Claims that a “Johns Hopkins study” showed lockdowns are ineffective at reducing COVID-19 mortality are based on a working paper with questionable methods

CLAIM
“Lockdowns only reduced COVID-19 mortality by .2%, study finds”

SOURCE: Paul Best, Connor Boyd, Gina Martinez, Fox News, Daily Mail

Published: 10 Feb 2022

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A new, highly virulent HIV variant named VB variant was indeed identified in the Netherlands

CLAIM
Highly infectious HIV 'VB' variant makes people ill twice as quickly

SOURCE: Emily Craig, Daily Mail

Published: 09 Feb 2022

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Majority of ten countries listed in viral chain message haven’t dropped all COVID-19 restriction measures and aren’t considering COVID-19 as a seasonal flu, despite claims

CLAIM
Ten countries “announced the cancellation of all quarantine procedures, Corona tests, and compulsory vaccination”

SOURCE: Christiane Northrup, Telegram

Published: 07 Feb 2022

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Claims that a phase 3 clinical trial showed that ivermectin is effective against Omicron are inaccurate and based on a now-corrected Reuters article

CLAIM
Phase 3 trial shows that Ivermectin is effective against Omicron

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Twitter

Published: 02 Feb 2022

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The COVID-19 vaccines protect people from severe COVID-19 and don’t weaken the immune system

CLAIM
“Worldwide Data suggests Fully Vaccinated [people] are developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome”

SOURCE: Anonymous, The Exposé

Published: 28 Jan 2022

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COVID-19 deaths in people with pre-existing health conditions are still caused by COVID-19, contrary to claim by Jimmy Dore

CLAIM
“Total Deaths From COVID MUCH LOWER Than Reported”

SOURCE: John Campbell, Jimmy Dore, The Jimmy Dore Show

Published: 27 Jan 2022

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Robert Malone made multiple misleading or unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 and vaccines on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast

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the COVID-19 vaccines are experimental and ineffective; “natural immunity is superior to the vaccine induced immunity”; vaccine-induced spike protein is dangerous, causes serious side effects; “Omicron is a mild variant. It is absolutely able to escape prior vaccination”

SOURCE: Robert Malone, The Joe Rogan Experience

Published: 26 Jan 2022

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No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain bacteria and HIV; the vaccines enhance the body’s ability to respond to pathogens, not reduce it

CLAIM
The COVID-19 vaccine contains bacteria and HIV, prevents body from making new white blood cells

SOURCE: Anonymous, Disclosure Hub, Together As One

Published: 19 Jan 2022

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There is no evidence that dietary supplements containing zinc and a zinc ionophore, such as the one promoted by Vladimir Zelenko, are effective against COVID-19

CLAIM
Zinc supplements can protect against COVID-19; Zinc “kills the virus” and zinc ionophores are a “a zinc delivery system” that “allows zinc to go from outside the cell to inside the cell”

SOURCE: Vladimir Zelenko, Gateway Pundit

Published: 18 Jan 2022

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