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New study from Brazil doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines increase risk of death in the long term
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines had a short-term “negligible” benefit, but caused a "substantially greater risk of death”, a new study showed
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Source: Facebook, Patrick Flynn, 2024-12-28 -
Science Feedback, QuotaClimat, and Data for Good Launch Climate Safeguard, an AI Tool to Detect Climate Misinformation on TV and Radio
…focused on social media, misleading claims on TV and radio have gone mostly unchecked. With this initiative, Climate Safeguards will bridge this gap by using AI-powered tools to scan broadcast…
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InaccurateAntarctica recently gained some ice; that doesn’t mark the end of ice loss, global warming or sea-level rise, contrary to viral claims
Claim:
Antarctica gained ice from 2021 to 2023 so global warming is over, sea-levels aren't rising, and ice loss has reversed in Antarctica.
Source: 2025-05-04 -
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Partially correctThe virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on solid surfaces for days, but infection risk from contaminated objects is unknown
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[SARS-CoV-2] is spreading quickly from gas pumps. Shopping carts as well.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-03-17 -
-1.4Very lowAnalysis of "James Lovelock: ‘Before the end of this century, robots will have taken over’"
…in Oklahoma. A quick google scholar search on “Oklahoma earthquakes” will bring up numerous articles that demonstrate this point. My family has lived in Oklahoma for decades and I can…
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IncorrectClaim that the Amish are healthier because they opt out of all vaccines is incorrect
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“The unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism, or heart disease.”
Source: EndAllDisease, Mark Sloan, 2017-11-11 -
Flawed reasoningMasks offer only partial protection from the virus that causes COVID-19, but their effectiveness can be enhanced with other measures like physical distancing
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“Either masks work or they don’t”; “I don’t understand the safety concern with voting in person. Your mask works, right?”
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Flawed reasoningDiesel cars are a major source of NO2 emissions in European cities, contrary to online claim
Claim:
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