Misleading
Misleading Instagram posts use news headlines out of context to imply COVID-19 vaccines increase COVID-19 mortality risk
Claim:
Higher COVID-19 vaccination rates in White people are related to higher COVID-19 death rates
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Source: Instagram, Carl Higbie, David Harris Jr., 2023-08-22 -
-1.5Very lowWall Street Journal op-ed on economic consequences of climate change found naive by scientists
…most concerning delusion presented is that the health costs of climate change are both known and manageable. Legitimate economic analyses have put the costs of climate change at 2100 to…
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1.6Very highAnalysis of "Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has worst coral die-off ever"
…bleaching event more frequent, putting tropical reefs at risk. Reefs are ecosystems incredibly rich in biodiversity, and they provide economic value through tourism, fishing, and protection against coastal erosion. See…
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IncorrectHow we know Earth is round, not flat: a review of claims and misconceptions about Earth’s shape
Claim:
Observations show that the Earth is flat.
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2024-12-03 -
Rand Paul argument for withdrawing from Paris climate agreement based on flawed information, Prof. Gary Yohe explains
…next three sentences read: “Experts predict that by 2040, the agreement could cost us 6.5 million lost jobs—a number significantly larger than the entire population of Kentucky. It will cost…
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-1.5Very lowAnalysis of “Earth heading for 'mini ice age' within 15 years”
…University of Washington The article is based on material in a press release for an international astronomy meeting. Nowhere in the press release is it stated that this will cause…
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InaccurateContrary to claims in a LifeSiteNews article, COVID-19 vaccination makes it less likely for someone to get COVID-19
Claim:
If you get the Pfizer vax, you’re more likely to get COVID
Source: LifeSite News, Patrick Delaney, 2021-09-30 -
UnsupportedClaims that people were being killed by zidovudine (AZT) instead of AIDS are unsubstantiated
Claim:
One time in the 80’s-90’s, people died from AZT and not the actual AIDS virus; Anthony Fauci pushed this treatment
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-08-25 -
-1.4Very lowAnalysis of "James Lovelock: ‘Before the end of this century, robots will have taken over’"
…example, in 1981 NASA scientist James Hansen and colleagues predicted that continuing CO2 emissions would warm the earth 0.4 °C by 2010. In reality, 2010 temperatures were about 0.5 °C…
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InaccurateEvidence shows that lockdowns implemented to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have saved lives, contrary to claims in the New York Post
Claim:
“COVID lockdowns don’t appear to have saved lives”; “ample scientific evidence points to the fact that lockdowns did not save lives”
Source: New York Post, Eileen AJ Connelly, Ryan Fazio, 2021-05-01