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Multiple scientific studies suggest that masking can help limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools, contrary to claim in Federalist article
Claim:
“There’s no science behind masks on kids”.
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Source: The Federalist, Shawn Fleetwood, 2021-08-24 -
-1.6Very lowWashington Examiner op-ed cherry-picks data and misleads readers about climate models
…doing so, the authors ignore research that helps to reconcile differences between models and observations. The authors do not consider alternate datasets and time periods in which models and observations…
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UnsupportedCOVID-19 mRNA vaccines saved lives by reducing risks of infection and severe COVID-19
Claim:
“the mRNA jab didn’t actually save any lives”
Source: Clash Daily, Wes Walker, 2023-05-15 -
InaccurateNobel laureate Luc Montagnier inaccurately claims that the novel coronavirus is man-made and contains genetic material from HIV
Claim:
this coronavirus genome contained sequences of another virus […] the HIV virus (AIDS virus)
Source: Zero Hedge, Gilmore Health News, Luc Montagnier, 2020-04-16 -
What you need to know about the current monkeypox outbreak: transmission, symptoms, treatments, etc.
…few routes: there is direct skin-to-skin contact with the monkeypox rash or lesions; indirect contact with objects, fabrics (including bedding and clothes), and surfaces contaminated with the virus; and contact…
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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.”
Source: The New American, Lee Merritt, 2021-01-15 -
InaccurateVaccines don’t cause childhood cancer, contrary to claim by Candace Owens
Claim:
Vaccines have caused an "explosion" of childhood cancer; vaccine package insert states vaccines weren’t tested for mutagenic effect
Source: Twitter, Candace Owens, 2024-01-19 -
UnsupportedArticle by cardiologist Aseem Malhotra made unsupported claims about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination
Claim:
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines might do more harm than good
Source: Journal of Insulin Resistance, Aseem Malhotra, 2022-09-26 -
IncorrectFamily physician Daniel Stock repeated previously debunked misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and control strategies in a Mount Vernon School Board Meeting
Claim:
Face masks don’t reduce the spread of respiratory infections; COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, and may lead to more severe disease; ivermectin, vitamin D, and zinc are effective COVID-19 treatments
Source: YouTube, Daniel Stock, 2021-08-06 -
Wind turbines and solar panels are lower-emissions than fossil fuels overall
…fuel plant. However, these upstream emissions make up the vast majority of solar panel and wind turbine emissions. In coal and gas plants, on the other hand, upstream emissions are…