Flawed reasoning
Fully vaccinated individuals are exempt from wearing a mask because they are less vulnerable to infection by SARS-CoV-2 than unvaccinated people
Claim:
Unvaccinated people have to wear masks to protect vaccinated people
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-05-22 -
MisleadingCompensation for vaccine injury claims can be awarded even without proof that the vaccine caused the injury
Claim:
“Since 1986, [the U.S. Government] has paid over $4.5 billion dollars for injury claims to individuals damaged by vaccines. We all wish that vaccines were 100% safe, but the truth is, they’re not.”
Source: Facebook, Health Choice Connecticut, 2021-04-09 -
InaccurateContrary to viral misinformation, cow feed additive Bovaer shows no safety concerns for consumers
Claim:
Cow feed additive Bovaer is unsafe, makes milk unfit for human consumption
Source: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Social media users, 2024-12-03 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines are critical for controlling the pandemic; vaccines still offer partial protection against new variants of the virus
Claim:
COVID-19 mass vaccination will select for more virulent variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, which will escape vaccine-induced immunity and cause more severe disease
Source: Children's Health Defense, The Highwire, Geert Vanden Bossche, 2021-03-06 -
InaccurateNot all coronaviruses are seasonal, contrary to pathologist Ryan Cole’s claim; COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing illness
Claim:
Coronaviruses are all seasonal and go away on their own, including those that cause SARS and MERS; ivermectin is effective for preventing and treating COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines are “gene therapy”, don’t give immunity or prevent transmission
Source: Instagram, YouTube, Bitchute, Ryan Cole, 2021-03-04 -
InaccurateLila Rose claim that “abortion is never medically necessary” is inaccurate; it is necessary in certain cases to preserve mother’s life
Claim:
Abortion is never medically necessary
Source: Young America's Foundation, Lila Rose, 2019-08-09 -
AccurateEvidence suggests that political partisanship is associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Republicans compared to Democrats
Claim:
“Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows”
Source: NBC News, Aria Bendix, 2022-10-06 -
InaccurateVaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized due to the Delta variant compared to unvaccinated people, contrary to chiropractor’s claim
Claim:
A Harvard study showed that vaccinated people are “twice as likely to get hospitalized as opposed to if they had a natural exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, then got exposed to a Delta variant”
Source: TLC4Superteams, Jen DePice, 2021-07-19 -
-1.3Low2018’s most popular health article promoting cannabis’ safety found to be biased and misleading
…on the increased risk for lung cancer.“ The only statement about adverse effects of cannabis is actually false. Good-quality studies find that cannabis does NOT increase risk for lung cancer[1]….
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UnsupportedRat study alleged to link COVID-19 vaccines to autism cannot be generalized to humans and contains important limitations
Claim:
“COVID-19 Shots Linked to Autism in Vaccinated Rats: Study”
Source: Substack, The Epoch Times, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2024-01-12