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Article claiming that masks contribute to cancer development misrepresents a study about lung cancer that didn’t involve masks
Claim:
“Long-term Mask Use May Contribute to Advanced Stage Lung Cancer, Study Finds”
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Source: Blacklisted News, Global Research, Philip Schneider, 2021-01-29 -
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Flawed reasoningVaccines are useful even when there is a treatment for a disease, contrary to claim by Lee Merritt in The New American video
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“We have vaccines because we didn't have treatment for smallpox and it was a very deadly disease that made sense to have a vaccine. [...] but [COVID-19]? Even without doing anything, this disease has a 99.991[%] chance of survival.”
Source: The New American, Lee Merritt, 2021-01-15 -
InaccurateThe American Journal of Medicine didn’t recommend hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19; scientific evidence doesn’t show hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19
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The “American Journal of Medicine admit their stand on [hydroxychloroquine] was wrong“; it “published evidence that hydroxychloroquine is effective for preventing COVID-19“
Source: Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft, 2021-01-28 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines currently in use stimulate immunity to the same degree as natural infection without exposing the vaccinated person to the risks associated with the disease
Claim:
“Merck Scraps COVID Vaccines; Says It’s More Effective To Get The Virus And Recover”
Source: Summit.news, Steve Watson, 2021-01-26 -
InaccurateThere is no evidence that vaccines cause autism; the U.S. CDC didn’t change their stance on the subject
Claim:
“The CDC Finally Capitulated To ICAN’s Legal Demands and Removed the Claim that “Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism” From Its Website!”
Source: Informed Consent Action Network, Del Bigtree, 2021-01-21 -
MisleadingFrequency of deaths in elderly individuals after COVID-19 vaccination wasn’t higher than the frequency in those who weren’t vaccinated
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“Aaron’s tragic death is part of a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following administration of COVID vaccines.”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2021-01-22 -
InaccurateMost positive COVID-19 PCR test results are true positives; WHO information notice didn’t change threshold or criteria for a positive COVID-19 test
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“WHO Admits High-Cycle PCR Tests Produce COVID False Positives”; the WHO’s new guidance includes lower PCR thresholds
Source: Zero Hedge, Children's Health Defense, David Samadi, Joseph Mercola, 2021-01-21 -
Mostly accurateToo early for conclusions on long-term COVID-19 immunity, but some findings suggest that immune memory against the virus lasts for up to eight months and possibly longer
Claim:
“COVID-19 immunity likely lasts for years”
Source: MIT Technology Review, Neel V. Patel, 2021-01-06 -
IncorrectOverwhelming weight of scientific evidence demonstrates that vaccines are safe and effective, contrary to claims in video by chiropractor Steve Baker
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There are many reasons to not vaccinate, including vaccine toxicity; “Vaccines don’t prevent transmission”; “Vaccinated kids are not as healthy as unvaccinated kids“
Source: Facebook, Steven Baker, 2021-01-13
