Flawed reasoning
Mask 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
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Source: The Federalist, Jordan Davidson, 2020-10-12 -
InaccuratePeter McCullough makes multiple false, misleading, and unsupported claims about COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy in viral podcast
Claim:
The spike protein induced by COVID-19 vaccines is toxic and causes diseases and deaths; nattokinase can counter these effects
Source: X22 Report, Peter McCullough, 2023-04-22 -
InaccurateThere is no conclusive evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine contains graphene oxide
Claim:
“These Spanish researchers have found that over 99 percent of the Pfizer vaccine is graphene oxide.”
Source: Stew Peters Show, Jane Ruby, Stew Peters, 2021-07-05 -
MisleadingViral memes listing COVID-19 topics about which authorities were allegedly “wrong” rehash debunked misinformation
Claim:
We were lied about “COVID-19 numbers”, treatments, natural immunity, and the origin of the virus; COVID-19 vaccines and control measures “didn’t work”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2023-02-28 -
0.5HighCOVID-19 vaccine candidate by Pittsburgh scientists show promising results in animal studies, but clinical trials still needed before efficacy in humans is known
…diseases. Scientists who reviewed this article’s scientific credibility found that the reporting was generally accurate. However, they also highlighted a missed opportunity to provide readers with more information to place…
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UnsupportedNo evidence for chiropractor Bryan Ardis’ claim that nicotine cures Parkinson’s and other diseases
Claim:
Nicotine cures Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ulcerative colitis, and multiple sclerosis; nicotine is a treatment for autism
Source: TikTok, Human Garage, Bryan Ardis, 2025-03-10 -
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 -
InaccurateThe group World Doctors Alliance spreads misinformation about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus, and the reliability of diagnostic tests
Claim:
COVID-19 is a type of flu and is not a pandemic; PCR tests are up to 94% false positive; only 98 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Ireland.
Source: YouTube, Facebook, Doctors For Truth, World Doctors Alliance, 2020-10-15 -
2Very highGlobal Warming and fire suppression practices boost wildfires in the US West, as correctly reported in The Atlantic
Scientists’ Feedback SUMMARY This story in The Atlantic describes the conditions that have contributed to this year’s widespread wildfires in the western United States, including the influence of a changing…
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IncorrectContrary to claim in Becker News article, not all cases of infection lead to immunity; falsely claims that most COVID-19 deaths weren’t caused by COVID-19 but by comorbidities
Claim:
“The CDC Finally Admits a Massive Number of Americans Have ‘Natural Immunity’: 146.6 Million People”; 94% of Covid-related deaths were not caused by Covid-19
Source: Becker News, Kyle Becker, 2021-11-13