Claim reviews
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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Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies
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Vaccinated children are more likely to have poorer health outcomes compared to unvaccinated children
SOURCE: Brian Hooker, Children's Health Defense
Published: 28 Jul 2023
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The commercially available Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe and was tested on more than 250 people, contrary to claim by statistician Christine Cotton
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“Pfizer’s COVID Shot Was Only Tested on 250 People”
SOURCE: Christine Cotton, Twitter
Published: 26 Jul 2023
VERDICT
Vaccines aren’t responsible for rise in autism cases; change in diagnostic criteria is the most plausible explanation
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The increase in both the number of vaccines in the CDC schedule and in autism rates implies that vaccines cause autism
SOURCE: Grant Cardone, Instagram
Published: 20 Jul 2023
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Claim that a mouse study shows COVID-19 vaccine causes “turbo cancer” distorts study findings
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“New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’”
SOURCE: Jonas Vesterberg, The Florida Standard
Published: 20 Jul 2023
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