Claim reviews
Why Alex Jones’ claim on Infowars that COVID-19 vaccines cause meat allergy is baseless
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“Moderna and Pfizer shots have a bovine protein in them that then creates an autoimmune response in those that take the shot so that many of them can no longer eat beef”
SOURCE: Alex Jones, Infowars
Published: 11 Aug 2023
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Video about blank COVID-19 vaccine insert falsely implies there are no safety data for COVID-19 vaccines
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Blank COVID-19 vaccine safety inserts show there are no safety and effectiveness studies for these vaccines
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook
Published: 11 Aug 2023
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Testimony by Steve Kirsch on the alleged harms of vaccination relies on flawed, biased analyses
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“All these vaccines are causing harm to our kids”; “The fully unvaccinated kids are always healthier”; “vaccines are causing chronic disease in America”
SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Twitter
Published: 10 Aug 2023
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VAERS data don’t show that COVID-19 vaccines are deadly; Steve Kirsch’s claim to the contrary relied on flawed analysis
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VAERS data are “crystal clear”: “the COVID vaccines are killing people”
SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Substack
Published: 10 Aug 2023
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Swiss study doesn’t show that Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is dangerous for the heart, John Campbell and The Gateway Pundit exaggerated the study’s conclusions
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“1 in 35 people showed signs of heart damage after taking the Moderna COVID19 vaccine”; it is a “kill shot”; taking “this kind of risk, it’s just complete madness”
SOURCE: John Campbell, Jim Hoft, YouTube, The Gateway Pundit
Published: 08 Aug 2023
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t cause long-term spike protein production in the body, contrary to claims by retired professor
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COVID-19 RNA vaccines weren’t made with messenger RNA; vaccine RNA cannot be broken down in the body
SOURCE: Klaus Steger, The Epoch Times
Published: 07 Aug 2023
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to edited video claiming otherwise
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“Dr Tedros doesn’t have his vaccination”
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 02 Aug 2023
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Pfizer documents misrepresented to spread the false claim that the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine contains graphene oxide
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Pfizer documents confirm that mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations contain graphene oxide
SOURCE: Richard Willett, davidicke.com
Published: 02 Aug 2023
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No imminent avian flu pandemic is being staged by Bill Gates or the WHO; claim by Redacted YouTube channel misrepresented sources
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Bill Gates and health agencies are staging a new pandemic specifically targeting children; it might already be here according to the WHO or the UK government
SOURCE: Clayton Morris, Natali Morris, YouTube
Published: 02 Aug 2023
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Flawed preprint based on autopsies inadequate to demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines caused 74% of those deaths
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“Lancet Study on Covid Vaccine Autopsies Finds 74% Were Caused by Vaccine”
SOURCE: Peter McCullough, Will Jones, The Wellness Company, Daily Sceptic
Published: 31 Jul 2023
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