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Posted on: 2021-05-06
Scientific evidence demonstrates that COVID-19 and the virus that causes it exist and are different from the flu

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“We found no COVID-19 in any of the 1,500 [COVID-19-positive] samples” but influenza A and B; “what we're dealing with is just another flu strain like every year. COVID 19 does not exist and is fictitious”

Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2021-05-02
Incorrect
- Health
Posted on: 2020-11-26
Face masks, handwashing, and vaccination do not weaken the immune system, and are effective measures to reduce the spread of infectious diseases

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Public health measures aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 including face masks, vaccines, and frequent handwashing “suppress our immune systems”

Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2020-11-23

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Scientific evidence demonstrates that COVID-19 and the virus that causes it exist and are different from the flu

Face masks, handwashing, and vaccination do not weaken the immune system, and are effective measures to reduce the spread of infectious diseases

Of the many factors that cause wildfires, the influence of climate change and human activities is growing

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