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Baseless speculations underpin a retracted editorial claiming spontaneous generation of SARS-CoV-2 in skin cells exposed to 5G waves
Claim:
5G generates coronavirus in human skin cells
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Source: Infowars, GreenMedInfo, Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, Alireza Sepehri, Massimo Fioranelli, 2020-07-16 -
Lacks contextSexual transmission of SARS-CoV-2 currently unconfirmed as studies produce conflicting evidence of its presence in the reproductive system
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“Coronavirus may be sexually transmitted and cause male infertility”
Source: New York Post, Paula Froelich, 2020-07-18 -
A trypsin-based oral spray reportedly deactivates SARS-CoV-2 in a liquid suspension but has not yet been tested in the mouth
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New oral spray “deactivates 98% of the coronavirus” in the mouth
Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-07-20 -
IncorrectScientific evidence supports the use of face masks for reducing the transmission of respiratory diseases including COVID-19
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Masks do nothing to prevent the spread of pathogens
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-05-17 -
MisleadingPrimary COVID-19 transmission is by close contact with infected people; nasopharyngeal swab-based testing provides the highest diagnostic accuracy
Claim:
“Ever wonder why they have to stick a Q-tip through your nose to the back of your head to swab a sample of covid but a droplet of saliva will infect a whole village at one time”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-04 -
Partially correctA proportion of COVID-19 survivors are likely to suffer from long-term health problems, but the actual risks are still unknown
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“For every one person who dies: 19 more require hospitalization; 18 of those will have permanent heart damage for the rest of their lives”
Source: Quora, Franklin Veaux, 2020-07-13 -
MisleadingInfant deaths did not decrease during the pandemic due to a reduced use of vaccines; vaccines are not associated with sudden infant death syndrome
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Vaccines are a cause of sudden infant death death syndrome; infant deaths decreased dramatically during the lockdown, when the number of vaccines administered was reduced
Source: Children's Health Defense, Health Choice, Mark Blaxill, Amy Becker, 2020-06-18 -
Partially correctDespite a decline in COVID-19 deaths from a peak in Spring 2020, the number of deaths in July 2020 may not be as low as preliminary data suggest
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Deaths from COVID-19 are nearing zero in the U.S.
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-07-08 -
MisleadingSaliva might be an accurate, less-invasive alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis; more research is needed to standardize its use in molecular testing
Claim:
There is no need to use nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing, mouth swabs can be used instead
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-09 -
InaccuratePeople have died from the coronavirus, contrary to article claiming to report pathologist’s “revelations” on COVID-19
Claim:
“no one has died from the coronavirus”
Source: OffGuardian, Patrick Corbett, Rosemary Frei, 2020-07-02
