Inaccurate
In the U.S. new COVID-19 cases are concentrated in areas with low vaccination rates
Claim:
The non-vaccinated don’t get tested, so the increase in COVID-19 cases is made up or due to the vaccinated
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-07-19 -
Global warming contributes to increased heat-related mortality, contrary to Bjorn Lomborg’s unsupported claims that climate change is saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year
Claim:
"Global warming saves 166,000 lives each year"; those claiming that climate change is causing heat-related deaths are wrong because they ignore that the population is growing and becoming older
Source: New York Post, Bjorn Lomborg, 2021-09-04 -
Understanding causality in adverse events after vaccination
Introduction Whether you’re watching the news or scrolling through your social media feeds, you’re certain to come across content about COVID-19 vaccines. This is unsurprising—vaccine safety, and in particular adverse…
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1.5Very highAtlantic ocean circulation system is slowing down, as accurately described in The New York Times article
Summary The article published in The New York Times discusses findings from a study published in February 2021 that reconstructed the evolution of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), an…
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InaccurateSteve Kirsch’s claim that New Zealand data shows COVID-19 vaccines killed millions is based on a flawed analysis
Claim:
“the COVID vaccines have killed millions of people worldwide, an estimated 1 death per 1,000 doses on average in a standard population”
Source: Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-12-01 -
-1.5Very lowViral New York Post article perpetuates the unfounded claim that the virus that causes COVID-19 is manmade
Scientists’ Feedback SUMMARY This article, published in the New York Post on 22 February 2020, went viral on Facebook within days and had received more than 13 million views and…
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-2Very lowAnalysis of "The Phony War Against CO2"
…to here. The regulations themselves cost nothing. The reductions of emissions will avoid huge damage costs and also produce economic benefits in other than the fossil-fuel dependent economic sectors. It…
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0.4NeutralTime article on bone marrow transplant trial for multiple sclerosis treatment mostly accurate but needs more important details and context
…of dying from complications (mostly infections) during the period when the “old” immune system has been destroyed, and new immune cells are not yet reconstituted. 1 – Muraro et al….
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Flawed reasoningVaccines are useful even when there is a treatment for a disease, contrary to claim by Lee Merritt in The New American video
Claim:
“We have vaccines because we didn't have treatment for smallpox and it was a very deadly disease that made sense to have a vaccine. [...] but [COVID-19]? Even without doing anything, this disease has a 99.991[%] chance of survival.”
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MisleadingContrary to widespread misrepresentation, new study finds “extremely minimal” impact of human breathing on climate
Claim:
Scientists say human breathing is fueling global warming
Source: Daily Mail, Jonathan Chadwick, 2023-12-13