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Misleading claims linking the spread of Omicron variant to vaccinated people rely on partial data and are unsubstantiated
Claim:
'Omicron COVID Variant Found ONLY in Fully Vaccinated'
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Source: Gateway Pundit, Bill Hennessy, 2021-11-26 -
InaccurateInaccurate clickbait headline in Forbes article used to promote the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines change our DNA
Claim:
Forbes article is evidence that COVID-19 vaccines change our DNA
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2021-11-30 -
IncorrectPathogens can evolve to be more virulent over time, contrary to nutritionist’s claim
Claim:
“Pathogens evolve to become less, not more, virulent over time”
Source: Facebook, Mike Mutzel, 2021-11-28 -
InaccurateNo evidence that the low COVID-19 case rate in Sweden is due to herd immunity; vaccines don’t lead to new variants of SARS-CoV-2
Claim:
“Sweden obliterates the lie of ‘vaccines’ as ticket to ending pandemic”; mass vaccination create vaccine-mediated viral enhancement
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2021-11-16 -
-1.4Very lowPragerU video on climate change repeats a range of misleading claims by Steven Koonin
“The author of this video, Dr. Steven Koonin, says he is following the scientific reports published by the UN and US government, but by subtly changing wording and choosing not to mention important context this video is very likely to mislead readers.
This style of selective wording and lack of context, an approach called “cherry picking”, applies to every one of Dr. Koonin’s scientific comments.” -
IncorrectNatural News, others jump to conclusions unsupported by the study they cite to claim COVID-19 vaccines destroy the immune system and cause cancer
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccine spike proteins accumulate in the nucleus of cells, “destroy DNA repair pathways, paving the way for CANCER” and “destroy the immune system”
Source: Natural News, Ethan A. Huff, 2021-11-05 -
UnsupportedClaim that the COVID-19 vaccine is riskier than the disease for children is based on an economist’s incorrect calculation of the metric “number needed to vaccinate”
Claim:
“more children will die from the vaccine than will die from COVID in the first place and there’s proof”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Substack, Toby Rogers, 2021-11-01 -
MisleadingClaim that previously infected people don’t transmit COVID-19 is unsupported, originates from misinterpretation of CDC’s FOIA response
Claim:
Previously infected individuals who get reinfected don’t transmit the virus to others; previous infection provides “better protection” than vaccination and this immunity “does not wane”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Substack, Aaron Siri, Cristina Laila, 2021-11-11 -
IncorrectContrary to claim in Becker News article, not all cases of infection lead to immunity; falsely claims that most COVID-19 deaths weren’t caused by COVID-19 but by comorbidities
Claim:
“The CDC Finally Admits a Massive Number of Americans Have ‘Natural Immunity’: 146.6 Million People”; 94% of Covid-related deaths were not caused by Covid-19
Source: Becker News, Kyle Becker, 2021-11-13 -
InaccuratePfizer CEO’s wife didn’t die from vaccine complications; Myriam Bourla is alive and well
Claim:
“Wife of Pfizer’s CEO dies after complications from the vaccine”
Source: Conservative Beaver, Anonymous, 2021-11-10
