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U.S. prison releases complemented other strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons, including face masks
Claim:
Masks don’t work; prisoners were released instead of being given masks
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-08-02 -
-1.3LowWashington Times article by Robert Malone and Peter Navarro relies on inaccurate and unsubstantiated claims about virus evolution, vaccine immunity, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
“This article has inaccuracies throughout with a clear view to push an anti-vaccine agenda. The picture depicting a skull with eyes and nose made of coronaviruses in the shape of the U.S. is sensationalist. The opening line calls it Biden’s strategy. It was also Trump’s and is the strategy of every country and the WHO.”
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IncorrectFace masks can filter small airborne particles, including respiratory droplets, and are effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19
Claim:
Science debunks the use of face masks to stop viruses like COVID-19
Source: Net Nuance, The Liz Wheeler Show, Byram Bridle, Liz Wheeler, 2021-04-25 -
InaccurateCompared to unvaccinated people, vaccinated individuals are more protected against the Delta variant
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“the CDC now admits that being ‘fully vaccinated’ does not actually fight the ‘delta variant,’ but instead contributes to more infections”
Source: Natural News, Ethan A. Huff, 2021-07-29 -
IncorrectFamily physician Daniel Stock repeated previously debunked misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and control strategies in a Mount Vernon School Board Meeting
Claim:
Face masks don’t reduce the spread of respiratory infections; COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, and may lead to more severe disease; ivermectin, vitamin D, and zinc are effective COVID-19 treatments
Source: YouTube, Daniel Stock, 2021-08-06 -
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Family physician Daniel Stock repeated previously debunked misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and control strategies in a Mount Vernon School Board Meeting
Claim:
Face masks don’t reduce the spread of respiratory infections; COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, and may lead to more severe disease; ivermectin, vitamin D, and zinc are effective COVID-19 treatments
Source: YouTube, Daniel Stock, 2021-08-06 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines are a much safer way of acquiring immunity than infection, which requires exposing the person to risks from the disease
Claim:
Natural immunity is far superior to COVID-19 vaccines
Source: Israel National News, David Rosenberg, Del Bigtree, 2021-07-17 -
Mostly accurateNew York Magazine article on children’s risks from COVID-19 is accurate, but more context regarding difference in risk between young and older children would be helpful
Claim:
In children, “the mortality risk from COVID-19 is actually lower than from the flu. The risk of severe disease or hospitalization is about the same”.
Source: New York Magazine, David Wallace-Wells, 2021-07-12 -
MisleadingVaccinated people are much more protected from COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals; the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
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Vaccinated people can still get COVID-19, spread COVID-19, die from COVID-19, and could even die from the vaccine
Source: Instagram, Instagram user, 2021-07-26 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines effectively prevent severe disease; haven’t shown signs of antibody-dependent enhancement as claimed by Robert Malone
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines will make SARS-CoV-2 more dangerous due to a mechanism called antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE)
Source: War Room Pandemic, Robert Malone, 2021-07-28
