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The CDC reports more than 2.9 million deaths in the U.S. in 2020; there were at least 377,000 more deaths in 2020 compared to previous years
Claim:
the number of deaths in America in 2020 was not greater than that in 2019
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Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, 2020-12-31 -
UnsupportedGerman study did not find wearing face masks harms children; study wasn’t designed to accurately test these effects
Claim:
”A German study involving over 25,000 children reveals that major negative impacts on the physical, psychological, and behavioral health of children may be far more widespread than reported”
Source: GreenMedInfo, Anonymous, 2020-01-02 -
InaccurateNashville bomber died in the explosion, not from COVID-19
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“Nashville bomber died from COVID-19”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Facebook users, 2020-12-29 -
InaccurateAsymptomatic and presymptomatic people can spread COVID-19
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asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 never occurs
Source: American Institute for Economic Research, The Last Refuge, Jeffrey A. Tucker, 2020-12-20 -
InaccurateThe virus that causes COVID-19 exists and was identified and isolated multiple times by independent research groups
Claim:
“The COVID-19 virus does not exist”; “The virus has never been isolated”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-12-10 -
IncorrectCOVID-19 antigen tests are highly accurate, but incorrect use on food items such as fruits or Coca-Cola can produce false positive results
Claim:
Simple cola produced a positive result in the COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, proving mass testing worthless
Source: Vaccine Impact, Michael Schnedlitz, 2020-12-10 -
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InaccurateThe American Medical Association does not reject nor support hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, nor did it change its position on the use matter
Claim:
The AMA “reversed course”, now “giving the green light to doctors prescribing HCQ to their COVID patients.”
Source: American Thinker, Brian C. Joondeph, 2020-12-18 -
Lacks contextNurse who fainted after getting Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has a history of fainting episodes; does not mean the vaccine is unsafe
Claim:
Nurse faints after getting a COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-12-18 -
InaccurateThe U.S. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act does not stop people from suing vaccine manufacturers
Claim:
“According to the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, you cannot sue a vaccine manufacturer if the vaccine has harmed and/or killed someone”
Source: Instagram, America's Frontline Doctors, Rizza Islam, 2020-12-15
