No imminent avian flu pandemic is being staged by Bill Gates or the WHO; claim by Redacted YouTube channel misrepresented sources

CLAIM
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

CLAIM
“Pfizer’s COVID Shot Was Only Tested on 250 People”

SOURCE: Christine Cotton, Twitter

Published: 26 Jul 2023

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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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Claim by Steve Kirsch that the Amish don’t experience autism, cancer, or high COVID-19 mortality because they don’t vaccinate is baseless

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Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America

SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Patrick Webb, Leading Report

Published: 18 Jul 2023

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Lab-grown meat isn’t made of cancerous cells

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Cultivated meat is produced using “cancerous and pre-cancerous cells”

SOURCE: TikTok user, TikTok

Published: 15 Jul 2023

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2023 malaria cases in the U.S. are unrelated to the release of genetically modified mosquitoes, contrary to viral claims online

CLAIM
Bill Gates-funded company released genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S. and caused a malaria outbreak

SOURCE: Facebook Users, Facebook

Published: 13 Jul 2023

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Analysis of adverse event variation between Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine batches doesn’t indicate safety problems, contrary to claim by John Campbell

CLAIM
Danish researchers show high rates of side effects from Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, indicating problems with safety

SOURCE: John Campbell, Vibeke Manniche, YouTube

Published: 12 Jul 2023

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