Inaccurate
Claim that COVID-19 deaths have been “vastly overcounted” is baseless; the evidence suggests the opposite
Claim:
“COVID Deaths Have Been Vastly Overcounted”
Search results for: "vaccines"
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Source: Epoch Times, Joseph Mercola, 2022-03-01 -
UnsupportedCleveland Clinic study didn’t find that taking more COVID-19 vaccine doses causes increased COVID-19 risk; association alone doesn’t imply causation
Claim:
“People Who Get More COVID Vaccines More Likely to Get the Virus, New Study Shows”
Source: The Hill, The Joe Rogan Experience, Gateway Pundit, Joe Rogan, Jim Hoft, 2023-05-30 -
UnsupportedThere is no evidence that dietary supplements containing zinc and a zinc ionophore, such as the one promoted by Vladimir Zelenko, are effective against COVID-19
Claim:
Zinc supplements can protect against COVID-19; Zinc “kills the virus” and zinc ionophores are a “a zinc delivery system” that “allows zinc to go from outside the cell to inside the cell”
Source: Gateway Pundit, Vladimir Zelenko, 2021-01-06 -
InaccurateNo, “HIV insertions” were not identified in the 2019 coronavirus, contrary to claims based on questionable bioinformatics study
Claim:
Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions'
Source: Infowars, Zero Hedge, Anonymous, 2020-01-31 -
InaccurateClaim that the antiviral drug remdesivir is killing people is baseless
Claim:
“Remdesivir is proven to kill lives”
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Bryan Ardis, 2021-03-22 -
Mostly accurateThe percentage of excess deaths in the U.S. not directly caused by COVID-19 ranges from 14% to 33%; it remains unclear how lockdowns influenced excess mortality
Claim:
“a third of excess deaths in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic could not be directly attributed to the coronavirus”; “One reason for the high amount of excess deaths not attributable to COVID-19 has been disruptions in health services caused by lockdowns.”
Source: Washington Examiner, Michael Lee, 2020-10-18 -
InaccurateMandatory vaccination was not “banned” in Sweden because of “serious health concerns” as claimed by multiple outlets
Claim:
Sweden Bans Mandatory Vaccinations Over 'Serious Heath [sic] Concerns'
Source: Health Nut News, Red Ice, Your News Wire, Baxter Dmitry, 2017-05-18 -
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 -
InaccurateGargling salt water or vinegar may soothe a sore throat, but it will not eliminate COVID-19
Claim:
Gargling with warm water and salt or vinegar eliminates the virus [SARS-CoV-2]
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-03-14 -
IncorrectHulda Clark’s “zapper” device is based on pseudoscience; doesn’t kill parasites or cure diseases
Claim:
A “zapper” can kill parasites, bacteria, and viruses; it cures all diseases
Source: Facebook, TikTok, Hulda Clark, 2024-01-03