Inaccurate
Public information film on coronavirus allegedly from the 1970s is a parody published in 2020
Claim:
A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s
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Source: YouTube, Social media users, 2020-05-24 -
InaccurateScientific evidence supports the use of face masks to reduce COVID-19 spread, mainly by preventing infectious liquid particles from reaching uninfected people
Claim:
Scientific evidence doesn’t support the wearing of face masks; “why do you care if I don't wear a mask? Doesn't your mask protect you?”
Source: Townhall Media, Dennis Prager, 2021-04-06 -
COVID-19 PCR tests are highly sensitive and specific for the virus SARS-CoV-2; the majority of positive results are true positives; there is no evidence that budesonide or HCQ are useful as COVID-19 treatments
Claim:
Models that predicted that COVID-19 would cause 2.2 million deaths in the U.S. were intentionally false; treatments that are 100% effective are being banned for false reasons
Source: American Media Periscope, Clay Clark, Keith Rose, Richard Bartlett, Rob Marsh, 2021-05-21 -
MisleadingThe number of COVID-19 cases reported is based on a highly specific diagnostic test for COVID-19; no confusion with flu or common cold is possible
Claim:
“It's NOT a SECOND WAVE of COVID-19 coming soon. It's the NORMAL COLD / FLU SEASON”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-09-01 -
UnsupportedClaim that hydroxychloroquine is an effective early treatment for COVID-19 isn’t supported by evidence from clinical trials
Claim:
“The FDA hid the evidence that HCQ [hydroxychloroquine] was effective in the early treatment of the disease. Hundreds of thousands of people died as a result of this lie.”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Harvey Risch, Jim Hoft, 2022-09-17 -
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
Source: The Highwire, Dolores Cahill, 2020-05-19 -
MisleadingSaliva might be an accurate, less-invasive alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis; more research is needed to standardize its use in molecular testing
Claim:
There is no need to use nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing, mouth swabs can be used instead
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-09 -
MisleadingInfant deaths did not decrease during the pandemic due to a reduced use of vaccines; vaccines are not associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Claim:
Vaccines are a cause of sudden infant death death syndrome; infant deaths decreased dramatically during the lockdown, when the number of vaccines administered was reduced
Source: Children's Health Defense, Health Choice, Amy Becker, Mark Blaxill, 2020-06-18 -
IncorrectThe genetic features of the virus causing COVID-19 are compatible with natural evolution, and therefore, don’t prove that the virus was constructed
Claim:
“[G]enetic evidence within the Spike gene of SARS-Cov-2 genome […] does exist and suggest that the SARS-CoV-2 genome should be a product of genetic manipulation”; “The characteristics and pathogenic effects of SARS-CoV-2 are unprecedented”
Source: Zenodo, Li-Meng Yan, 2020-09-16 -
Mostly accurateThe percentage of excess deaths in the U.S. not directly caused by COVID-19 ranges from 14% to 33%; it remains unclear how lockdowns influenced excess mortality
Claim:
“a third of excess deaths in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic could not be directly attributed to the coronavirus”; “One reason for the high amount of excess deaths not attributable to COVID-19 has been disruptions in health services caused by lockdowns.”
Source: Washington Examiner, Michael Lee, 2020-10-18