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Dozens of clinical trials ongoing to investigate whether vitamin D prevents COVID-19; no firm evidence yet
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“Vitamin D insufficiency [...] may account for the majority of COVID-19 deaths”
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Source: Instagram, Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-11-30 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccine candidates are rigorously tested for safety during clinical trials, unlike thalidomide; misleading to equate the two
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“Thalidomide was a rapid approved drug introduced in 1957 to counteract nausea and insomnia in pregnant women. It was [...] withdrawn in 1962 due to malformations in newborns [...] Be very careful with what’s coming.”
Source: Twitter/X, Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-11-30 -
InaccurateMore deaths occurred in 2020 than in previous years; Johns Hopkins student article compared proportion of deaths per age group, which can obscure changes in raw numbers
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“Johns Hopkins study mysteriously disappears after it revealed, in spite of COVID, no more deaths in 2020 than in prior years”
Source: Gateway Pundit, LifeSite News, Joe Hoft, Michael Haynes, 2020-11-27 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause more severe disease; antibody-dependent enhancement has not been observed in clinical trials
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COVID-19 vaccines will cause more severe disease through antibody-dependent enhancement
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-11-21 -
IncorrectFace masks, handwashing, and vaccination do not weaken the immune system, and are effective measures to reduce the spread of infectious diseases
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Public health measures aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 including face masks, vaccines, and frequent handwashing “suppress our immune systems”
Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2020-11-23 -
UnsupportedDanish face mask study did not show that masks were ineffective at reducing spread of COVID-19; study was underpowered and results were inconclusive
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“Masks make no significant difference”; “Masks have no significant effect”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Anthony Sabatini, Buck Sexton, Sharyl Attkisson, Alex Berenson, 2020-11-18 -
MisleadingNon-pharmaceutical interventions, such as lockdowns and wearing face masks, are effective measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission, contrary to claims in viral video
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Lockdowns and face masks do not work to control the COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Young Americans for Liberty, Tom Woods, 2020-11-13 -
IncorrectArticle claiming that “masks don’t work” misleads readers by inaccurately interpreting a withdrawn study and a published study conducted on U.S. Marine Corps recruits
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“Pro-mask study withdrawn after virus spread in counties analyzed by researchers”; “masks don’t work”
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2020-11-16 -
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AccurateThe U.S. sees record numbers of daily new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in November 2020
Claim:
“There were 144,305 newly reported COVID-19 cases in the United States today. This beats the previous record of 133,819 cases reported on Monday, November 9. This is the 8th day in a row with over 100,000 cases reported.”
Source: NBC News, Twitter/X, Ali Velshi, 2020-11-11
