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SADS is caused by genetic mutations affecting the electrical system regulating heartbeat; no evidence it is caused by COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccination is associated with the sudden death of young adults
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Source: Facebook, Candace Owens, 2022-06-08 -
IncorrectScientific evidence shows that mask-wearing is effective at limiting community transmission; claims that face masks increase mortality are based on flawed correlation studies
Claim:
“Countries with high levels of mask compliance did not perform better than those with low mask usage”; “Mask Mandates [are] Associated With Increased Covid Death Rate”
Source: Townhall Media, The National Pulse, Zacharias Foegen, 2022-06-05 -
InaccurateLarge-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
Claim:
Babies of vaccinated mothers are dying in disproportionate numbers and the COVID-19 vaccines are responsible
Source: War Room Battleground, Naomi Wolf, 2022-05-25 -
IncorrectMonkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak
Source: TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Social media users, 2022-05-13 -
Misleading
Following COVID-19 vaccination, the spike protein is produced in small quantities in the body, which have not been shown to be harmful
Claim:
“[Spike] is harmful to the human body in at least eight different ways [and] can persist in the human body for weeks, or even months, after a person gets vaccinated”
Source: The Epoch Times, Roman Balmakov, 2022-05-19 -
Misleading
The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe disease and other complications outweigh the risk of myocarditis, which is higher after COVID-19 itself
Claim:
“they were not able to find a single healthy child in america that died from COVID-19 […] but one in every 2700 people are getting myocarditis”; “athletes are collapsing on playing fields as for myocarditis and it's from the vaccines”; Moderna patent filed in 2019 is linked to the pandemic
Source: This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2021-12-09 -
Accurate
The U.S. COVID-19 death toll reached the 1 million mark in May 2022; 15 million estimated deaths worldwide
Claim:
U.S. deaths from COVID-19 hit 1 million
Source: Associated Press, Carla Johnson, 2022-05-16 -
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The U.S. COVID-19 death toll reached the 1 million mark in May 2022; 15 million estimated deaths worldwide
Claim:
U.S. deaths from COVID-19 hit 1 million
Source: Associated Press, Carla Johnson, 2022-05-16 -
Inaccurate
Multiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems, despite widespread claims on social media
Claim:
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines accumulate in the ovaries, change menstrual cycles, and lead the immune system to mount “an immune response to their own placental protein”
Source: The Epoch Times, Michael Yeadon, James Thorp, 2022-05-27 -
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No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause “fibrous lung clots”, contrary to claim by Jane Ruby
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines cause fibrous clots in the lungs and blood vessels
Source: Dr. Jane Ruby Show, Infowars, Jane Ruby, 2022-04-27
