Strong evidence lacking to support claim that ivermectin is a cure for COVID-19; there are only limited clinical results at this stage
Claim:
Ivermectin “is a safe and widely available treatment for coronavirus”; it would “work like a vaccine”
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Source: One America News Network, Pearson Sharp, 2020-10-26 -
InaccurateRates of global sea level rise have accelerated since 1900, contrary to bloggers’ claims
Claim:
“there has not been a long-term distinctive change in sea level rise rates in the last 120 years”
Source: NoTricksZone, Watts Up With That?, Kenneth Richard, Pierre L. Gosselin, 2021-01-11 -
InaccurateVaccines protect people from diseases, but don’t always prevent disease transmission; research ongoing to determine if COVID-19 vaccines stop transmission
Claim:
The COVID-19 RNA vaccine “is not a vaccine”; a vaccine has to disrupt transmission by CDC and FDA standards; the vaccine “activate[s] the cell to become a pathogen-manufacturing site”
Source: New Earth Project, David Martin, 2021-01-05 -
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InaccurateThe CDC reports more than 2.9 million deaths in the U.S. in 2020; there were at least 377,000 more deaths in 2020 compared to previous years
Claim:
the number of deaths in America in 2020 was not greater than that in 2019
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, 2020-12-31 -
UnsupportedGerman study did not find wearing face masks harms children; study wasn’t designed to accurately test these effects
Claim:
”A German study involving over 25,000 children reveals that major negative impacts on the physical, psychological, and behavioral health of children may be far more widespread than reported”
Source: GreenMedInfo, Anonymous, 2020-01-02 -
InaccurateNashville bomber died in the explosion, not from COVID-19
Claim:
“Nashville bomber died from COVID-19”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Facebook users, 2020-12-29 -
InaccurateAsymptomatic and presymptomatic people can spread COVID-19
Claim:
asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 never occurs
Source: American Institute for Economic Research, The Last Refuge, Jeffrey A. Tucker, 2020-12-20 -
InaccurateThe virus that causes COVID-19 exists and was identified and isolated multiple times by independent research groups
Claim:
“The COVID-19 virus does not exist”; “The virus has never been isolated”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-12-10 -
IncorrectCOVID-19 antigen tests are highly accurate, but incorrect use on food items such as fruits or Coca-Cola can produce false positive results
Claim:
Simple cola produced a positive result in the COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, proving mass testing worthless
Source: Vaccine Impact, Michael Schnedlitz, 2020-12-10
