Inaccurate
The virus that causes COVID-19 exists and was identified and isolated multiple times by independent research groups
Claim:
“The COVID-19 virus does not exist”; “The virus has never been isolated”
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-12-10 -
MisleadingLower flu activity this season likely due to COVID-19 restrictions, increased flu vaccination, and other factors, not to misdiagnosis of flu cases as COVID-19
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”There is no evidence to support the contention that masks would stop influenza while failing to stop COVID”; “Influenza has been renamed COVID-19 in large part”
Source: Just the News, Daniel Payne, 2021-01-01 -
-2Very lowBreitbart article makes numerous false claims about the impacts of climate change, based on Global Warming Policy Foundation post
…not necessarily more frequent) as the climate warms[4], and a paper published by Kossin in 2020 shows that the fraction of high intensity tropical cyclone observations has been increasing (see…
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-1.7Very lowWall Street Journal article repeats multiple incorrect and misleading claims made in Steven Koonin’s new book ’Unsettled’
…came 2020. A new largest fire in California history, the Complex fire, started in August of 2020. Soon after came the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th largest in history. By…
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IncorrectWearing face masks does not cause hypercapnia or affect the immune system
Claim:
Wearing face masks can cause carbon dioxide toxicity; can weaken immune system
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-04-28 -
InaccurateBrussels halted 5G rollout in 2019 to study its radiation emissions, not because any negative health effects had been demonstrated
Claim:
“Brussels is halting their 5G plans due to the negative health effects”; “Evidence ... overwhelmingly suggest[s] that, yes, 5G does pose a major threat.”
Source: worldhealth.net, Anonymous, 2019-04-05 -
Lacks contextPeople should take precautions against COVID-19 regardless of their blood type
Claim:
“People with blood type O [are] more protected against COVID-19”
Source: The Jerusalem Post, Celia Jean, 2020-06-15 -
IncorrectThe June 2020 spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases indicates a rising percentage of infections and is not simply an artifact of more testing
Claim:
“There's a ‘spike’ in [COVID-19] cases because there's a spike in testing.”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-30 -
IncorrectPreventing deaths isn’t the sole benefit of COVID-19 vaccination, contrary to Epoch Times article
Claim:
“An accurate reporting by Pfizer would have shown equal numbers of clinical trial deaths in the vaccine and placebo groups and thus, no benefit of vaccination”
Source: The Epoch Times, Megan Redshaw, 2023-10-21 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines aren’t expected to be available for the public in several weeks, contrary to viral claim on social media
Claim:
“The Government has released their initial plans to force a vaccine on everyone”; “Three potential vaccines are currently in Stage 3 trials in the United States and could be ready in weeks”
Source: Before it’s news, SHTFplan, Mac Slavo, 2020-09-16