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Clinical trials showed that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe; its side effects are mostly mild
Claim:
80% of people taking the Moderna vaccine had significant side effects; children in Sudan got polio from the polio vaccine
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Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan, 2021-02-10 -
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IncorrectSolar geoengineering isn’t happening or damaging the planet; aircraft contrails are formed by water vapor, not chemicals
Claim:
"The intentional dimming of direct sunlight by aircraft dispersed particles, a form of global warming mitigation known as “Solar Radiation Management”, has and is causing catastrophic damage to the planet’s life support systems."
Source: Geoengineering Watch, Dane Wigington, 2021-03-10 -
IncorrectBoth viruses and bacteria cause disease; pathogenic viruses aren’t naturally created in the body as a response to damage
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“You don’t catch viruses, you naturally create them inside of your body”; “bacteria and viruses don’t cause disease.”
Source: Facebook, Melissa Sell, 2021-03-17 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines are critical for controlling the pandemic; vaccines still offer partial protection against new variants of the virus
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COVID-19 mass vaccination will select for more virulent variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, which will escape vaccine-induced immunity and cause more severe disease
Source: The Highwire, Children's Health Defense, Geert Vanden Bossche, 2021-03-06 -
InaccurateJamaica already recorded tens of thousands of COVID-19 cases as of March 2021, contrary to viral meme suggesting that smoking cannabis prevents infections
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“Jamaica has not recorded any cases of the coronavirus”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-03-19 -
InaccurateTinnitus isn’t a sign of brain death, even though it arises in the brain; no cure for tinnitus currently exists
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Tinnitus is your first real warning signal that your brain could be dying
Source: Tinnitus Battle, Anonymous, 2026-10-22 -
1HighDestruction of the Amazon forest very likely contributes to global warming, as accurately described in The National Geographic article
“The article is good overall, although there are two small issues. First, the title seems to overestimate the results. The scientific study the National Geographic article is based on cannot account for all of the climate forcers, as there are no Amazon basin wide estimates (as clearly stated in the study). This drawback could potentially change the overall warming effect, and therefore the title seems to exaggerate.”
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InaccurateMessenger RNA is essential for life and a normal component of cells; study by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering is unrelated to RNA vaccines
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“Scientists at Sloan Kettering discover mRNA inactivates tumor-suppressing proteins, meaning it can promote cancer”
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Ivermectin isn’t a highly effective drug for treating COVID-19
Claim:
Ivermectin reduces the risk of death from COVID-19
Source: YouTube, Tess Lawrie, 2021-03-06