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No evidence that coronavirus genetic sequences were fabricated, contrary to preprint by Li-Meng Yan and colleagues
Claim:
Fabricated genetic sequences were used to support the hypothesis that the virus arose naturally
Search results for: "Flipped 2020 sockshare"
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Source: Zero Hedge, The National Pulse, Zenodo, Li-Meng Yan, 2020-10-08 -
IncorrectArticle claiming that “masks don’t work” misleads readers by inaccurately interpreting a withdrawn study and a published study conducted on U.S. Marine Corps recruits
Claim:
“Pro-mask study withdrawn after virus spread in counties analyzed by researchers”; “masks don’t work”
Source: The Blaze, Daniel Horowitz, 2020-11-16 -
Strong evidence lacking to support claim that ivermectin is a cure for COVID-19; there are only limited clinical results at this stage
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Ivermectin “is a safe and widely available treatment for coronavirus”; it would “work like a vaccine”
Source: One America News Network, Pearson Sharp, 2020-10-26 -
IncorrectBaseless speculations underpin a retracted editorial claiming spontaneous generation of SARS-CoV-2 in skin cells exposed to 5G waves
Claim:
5G generates coronavirus in human skin cells
Source: Infowars, GreenMedInfo, Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, Alireza Sepehri, Massimo Fioranelli, 2020-07-16 -
InaccurateContrary to claims in viral social media posts, 2019 coronavirus was not lab-created nor was it patented years before outbreak
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[The coronavirus is] “new” yet it was lab-created and patented in 2015
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Chris Kirckof, Jordan Sather, 2020-01-23 -
Flawed reasoningGlobal warming and the COVID-19 pandemic are unrelated issues: one will not protect us from the other
Claim:
If we want to protect ourselves from the coronavirus, we must back away from all the climate change efforts we've been making
Source: LifeSite News, Andrea Widberg, 2020-03-17 -
German Ministry employee makes unsupported claim that COVID-19 pandemic is a global false alarm in widely circulated yet unsolicited opinion article
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German government leaked document declares COVID-19 is “a global false alarm”
Source: NewsPunch, Baxter Dmitry, 2020-06-02 -
Lacks contextMild side effects from flu shots are common; very serious adverse effects are very rare
Claim:
Flu shots lead to severe or life-threatening conditions; flu shots are unsafe
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-10-01 -
IncorrectClaim that high PCR test sensitivity inflates COVID-19 cases wrongly conflates the issue of contagiousness with the presence of infection
Claim:
“Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared to acknowledge that large numbers of positive COVID-19 cases may arise from oversensitive tests that pick up mere fragments of the virus rather than active, viable infections. If true, many patients may have been receiving false-positive test results”
Source: Just the News, Daniel Payne, 2020-11-08 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccine candidates show high efficacy and a safe profile in clinical trials, contrary to claims in viral video
Claim:
“The COVID-19 pandemic is not a real medical pandemic”; “The COVID-19 vaccine is not proven safe or effective”
Source: BrandNewTube, World Doctors Alliance, 2020-12-07