Misleading
People who received the COVID-19 vaccine aren’t more likely to develop facial paralysis than people who didn’t receive the vaccine
Claim:
“13 Israelis suffer FACIAL PARALYSIS after taking Pfizer Covid jab”
Articles tagged with
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Source: RT (Russia Today), Anonymous, 2021-01-16 -
UnsupportedVAERS reports of adverse events in people who received COVID-19 vaccines don’t demonstrate that these events were caused by the vaccines; evidence does not indicate COVID-19 vaccines caused Bell’s palsy and deaths
Claim:
“Thousands of COVID Vaccine Injuries and 13 U.S. Deaths Reported in December Alone”; “In December, 3,916 COVID vaccine-related adverse events, including 13 deaths, were reported to VAERS”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Anonymous, 2021-01-14 -
InaccurateVaccines protect people from diseases, but don’t always prevent disease transmission; research ongoing to determine if COVID-19 vaccines stop transmission
Claim:
The COVID-19 RNA vaccine “is not a vaccine”; a vaccine has to disrupt transmission by CDC and FDA standards; the vaccine “activate[s] the cell to become a pathogen-manufacturing site”
Source: New Earth Project, David Martin, 2021-01-05 -
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Lacks contextNurse who fainted after getting Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has a history of fainting episodes; does not mean the vaccine is unsafe
Claim:
Nurse faints after getting a COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-12-18 -
InaccurateThe U.S. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act does not stop people from suing vaccine manufacturers
Claim:
“According to the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, you cannot sue a vaccine manufacturer if the vaccine has harmed and/or killed someone”
Source: America's Frontline Doctors, Instagram, Rizza Islam, 2020-12-15 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccine candidates are generally safe and effective at preventing disease; ongoing studies investigate whether the vaccine can also reduce transmission
Claim:
“They have been reducing the standards so they can pass the vaccine no matter what”; “It does not prevent transmission”
Source: This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Children's Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2020-12-13 -
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UnsupportedCases of Bell’s palsy and death observed during Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine clinical trials were within expected background range of general population
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech caused Bell’s palsy and deaths
Source: Health and Money News, Facebook, Anonymous, 2020-12-08 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccine candidates show high efficacy and a safe profile in clinical trials, contrary to claims in viral video
Claim:
“The COVID-19 pandemic is not a real medical pandemic”; “The COVID-19 vaccine is not proven safe or effective”
Source: BrandNewTube, World Doctors Alliance, 2020-12-07
