Inaccurate
The CDC reports more than 2.9 million deaths in the U.S. in 2020; there were at least 377,000 more deaths in 2020 compared to previous years
Claim:
the number of deaths in America in 2020 was not greater than that in 2019
Search results for: "New Hampshire NAACP 2010 Latin Music Tour cost"
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Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Facebook users, 2020-12-31 -
-1.8Very lowVideo promoted by John Stossel for Earth Day relies on incorrect and misleading claims about climate change
…Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets and raise global sea levels approximately 60 meters or 200 feet[18]. This would represent an astronomical cost much larger than the cost to transition to…
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UnsupportedThere is no evidence that dietary supplements containing zinc and a zinc ionophore, such as the one promoted by Vladimir Zelenko, are effective against COVID-19
Claim:
Zinc supplements can protect against COVID-19; Zinc “kills the virus” and zinc ionophores are a “a zinc delivery system” that “allows zinc to go from outside the cell to inside the cell”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Vladimir Zelenko, 2021-01-06 -
MisleadingMisleading 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
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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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 -
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