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Rat 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”
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Source: The Epoch Times, Twitter/X, Substack, Social media users, 2024-01-12 -
MisleadingYes, COVID-19 vaccines will help us safely resume normal activities like going to restaurants and meeting people, once enough people are vaccinated for herd immunity
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The COVID-19 vaccines won’t let us stop mask-wearing, physical distancing and restaurants, pubs, and cinemas still remain closed, so why vaccinate?
Source: Facebook, Telegram, Facebook users, 2021-01-20 -
InaccurateMislabeled and manipulated videos of natural disasters go viral amidst recent hurricane activity
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Recent footage is real and shows accurately-labeled natural disasters, such as tornadoes and storms that occurred from Hurricane Milton.
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Social media users, 2024-10-11 -
ImpreciseClimate change can make it harder for the Amazon rainforest to grow back from deforestation, but that does not mean 40% of it will now turn into a savanna
Claim:
“Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah”
Source: The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, 2020-10-05 -
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 -
MisleadingUnvaccinated people are more likely to die of COVID-19 because they are more vulnerable to infection and severe disease
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Both vaccinated and unvaccinated people have over 99% chance of surviving COVID-19
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Tomi Lahren, 2021-07-18 -
Is vehicle pollution still a problem? Yes, here’s why it still harms health and climate
…While these bans were helpful to reduce lead pollution and its negative impacts to humans and natural environments – other harmful pollutants are still emitted today through the tailpipes of…
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1.7Very highWashington Post story puts recent weather extremes in accurate climate change context
…greater evaporation from ocean and land. Longer, more intense droughts are also clearly connected to global warming, as higher temperatures dry out soils earlier in spring and allow them to…
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InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines were tested in animals and clinical trials before receiving authorization; vaccinated people aren’t dying at a higher rate than unvaccinated people
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines skipped animal testing; COVID-19 vaccines weren’t tested in humans before being released to the public; COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Angelina Farella, Bob Hall, 2021-05-06 -
-1LowArticle in The Guardian misleads readers about sensitivity of climate models by narrowly focusing on single study
…the new models is provisionally accepted and merely needs further checking, rather than being something that the modellers are not yet sure about either way. The article is not clear…