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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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Source: The Epoch Times, Zachary Stieber, 2023-11-23 -
IncorrectWater vapor is a greenhouse gas, but it is not a major driver of global warming
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Water vapor is the most abundant greenhouse gas so it is the main cause of recent global warming
Source: Climate Change is Crap, Facebook users, 2023-11-18 -
IncorrectVideo of Ian Plimer incorrectly states that human CO2 emissions are not responsible for increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global warming
Claim:
Increases in atmospheric CO2 is mainly from natural causes, like ocean outgassing, and not from humans who emit so little in comparison
Source: Conservative Political Action Conference, Ian Plimer, 2023-10-03 -
InaccurateGlobal warming matches model predictions well despite misconstrued claims about new photosynthesis study
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New photosynthesis study shows that Earth is not warming as predicted by climate models
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Milloy, 2023-11-18 -
InaccuratePublished studies misrepresented by cardiologist Peter McCullough to push false claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause sudden cardiac death
Claim:
Published studies show that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause metabolic cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death
Source: One America News Network, Peter McCullough, 2023-10-27 -
IncorrectAnti-vaccination organization spreads baseless claim that global HPV vaccination campaign will lead to “mass casualty event”
Claim:
HPV vaccines are ineffective and cause side effects including autoimmune and neurological disorders, based on VAERS reports
Source: Children's Health Defense, Brenda Baletti, 2023-11-07 -
InaccuratePublic information film on coronavirus allegedly from the 1970s is a parody published in 2020
Claim:
A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s
Source: YouTube, Social media users, 2020-05-24 -
IncorrectInstagram reel rehashes old misinformation inaccurately linking autism with vaccines, glyphosate, and MTHFR mutations
Claim:
Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury
Source: Instagram, Nathan Riley, 2023-11-19 -
InaccurateMisuse of drug tests on energy drinks like Red Bull produces false positives; doesn’t demonstrate these drinks contain cocaine and other drugs
Claim:
Red Bull contain cocaine and buprenorphine
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06 -
InaccurateWall Street Journal article questions decades of scientific evidence demonstrating elevated atmospheric-CO2 causes global warming
Claim:
We do not know if CO2 is the cause of global warming
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Holman W. Jenkins, 2023-11-03
