Misleading
Headlines overlook risk of COVID-19 by claiming Estonia study shows natural immunity is superior to vaccination
Claim:
“Natural Immunity Better Than Protection From COVID-19 Vaccination, researchers in Estonia found”
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Zachary Stieber
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Source: The Epoch Times, Zachary Stieber, 2023-11-23 -
UnsupportedCDC data didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase risk of hospitalization, contrary to claim by The Epoch Times
Claim:
“COVID-Vaccinated More Likely To Be Hospitalized”
Source: The Epoch Times, Zachary Stieber, 2023-06-15 -
MisleadingStudy led by FDA researchers didn’t find that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine caused blood clots, contrary to viral claims on social media
Claim:
“Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Linked to Blood Clotting: FDA”
Source: The Epoch Times, Zachary Stieber, 2022-12-17 -
UnsupportedJapan preprint on myocarditis used inadequate methods to suggest COVID-19 vaccines cause more myocarditis deaths
Claim:
“SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was associated with higher risk of myocarditis death [...] risk of myocarditis following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination may be more serious than that reported previously”
Source: Instagram, The Epoch Times, Stephen Hussey, Zachary Stieber, 2022-10-27 -
Unsupported
Japan preprint on myocarditis used inadequate methods to suggest COVID-19 vaccines cause more myocarditis deaths
Claim:
“SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was associated with higher risk of myocarditis death [...] risk of myocarditis following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination may be more serious than that reported previously”
Source: Instagram, The Epoch Times, Stephen Hussey, Zachary Stieber, 2022-10-27 -
Mostly accurate
CDC’s COVID Data Tracker revised COVID-19 deaths downward, but more reliable mortality data still indicate that COVID-19 is a major cause of death in the U.S.
Claim:
The CDC “removed tens of thousands of deaths linked to COVID-19, including nearly a quarter of deaths it had listed in those under 18 years old”
Source: The Blaze, The Epoch Times, Chicks on the Right, Paul Sacca, Zachary Stieber, 2022-03-18
