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COVID-19 vaccines provide important benefits; SSRN preprint didn’t find COVID-19 vaccines to be “98 times worse” than the virus
Claim:
“Covid-19 Vaccines 98 Times Worse Than the Virus”
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Source: Gateway Pundit, The Florida Standard, Jim Hoft, Jonas Vesterberg, 2022-09-12 -
IncorrectThe Epoch Times prints a range of inaccurate and misleading claims about climate change’s impacts and causes
Claim:
CO<sub>2</sub> is not the cause of our current warming trend; Arctic sea ice has expanded in recent years; Polar bears’ population is growing and is not threatened by climate change; CO<sub>2</sub> is good for plant life
Source: The Epoch Times, Patrick Moore, 2022-09-06 -
UnsupportedThe COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an “international medical crisis” is baseless
Claim:
“there is an international medical crisis due to the diseases and deaths co-related to the administration of products known as ‘COVID-19 vaccines’”
Source: Daily Sceptic, One America News Network, Social media users, 2022-09-10 -
InaccurateDenmark didn’t ban COVID-19 vaccines for people under 50
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Denmark banned COVID-19 vaccines for anyone under 50
Source: Twitter/X, OutKick, Clay Travis, Toby Young, 2022-09-14 -
UnsupportedMike Adams’ flawed analysis of a clot sent by embalmer Richard Hirschman doesn’t demonstrate any link between blood clots and COVID-19 vaccines
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Embalmers find “strange clots” in corpses since the implementation of COVID-19 vaccines
Source: Natural News, The Epoch Times, Richard Hirschman, Mike Adams, 2022-09-02 -
UnsupportedNo clinical evidence supports using cannabis to treat cancer or other conditions, although specific chemicals found in cannabis can be medically useful
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Cannabis can treat cancer, PTSD, seizures, anxiety, glaucoma, and depression
Source: Facebook, Drug Possession Laws, 2022-09-04 -
MisleadingConsuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites
Claim:
Consuming turpentine will kill parasites
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-09-01 -
Misleading
Consuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites
Claim:
Consuming turpentine will kill parasites
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-09-01 -
MisleadingStudy claiming that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 92% has important methodological problems
Claim:
“Ivermectin reduces COVID death risk by 92%, peer-reviewed study finds”; NIH now lists ivermectin as COVID-19 therapy
Source: Twitter/X, Facebook, The Blaze, Jake Shields, Paul Sacca, Robby Starbuck, 2022-09-03 -
InaccurateNo mercury or aluminum is present in vaccines; vaccine ingredients aren’t associated with disease
Claim:
“We allow toxic metals such as aluminum and mercury in shots”
Source: Truth Social, Mark Ghalili, 2022-08-31
