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Wearing face masks does not cause hypercapnia or affect the immune system
Claim:
Wearing face masks can cause carbon dioxide toxicity; can weaken immune system
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-04-28 -
ImpreciseCurrent evidence suggests that COVID-19 may have a higher fatality rate than the flu, but a definitive conclusion requires more studies
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Antibody tests support what’s been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu
Source: The Washington Post, Joel Achenbach, 2020-04-28 -
0.3NeutralArticle in Business Insider accurately describes results from a study estimating up to 3 billion people could live in much warmer temperatures by 2070
The article in Business Insider discusses findings from a study published May, 2020 that projected one to three billion people could live in much warmer climates by 2070, assuming migration is limited and greenhouse gas emissions remain high. The Business Insider article accurately describes the study’s projected changes in mean annual temperatures around the globe, however, the study does not describe these increased temperatures as “unbearable” or “unlivable,” as claimed in the article.
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IncorrectBlog posts inaccurately claim that a 2005 NIH study demonstrated the effectiveness of chloroquine treatment against coronavirus infection such as COVID-19
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the NIH researched chloroquine and concluded that it was effective at stopping the SARS coronavirus in its tracks
Source: OneNewsNow, Bryan Fischer, 2020-04-17 -
InaccurateBakersfield physicians underestimate COVID-19 mortality using flawed statistics; wrongly claim sheltering in place causes weak immune system
Claim:
You have a 0.03[%] chance of dying from [COVID-19] in the state of California. [...] it’s similar to the flu.
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Artin Massihi, Daniel Erickson, 2020-04-22 -
Flawed reasoningDiesel cars are a major source of NO2 emissions in European cities, contrary to online claim
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The drop in NO<sub>2</sub> content has only been “slight”. So it cannot be the evil diesel engine cars that are “choking” our cities.
Source: Tichys Einblick, Holger Douglas, 2020-04-12 -
MisleadingClaim that hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin improves COVID-19 recovery is unsupported at this stage
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By administering hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin, they were able to observe an improvement in all cases, except in one patient
Source: TechStartups, Anonymous, 2020-04-06 -
UnsupportedLittle to no evidence that smoking protects against COVID-19; may increase risk of complications instead
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smoking may protect against COVID-19
Source: Spiked, Christopher Snowdon, 2020-04-23 -
InaccurateThe number of flu cases and deaths in 2020 is comparable to previous years
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there are ZERO flu deaths and ZERO pneumonia deaths for the first time in history
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-04-12 -
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Volunteer for U.K. COVID-19 vaccine trial Elisa Granato is alive, contrary to claim in viral article
Claim:
Elisa Granato, the first volunteer who availed herself in Oxford for a jab in the first Europe human trial of a vaccine to protect against the coronavirus pandemic has died.
Source: News NT, James Alami, 2020-04-25
