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Misleading claims linking the spread of Omicron variant to vaccinated people rely on partial data and are unsubstantiated
Claim:
'Omicron COVID Variant Found ONLY in Fully Vaccinated'
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Source: Gateway Pundit, Bill Hennessy, 2021-11-26 -
InaccurateInaccurate clickbait headline in Forbes article used to promote the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines change our DNA
Claim:
Forbes article is evidence that COVID-19 vaccines change our DNA
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2021-11-30 -
IncorrectPathogens can evolve to be more virulent over time, contrary to nutritionist’s claim
Claim:
“Pathogens evolve to become less, not more, virulent over time”
Source: Facebook, Mike Mutzel, 2021-11-28 -
InaccurateNo evidence that the low COVID-19 case rate in Sweden is due to herd immunity; vaccines don’t lead to new variants of SARS-CoV-2
Claim:
“Sweden obliterates the lie of ‘vaccines’ as ticket to ending pandemic”; mass vaccination create vaccine-mediated viral enhancement
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2021-11-16 -
IncorrectNatural News, others jump to conclusions unsupported by the study they cite to claim COVID-19 vaccines destroy the immune system and cause cancer
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccine spike proteins accumulate in the nucleus of cells, “destroy DNA repair pathways, paving the way for CANCER” and “destroy the immune system”
Source: Natural News, Ethan A. Huff, 2021-11-05 -
UnsupportedClaim that the COVID-19 vaccine is riskier than the disease for children is based on an economist’s incorrect calculation of the metric “number needed to vaccinate”
Claim:
“more children will die from the vaccine than will die from COVID in the first place and there’s proof”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Substack, Toby Rogers, 2021-11-01 -
MisleadingClaim that previously infected people don’t transmit COVID-19 is unsupported, originates from misinterpretation of CDC’s FOIA response
Claim:
Previously infected individuals who get reinfected don’t transmit the virus to others; previous infection provides “better protection” than vaccination and this immunity “does not wane”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Substack, Aaron Siri, Cristina Laila, 2021-11-11 -
IncorrectContrary to claim in Becker News article, not all cases of infection lead to immunity; falsely claims that most COVID-19 deaths weren’t caused by COVID-19 but by comorbidities
Claim:
“The CDC Finally Admits a Massive Number of Americans Have ‘Natural Immunity’: 146.6 Million People”; 94% of Covid-related deaths were not caused by Covid-19
Source: Becker News, Kyle Becker, 2021-11-13 -
InaccuratePfizer CEO’s wife didn’t die from vaccine complications; Myriam Bourla is alive and well
Claim:
“Wife of Pfizer’s CEO dies after complications from the vaccine”
Source: Conservative Beaver, Anonymous, 2021-11-10 -
InaccurateArticle misrepresents WHO guidance regarding vaccination at schools; the WHO recommends that parents must be informed about the vaccination
Claim:
The WHO considers a child's presence at school alone to be sufficient as informed consent for vaccination
Source: Signs of the Times, Pam Vernon, 2019-11-23
