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FDA experts support COVID-19 vaccines, didn’t author unsupported allegations of vaccine-caused deaths
Claim:
'FDA experts reveal the Covid-19 Vaccines are killing at least 2 people for every 1 life they save'
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Source: The Exposé, Steve Kirsch, 2021-09-18 -
UnsupportedNo scientific evidence for claim by pathologist Ryan Cole that COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system; “Idaho doctor reports a ‘20 times increase’ of cancer in vaccinated patients”
Source: LifeSiteNews, Ryan Cole, 2021-09-13 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 treatments can improve a patient’s survival and recovery, but don’t replace the individual and community benefits of vaccination
Claim:
“Now the vaccines are no longer working“; “the vaccine never stopped transmission“; “earlier-vaccinated people experience a complete waning of the injection-induced antibodies”; antibody therapy, “the one option that works”, is blocked by the government
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2021-09-13 -
InaccurateA 2014 study showed that the US Corn Belt is one of the biggest primary producers on Earth in July, but didn’t show that it produces more oxygen than the Amazon
Claim:
"the US corn crop, at its peak, produces 40% more oxygen than the Amazon rainforest."
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-09-05 -
MisleadingPregnancy tests don’t provide a conclusive diagnosis for testicular cancer; not all testicular cancers produce the hormone detected by pregnancy tests
Claim:
For men, a positive pregnancy test equals testicular cancer
Source: Facebook, The Adley Show, 2021-09-15 -
0.5HighCNN article accurately reports an increased risk of heart attack from cannabis use in young people, but lacks context on difference between absolute and relative risk
“Yes, it’s true that the data suggest a “doubling” of risk for cardiac problems in cannabis users, but the article confuses “absolute” risk and “relative” risk. Those who don’t use cannabis have cardiac problems at a rate a little below 1%. Those who use cannabis have cardiac problems at a rate a little above 1%. It’s still REALLY unlikely. The fact that it has DOUBLED stems from the low prevalence in the first place.”
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Inaccurate1996 paper is about human evolution, not potential for genius
Claim:
“Black Africans possess more DNA series than any other group on earth”; The more DNA series you have, the greater your potential for genius”; “they copyrighted that study, to hide that truth”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-09-10 -
Global warming contributes to increased heat-related mortality, contrary to Bjorn Lomborg’s unsupported claims that climate change is saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year
Claim:
"Global warming saves 166,000 lives each year"; those claiming that climate change is causing heat-related deaths are wrong because they ignore that the population is growing and becoming older
Source: New York Post, Bjorn Lomborg, 2021-09-04 -
Male sterility isn’t a proven side effect of ivermectin, contrary to claims by social media users
Claim:
Ivermectin sterilizes the majority (85%) of men that take it
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, Twitter users, 2021-09-05 -
InaccurateSea temperatures around the Great Barrier Reef have increased over the last 150 years, contrary to claim at Wattsupwiththat
Claim:
"Great Barrier Reef Sea Surface Temperature: No Change In 150 Years"
Source: Climate Realism, Watts Up With That?, Climate Change Dispatch, David Mason-Jones, 2021-08-28
