Claim reviews
Peter McCullough makes multiple false, misleading, and unsupported claims about COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy in viral podcast
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The spike protein induced by COVID-19 vaccines is toxic and causes diseases and deaths; nattokinase can counter these effects
SOURCE: Peter McCullough, X22 Report
Published: 03 May 2023
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Hydrogen peroxide given intravenously can be dangerous, has no known medical benefit
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Intravenous hydrogen peroxide "enables the body to cure itself of practically any disease"
SOURCE: Farley Malorrus, Facebook
Published: 26 Apr 2023
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No evidence that COVID-19 vaccination affects placenta, contrary to a claim by Naomi Wolf
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“Since the vaccine rolled out, [a midwife]’s seen no normal placenta […] they’re all compromised”
SOURCE: Naomi Wolf, Real America’s Voice, The Daily Clout
Published: 25 Apr 2023
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Draft U.S. government report doesn’t conclude that fluoride is harmful at low levels
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“As fluoride goes up [...] IQ goes down in the developing brains of our kids”
SOURCE: Social media user, Instagram
Published: 24 Apr 2023
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Analysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling misrepresents official UK data, doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines led to 600,000 deaths
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“600,000 Americans Per Year Are Dying From COVID Shots Says Top Insurance Analyst”
SOURCE: Josh Stirling, Jonas Vesterberg, The Florida Standard
Published: 20 Apr 2023
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Herpes is a sexually transmitted infection; no strong evidence that herbs cure herpes
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Herpes is not a sexually transmitted disease; a commercially available plant product can cure herpes
SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook
Published: 19 Apr 2023
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High population immunity and low virus circulation the reasons for new Swiss COVID-19 vaccine recommendation, not vaccine injuries
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Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns
SOURCE: Anthony Hinton, Twitter
Published: 19 Apr 2023
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CGTN video rehashes baseless claim about U.S. biolabs in Ukraine
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“U.S. biolabs in Ukraine” could be involved in “possible biological warfare”
SOURCE: William Jones, CGTN
Published: 14 Apr 2023
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An ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
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“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
SOURCE: Social media users, The Florida Standard, Twitter
Published: 13 Apr 2023
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COVID-19 vaccines didn’t cause injuries and disabilities that cost the economy billions of dollars; vaccines benefited the economy
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COVID-19 vaccines caused “26.6 million Injuries” and “1.36 million Disabilities” in 2022 and cost the economy billions of dollars.
SOURCE: Edward Dowd, Phinance Technologies
Published: 13 Apr 2023
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