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Nashville bomber died in the explosion, not from COVID-19
Claim:
“Nashville bomber died from COVID-19”
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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
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“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
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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
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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
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“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 -
Mostly accurateA U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel validated Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine; its authorization for emergency use should ensue
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'FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine'
Source: CNET, CNET Editors, 2020-12-17 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccine candidates are generally safe and effective at preventing disease; ongoing studies investigate whether the vaccine can also reduce transmission
Claim:
“They have been reducing the standards so they can pass the vaccine no matter what”; “It does not prevent transmission”
Source: Children's Health Defense, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2020-12-13
