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Misinformation superspreaders are thriving on Musk-owned Twitter
…of Twitter’s new initiatives have the potential to put a dent in the spread of misinformation. For instance, the worldwide rollout of Community Notes (formerly known as Bird Watch), in…
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IncorrectFinancial analyst David Martin misrepresents studies and patent applications to promote the baseless claim that SARS-CoV-2 was developed as a bioweapon
Claim:
“SARS is the research developed by humans, weaponizing a life system model to actually attack human beings”
Source: International COVID-19 Summit III, David Martin, 2023-05-03 -
InaccurateChildhood vaccines are an important protection against preventable diseases, not “poison” as claimed by Candace Owens
Claim:
Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months.
Source: Twitter, Candace Owens, 2024-02-12 -
InaccurateNo, former WHO scientist doesn’t face death penalty for advising against using ivermectin for COVID-19
Claim:
“WHO scientist faces death penalty” in India for advising against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19
Source: L’Observateur du Maroc et d’Afrique, The People’s Voice, Social media users, 2024-06-17 -
InaccurateFacebook reel misinterprets patents for proposed therapies and vaccines as patents for viruses
Claim:
Patent US5676977A is for AIDS, patent US8835624B1 is for H1N1, patents US7897744B2 and US8506968B2 are for SARS
Source: Twitter, Facebook, Social media users, 2024-08-01 -
InaccurateContrary to claims in viral social media posts, the novel coronavirus was not man-made nor patented before outbreak
Claim:
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was lab-created and patented; SARS-CoV-2 is not a new virus; COVID-19 pandemic was man-made and planned
Source: Twitter/X, Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-01-23 -
MisleadingShort identical gene sequence in SARS-CoV-2 and a gene sequence patented by Moderna can be found in other organisms; not evidence that virus was engineered
Claim:
“scientists find virus contains tiny chunk of DNA that matches sequence patented by Moderna THREE YEARS before pandemic began”
Source: Daily Mail, Connor Boyd, 2022-02-23 -
Lacks contextGoing vegan may lead to fewer pandemics, but it won’t eliminate them completely
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“In a vegan world there would be no pandemics. 100% of pandemics are zoonotic in origin.”
Source: Facebook, Richard Melville Hall (Moby), 2021-03-23 -
InaccurateThe energy costs of manufacturing wind turbines are recouped in one to six months; turbines are financially profitable over their lifetimes
Claim:
Wind turbines in the US are made of toxic materials that pollute the environment, are mostly built in Germany, and will not pay off their manufacturing costs within their lifetimes.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-03-17