Claim reviews
The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe disease and other complications outweigh the risk of myocarditis, which is higher after COVID-19 itself
CLAIM
“they were not able to find a single healthy child in america that died from COVID-19 […] but one in every 2700 people are getting myocarditis”; “athletes are collapsing on playing fields as for myocarditis and it's from the vaccines”; Moderna patent filed in 2019 is linked to the pandemic
SOURCE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., This Past Weekend with Theo Von
Published: 18 May 2022
VERDICT
The U.S. COVID-19 death toll reached the 1 million mark in May 2022; 15 million estimated deaths worldwide
CLAIM
U.S. deaths from COVID-19 hit 1 million
SOURCE: Carla Johnson, Associated Press
Published: 17 May 2022
VERDICT
“Fibers” in the iris of the eye aren’t associated with the strength of the immune system
CLAIM
“You can see the strength of the immune system from looking at the eyes“
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook
Published: 13 May 2022
VERDICT
Multiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems, despite widespread claims on social media
CLAIM
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines accumulate in the ovaries, change menstrual cycles, and lead the immune system to mount “an immune response to their own placental protein”
SOURCE: James Thorp, Michael Yeadon, The Epoch Times
Published: 07 May 2022
VERDICT
The CGG CGG genetic sequence and furin cleavage sites also exist in naturally-occurring viruses; these features aren’t evidence of genetic manipulation
CLAIM
“the CGG CGG coding [...] does not appear in nature”, this and the furin cleavage site from the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein gene suggests the virus wasn't transmitted from animals to humans
SOURCE: Dan Bongino, Facebook
Published: 06 May 2022
VERDICT
No evidence that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered in a laboratory, contrary to claim by Li-Meng Yan
CLAIM
The SARS-CoV-2 virus was engineered in a laboratory and deliberately released
SOURCE: Li-Meng Yan, The Joe Hoft Show, Anon HQ
Published: 05 May 2022
VERDICT
No evidence supports claim that MTHFR gene influences the risk of side effects from vaccines and medications like Tylenol
CLAIM
Certain medicines and compounds like folic acid “deplete folate, which is very serious for those with MTHFR”
SOURCE: Kate Tietje, Modern Alternative Mama, Earthley
Published: 02 May 2022
VERDICT
No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause “fibrous lung clots”, contrary to claim by Jane Ruby
CLAIM
COVID-19 vaccines cause fibrous clots in the lungs and blood vessels
SOURCE: Jane Ruby, Dr. Jane Ruby Show
Published: 01 May 2022
VERDICT
Persistent myths that HIV was created by the West and that HIV medication causes HIV are both false
CLAIM
“HIV was an invention created by the West”, people “took the HIV medication and got HIV”, you can “reverse HIV naturally”
SOURCE: Yahdan Yada, Facebook, Instagram
Published: 30 Apr 2022
VERDICT
Cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children are unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM
Cases of acute hepatitis in children are linked to COVID-19 vaccines
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 29 Apr 2022
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