Inaccurate
People have died from the coronavirus, contrary to article claiming to report pathologist’s “revelations” on COVID-19
Claim:
“no one has died from the coronavirus”
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Source: OffGuardian, Patrick Corbett, Rosemary Frei, 2020-07-02 -
InaccurateMortality in the U.S. was more than 280,000 higher during the first eight months of 2020 than any of the previous five years over the same period
Claim:
“U.S. mortalities this year are not materially different from the previous 5 years”
Source: Facebook, Facebook user, 2020-10-06 -
InaccurateVideo of person smoking in a pile of body bags isn’t a staging of COVID-19 victims but part of a Russian music video
Claim:
A video showed people “preparing body bags for the evening news clip during the pandemic”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2024-04-11 -
UnsupportedSignificant methodological flaws in a 2020 study claiming to show unvaccinated children are healthier
Claim:
Vaccinated children are more likely to have adverse health outcomes like developmental delays, asthma, and ear infections compared to unvaccinated children.
Source: Children's Health Defense, Brian Hooker, 2020-05-28 -
-1.3LowNew York Post article makes speculative, unsupported claim that mutation could enable the virus causing COVID-19 to evade handwashing and mask-wearing
Review This article published by the New York Post on 24 September 2020 claims that a mutation could enable the virus that causes COVID-19 to evade hand-washing and mask-wearing. The…
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IncorrectPeople who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
Claim:
The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-08 -
InaccurateFauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Social media users, 2021-06-01 -
Inaccurate
Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok, Social media users, 2021-06-01 -
InaccurateThe number of flu cases and deaths in 2020 is comparable to previous years
Claim:
there are ZERO flu deaths and ZERO pneumonia deaths for the first time in history
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-04-12 -
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
Claim:
“Coronavirus quickly spread around the world as early as October 2019”
Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-05-08