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The first SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans occurred during fall 2019, but not enough evidence exists to confirm a global spread before early 2020
Claim:
“Coronavirus quickly spread around the world as early as October 2019”
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Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-05-08 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that using a face mask helps coronavirus enter the brain, contrary to claim by Russell Blaylock
Claim:
'New evidence shows wearing face mask can help coronavirus enter the brain and pose more health risk, warn expert'
Source: The Science Times, Technocracy, Russell Blaylock, 2020-05-18 -
InaccurateContrary to claims in viral social media posts, the novel coronavirus was not man-made nor patented before outbreak
Claim:
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was lab-created and patented; SARS-CoV-2 is not a new virus; COVID-19 pandemic was man-made and planned
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, 2020-01-23 -
IncorrectVaccines do not cause mercury toxicity or autism, contrary to claim in London Real video
Claim:
“Autism is nothing more than mercury toxicity“; vaccine ingredients are toxic
Source: London Real, Rashid Buttar, 2020-04-30 -
IncorrectWearing face masks does not cause hypercapnia or affect the immune system
Claim:
Wearing face masks can cause carbon dioxide toxicity; can weaken immune system
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-04-28 -
ImpreciseCurrent evidence suggests that COVID-19 may have a higher fatality rate than the flu, but a definitive conclusion requires more studies
Claim:
Antibody tests support what’s been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu
Source: The Washington Post, Joel Achenbach, 2020-04-28 -
“Plandemic” vignette featuring anti-vaccination activist Judy Mikovits contains numerous false and unsupported claims about COVID-19
This video is the first in a series of vignettes preceding a movie titled “Plandemic”. First published on 5 May…
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IncorrectBlog posts inaccurately claim that a 2005 NIH study demonstrated the effectiveness of chloroquine treatment against coronavirus infection such as COVID-19
Claim:
the NIH researched chloroquine and concluded that it was effective at stopping the SARS coronavirus in its tracks
Source: OneNewsNow, Bryan Fischer, 2020-04-17 -
InaccurateBakersfield physicians underestimate COVID-19 mortality using flawed statistics; wrongly claim sheltering in place causes weak immune system
Claim:
You have a 0.03[%] chance of dying from [COVID-19] in the state of California. [...] it’s similar to the flu.
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Daniel Erickson, Artin Massihi, 2020-04-22 -
MisleadingClaim that hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin improves COVID-19 recovery is unsupported at this stage
Claim:
By administering hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin, they were able to observe an improvement in all cases, except in one patient
Source: TechStartups, Anonymous, 2020-04-06
