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Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role
Claim:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome that caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine
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Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Substack, Social media users, Steve Kirsch, 2022-06-10 -
UnsupportedSADS is caused by genetic mutations affecting the electrical system regulating heartbeat; no evidence it is caused by COVID-19 vaccines
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COVID-19 vaccination is associated with the sudden death of young adults
Source: Facebook, Candace Owens, 2022-06-08 -
IncorrectScientific evidence shows that mask-wearing is effective at limiting community transmission; claims that face masks increase mortality are based on flawed correlation studies
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“Countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage”; “Mask Mandates [are] Associated With Increased Covid Death Rate”
Source: The National Pulse, Townhall Media, Zacharias Foegen, 2022-06-05 -
UnsupportedNo scientific evidence supports claims that plant-based food supplements reduce blood sugar to normal levels and cure type 2 diabetes
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Food supplements get “perfect sugar levels restored” and “help with type 2 [diabetes]”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-06-02 -
InaccurateLarge-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
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Babies of vaccinated mothers are dying in disproportionate numbers and the COVID-19 vaccines are responsible
Source: War Room Battleground, Naomi Wolf, 2022-05-25 -
InaccuratePublished research from the Wuhan Institute of Virology didn’t describe artificially created monkeypox strains; the research is unrelated to the 2022 monkeypox outbreak
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Researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) “assembled monkeypox strains”
Source: The National Pulse, Natalie Winters, 2022-05-22 -
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UnsupportedNo scientific data support the existence of orgone and its ability to cure cancer
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“Wilhelm Reich invented a way to cure cancer”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2022-05-14 -
IncorrectMonkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak
Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-05-13 -
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