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An ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
Claim:
“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
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Source: The Florida Standard, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-03-27 -
Environmental impacts of the fossil fuel industry outweigh those of EV metal mining, experts say
…trade and political dependence. Energy Research & Social Science. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2022) Transport. In: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Peters et al. (2021) On the…
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Offshore wind turbines aren’t louder than high winds or passing ships, no evidence they harm whales
…Biology. Allison and Bassett. (2015) Climate change in the oceans: Human impacts and responses. Science. Peters et al. (2022) On the rise: Climate change in New Zealand will cause sperm…
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Poynter Training "SciFacts: Fact-Checking Claims About Science"
Event Friday, June 16, 9 a.m. -5 p.m Poynter Institute campus in St. Petersburg, Florida The Poynter Institute is hosting a free one-day workshop to discuss the key challenges…
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Partners, Funders & Donors
…Sarah Popov — Sebastian Fink — Simon St Petersburg — Sjouke van Houten — Stephane Gerard — Sue Rowe — Susan K Willis — Tarek — Taylor Harrison — Teresa…
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MisleadingInadequate analysis of Japan data used to spread false claim about COVID-19 vaccine mortality
Claim:
Japanese database of 18 million vaccinated people show that the more COVID-19 vaccine doses you get, the sooner you die
Source: United Citizens for Stopping mRNA Vaccines, Rumble, YouTube, Twitter/X, Yasufumi Murakami, Peter Imanuelsen (aka Peter Sweden), Emerald Robinson, 2025-07-12 -
Authorities undertaking climate action targeted by viral “Climate lockdowns” narrative on social media
…posts PeterSweden7 122,555 david_r_morgan 16,439 MsBlaireWhite 12,266 LayahHeilpern 11,832 SpacePirate144 10,704 goddeketal 9,056 BernieSpofforth 9,023 Resist_05 8,819 TheMarcitect 7,725 LibertyCappy 7,602 TheoFleury14 7,067 JackPosobiec 6,456 MattGubba 5,680 lucylocket1700 5,342 ElectionWiz…
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-2Very lowPopular “Friends of Science” video promoted by Youtube presents long list of climate myths
…next century will have driven the mean planetary temperature beyond the limits experienced during the last 1000 years.” This prediction turned out to be remarkably accurate. Peterson et al (2008)…
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MisleadingIvermectin wasn’t shown to be more effective than remdesivir, contrary to claim by John Campbell
Claim:
“In other words, you're about 70 percent less likely to die if you take ivermectin compared to taking remdesivir”
Source: YouTube, John Campbell, 2022-03-06 -
Flawed reasoningMask use does not increase risk of COVID-19 as viral social media posts claim
Claim:
More people who wear masks become sick with COVID-19 compared to non-mask wearers, therefore masks don’t work or are making us ill
Source: The Federalist, Jordan Davidson, 2020-10-12