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Scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are effective; their benefits outweigh their risks, contrary to claim by Retsef Levi
Claim:
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don't work and are causing serious harm, including death
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Source: Twitter/X, Retsef Levi, 2023-01-31 -
InaccurateContrary to claim in viral Facebook post, the flu vaccine does work and certain types of cancers can be cured
Claim:
“Can't make a vaccine that works for influenza. No vaccine for RSV. Can't cure cancer. But they sure as shit can make a vaccine in 6 months for an illness that they STILL don't understand”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-07-27 -
UnsupportedEvidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of death, contrary to claim by financier Edward Dowd
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines are causing excess deaths around the world; sudden adult death syndrome is new
Source: Audrey Marcus Podcast, Edward Dowd, 2023-01-04 -
1.5Very highAnalysis of "Record-breaking climate change pushes world into ‘uncharted territory’"
…the surge was between Nov 2014 and Feb 2016, as indicated in WMO’s statement and in the data. “Global sea level rise surged between November 2014 and February 2016, with…
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IncorrectPeople who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
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The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-06-08 -
IncorrectClimate scientists agree that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are primarily responsible for climate change, contrary to claims in Clear Energy Alliance video
Claim:
The scientific consensus on whether global warming is human caused is not 97 percent, it’s less than 1 percent. There is no way to measure the human impact on climate change.
Source: Clear Energy Alliance, Mark Mathis, 2020-06-10 -
IncorrectDTaP vaccine isn’t associated with sudden infant death syndrome, whooping cough vaccine led to historic decline in cases
Claim:
Whooping cough vaccine was never necessary, DTaP vaccine is linked to sudden infant death syndrome
Source: Instagram, Jaclyn Simone, 2024-03-03 -
Training and using ChatGPT uses a lot of energy, but exact numbers are tricky to pin down without data from OpenAI
…of this information appears to be an article on Vert – an independent French news outlet – from 21 November 2024. Below we will investigate this claim and dig into…
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InaccurateBiden’s climate plan doesn’t say anything about limiting meat consumption, contrary to Daily Mail, Fox News claim
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Biden’s climate plan limits meat consumption by 90%; “Biden's climate plan could limit you to eat just one burger a MONTH”
Source: Daily Mail, Emily Crane, 2021-04-22 -
UnsupportedNo evidence for sudden bird deaths from lithium evaporation ponds, contrary to claims in viral meme
Claim:
Lithium leach fields are neurotoxic and kill birds within minutes of landing in them; leach ponds contents are what go into electric car batteries.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2024-08-14