Inaccurate
Testing in general reveals infections, it doesn’t create them; COVID-19 isn’t the same as the common cold
Claim:
“If you stop testing it all goes away and people just have colds like before”
Articles tagged with
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Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2021-12-24 -
InaccurateContrary to Peter McCullough’s claim, getting vaccinated is safer than getting COVID-19, in spite of rare cases of myocarditis
Claim:
a “game-changing study” showed that “COVID vaccines [were] more dangerous than the virus itself”; “children aged 12 to 17 are more likely to be hospitalized for myocarditis than for COVID.”
Source: The Western Journal, Mike Landry, Peter McCullough, 2021-12-15 -
InaccurateJoe Rogan interview with Peter McCullough contains multiple false and unsubstantiated claims about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines
Claim:
the pandemic was planned; the COVID-19 vaccines are experimental; previously infected people have “permanent immunity”; VAERS shows vaccines killed thousands of people, vaccine-induced spike protein causes damage
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Peter McCullough, 2021-12-13 -
IncorrectThe benefits of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children outweigh the low risks, unlike what Robert Malone claimed
Claim:
mRNA vaccines force “your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs”; “there is no benefit for your children or your family to be vaccinating your children”
Source: Substack, Robert Malone, 2021-12-12 -
Unsupported
Ivermectin study in the city of Itajaí contains several methodological weaknesses, resulting in questionable conclusions
Claim:
A preprint of an ivermectin study in the Brazilian city of Itajaí found that prophylactic ivermectin reduced COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality by half
Source: The Blaze, Zero Hedge, Gateway Pundit, Daniel Horowitz, Jim Hoft, 2021-12-12 -
Misleading
Clip of Anthony Fauci discussing potential vaccine safety concerns is from March 2020; current scientific evidence shows COVID-19 vaccines reduce risk of infection and serious illness
Claim:
“Dr. Fauci opens up the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine could be making people more likely to be infected by the virus”, “a vaccine that looked good in initial safety actually made people worse”
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Social media users, 2021-12-13 -
Inaccurate
No, a fence in a shopping mall wasn’t used to segregate vaccinated and unvaccinated people; photo was taken in Romania, not Germany
Claim:
“In Germany, a fence separates vaccinated and unvaccinated people. The biggest symptom of COVID is insanity”
Source: Facebook, Young Americans for Liberty, 2021-12-07 -
Misleading
Misleading claims linking the spread of Omicron variant to vaccinated people rely on partial data and are unsubstantiated
Claim:
'Omicron COVID Variant Found ONLY in Fully Vaccinated'
Source: Gateway Pundit, Bill Hennessy, 2021-11-26 -
Inaccurate
Inaccurate clickbait headline in Forbes article used to promote the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines change our DNA
Claim:
Forbes article is evidence that COVID-19 vaccines change our DNA
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2021-11-30 -
Incorrect
Pathogens can evolve to be more virulent over time, contrary to nutritionist’s claim
Claim:
“Pathogens evolve to become less, not more, virulent over time”
Source: Facebook, Mike Mutzel, 2021-11-28
