Misleading
Coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef improved in 2021, but that doesn’t mean the reef is ‘growing quickly,’ contrary to Daily Wire claim
Claim:
Study Shows The Great Barrier Reef Is Growing Quickly
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Source: The Daily Wire, Ben Zeisloft, 2021-10-24 -
Lacks contextThe COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection against hospitalization and death; number of vaccinated people in hospital does not indicate evidence against this
Claim:
“the vaccinated population accounted for 72% of Covid-19 hospitalisations”; “the vaccinated population accounted for 83% of Covid-19 deaths”
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, The Exposé, Alex Berenson, Jonathan Allen-Walker, 2021-10-21 -
MisleadingClaims that a Harvard study showed COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective misrepresent the authors’ conclusions, fail to account for the study’s limitations
Claim:
“Covid SURGES Among Most Vaxxed Communities Says Harvard Study”
Source: The Jimmy Dore Show, Jimmy Dore, 2021-10-17 -
UnsupportedPrenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
Claim:
Prenatal ultrasound carries “extreme risks”, including miscarriage and genetic damage
Source: Detox and Replenish, Anni Haavisto, 2021-10-11 -
UnsupportedThere is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene or parasites
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene and living organisms made of aluminum
Source: Stew Peters Show, Carrie Madej, Franc Zalewski, 2021-10-15 -
InaccurateElectric cars aren’t seven times more expensive than gasoline-powered cars, as claimed on Facebook
Claim:
An electric car “costs more than seven times as much” as a gasoline powered car
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-09-27 -
IncorrectVaccines are highly effective against COVID-19, but unvaccinated people can still endanger vaccinated people, contrary to Tucker Carlson’s claim on Fox News
Claim:
“If you are vaccinated against COVID-19, you face no conceivable danger whatsoever from people who have not been vaccinated”; many unvaccinated people “have natural immunity and are less likely to get sick than a vaccinated person from COVID”
Source: Fox News, Tucker Carlson, 2021-09-24 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that the fall in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is linked to the use of ivermectin
Claim:
Ivermectin played a role on the steep decline of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia
Source: Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft, 2021-10-09 -
IncorrectSeveral laboratories in Spain have cultured and isolated the virus SARS-CoV-2; the claim that the virus doesn’t exist is false
Claim:
“Spanish High Court Confirms That Covid 19 Does Not Exist!”
Source: The Charlie Ward Show, Charlie Ward, 2021-10-08 -
MisleadingIncorrect vaccine administration is a potential cause of post-vaccine adverse effects, but more research is still needed to confirm or reject this hypothesis
Claim:
“Study: Vaccines Being Administered Incorrectly”; “Now we find out they're administering the [COVID-19] jabs incorrectly”
Source: The Jimmy Dore Show, Jimmy Dore, 2021-10-02
