To date, no therapy has been proven effective for preventing or treating COVID-19, contrary to claim by Dolores Cahill
Claim:
There is no need for social distancing because we have a treatment for COVID-19
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Source: The Highwire, Dolores Cahill, 2020-05-19 -
InaccurateThe main cause of death in COVID-19 patients is respiratory insufficiency arising from viral pneumonia, not clotting disorder as claimed in viral social media posts
Claim:
"Autopsies performed by the Italian pathologists [have] shown that [COVID-19] is not pneumonia but it is disseminated intravascular coagulation"
Source: GistFlash, Facebook, Chinonyerem Emmanuella, Facebook users, 2020-05-01 -
-2Very lowVideo from PragerU makes several incorrect and misleading claims about climate change
This video discussing climate change was first published on PragerU’s website in April 2016 and recently posted on Facebook in May 2020. Scientists that evaluated the video found several claims about climate change to be incorrect and misleading to viewers.
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MisleadingMortality in the U.S. noticeably increased during the first months of 2020 compared to previous years
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The U.S. is not losing “tons more lives in 2020” compared to 2019 (18,433) ... the increase is virtually non-existent
Source: Facebook, Gateway Pundit, Candace Owens, Joe Hoft, 2020-05-13 -
IncorrectClaim that the Amish are healthier because they opt out of all vaccines is incorrect
Claim:
“The unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism, or heart disease.”
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IncorrectLow solar activity has little effect on Earth’s climate, contrary to claim in The Sun
Claim:
"The sun has gone into ‘lockdown’ which could cause freezing weather, earthquakes and famine, say scientists"
Source: The Sun, Chris Pollard, 2020-05-13 -
Partially correctThe first SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans occurred during fall 2019, but not enough evidence exists to confirm a global spread before early 2020
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“Coronavirus quickly spread around the world as early as October 2019”
Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-05-08 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that using a face mask helps coronavirus enter the brain, contrary to claim by Russell Blaylock
Claim:
'New evidence shows wearing face mask can help coronavirus enter the brain and pose more health risk, warn expert'
Source: Technocracy, The Science Times, Russell Blaylock, 2020-05-18 -
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InaccurateContrary to claims in viral social media posts, the novel coronavirus was not man-made nor patented before outbreak
Claim:
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was lab-created and patented; SARS-CoV-2 is not a new virus; COVID-19 pandemic was man-made and planned
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, 2020-01-23
