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No, not every U.S. election year has had a disease outbreak and COVID-19 transmissibility is unconfirmed
Claim:
Every election year has a disease; coronavirus has a contagion factor of 2
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Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-03-02 -
IncorrectScientific evidence indicates virus that causes COVID-19 infection is of natural origin, not the result of human engineering
Claim:
evidence points to SARS-CoV-2 research being carried out at the Wuhan Institute of Virology
Source: Daily Wire, Infowars, New York Post, Steven W. Mosher, 2020-02-22 -
-1.5Very lowViral New York Post article perpetuates the unfounded claim that the virus that causes COVID-19 is manmade
Overall, Mosher’s argument is based on unfounded speculation and scientific inaccuracies. Such claims, which continue to be perpetuated even by public officials, have real-world repercussions. Peter Daszak, epidemiologist and president of the EcoHealth Alliance who has collaborated with WIV researchers, warned during an interview with the journal Science: “These rumors and conspiracy theories have real consequences, including threats of violence that have occurred to our colleagues in China.”
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InaccurateCancer is composed of mutated body cells, not Candida fungi
Claim:
Cancer is Candida/Fungus and can be cured
Source: Healing Oracle, Anonymous, 2019-03-13 -
UnsupportedVitamin C supplementation does not prevent viral respiratory infections, such as those caused by coronaviruses, in the general population
Claim:
The coronavirus pandemic can be dramatically slowed, or stopped, with the immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C
Source: Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, Health Impact News, Andrew W. Saul, 2020-01-26 -
ImpreciseChemical in garlic eliminates certain bacterial cells faster than two common antibiotics, but not by 100 times
Claim:
Garlic proven 100 times more effective than antibiotics
Source: Why Don't You Try This, Anonymous, 2014-03-20 -
IncorrectOverwhelming scientific evidence shows that smoking causes lung cancer, instead of protecting against it
Claim:
Smoking may protect lungs from cancer
Source: NewsPunch, Grayson Black, 2017-04-04 -
Inaccurate2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) does not contain “pShuttle-SN” sequence; no evidence that virus is man-made
Claim:
2019 novel coronavirus contains 'pShuttle-SN' sequence proving laboratory origin
Source: Natural News, Infowars, Mike Adams, Alex Jones, 2020-02-02 -
InaccurateNo causal association between the DTaP vaccine and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Claim:
The DTaP vaccine causes SIDS
Source: Raising Natural Children, Dawn Lorenz, 2019-12-09 -
InaccurateNo, “HIV insertions” were not identified in the 2019 coronavirus, contrary to claims based on questionable bioinformatics study
Claim:
Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions'
Source: Infowars, Zero Hedge, Anonymous, 2020-01-31
