death syndrome is new
Source: Audrey Marcus Podcast, Edward Dowd, 2023-01-04 -
UnsupportedSimulation exercises such as “Catastrophic Contagion” are a normal part of pandemic preparedness; they don’t predict future pandemics
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The tabletop exercise “Catastrophic Contagion” means that “Bill Gates and WHO have announced when we will see the next pandemic”
Source: YouTube, Clayton Morris, Natali Morris, 2022-12-26 -
MisleadingVideo by John Campbell comparing historical and COVID-19 vaccines misleads on vaccine safety
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A study showed that the number of serious adverse vaccine events associated with COVID-19 vaccines is “too high”
Source: YouTube, John Campbell, 2022-12-31 -
UnsupportedIvermectin hasn’t proven effective in COVID-19 patients so far, despite persistent online claims
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Ivermectin is a safe and effective COVID-19 treatment
Source: The Epoch Times, Colleen Huber, 2022-12-25 -
InaccurateFrench political advisor Jacques Attali didn’t call for world depopulation through pandemics or vaccines
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Attali wrote “the future will be about finding a way to reduce the population”, elites will “find a real cause, a pandemic” after having “taken care of having panned the treatment”
Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2022-12-21 -
UnsupportedThe Hoxsey herbal mixture doesn’t cure cancer
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Harry Hoxsey’s herbal therapy effectively cures cancer
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-12-10 -
UnsupportedViral videos on Facebook promote unproven cancer cures; no evidence that pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. FDA are hiding the cure for cancer
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Turmeric, ketogenic diet, ozone therapy, megadoses of vitamin C and adaptogens are cures for cancer that have been suppressed for four decades
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2022-12-11 -
MisleadingStudy led by FDA researchers didn’t find that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine caused blood clots, contrary to viral claims on social media
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“Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Linked to Blood Clotting: FDA”
Source: The Epoch Times, Zachary Stieber, 2022-12-17 -
MisleadingMedical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines are granted for contraindications, not including history of blood clots or adverse reaction to prior vaccine
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Medical exemptions are unavailable even for people who “shouldn't get the [COVID-19] vaccine”, including those with a history of blood clotting or an adverse reaction to a prior vaccine
Source: The Dan Bongino Show, Dan Bongino, 2022-12-11
