Claim reviews
No evidence that the fall in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is linked to the use of ivermectin
CLAIM
Ivermectin played a role on the steep decline of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Published: 15 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Several laboratories in Spain have cultured and isolated the virus SARS-CoV-2; the claim that the virus doesn’t exist is false
CLAIM
“Spanish High Court Confirms That Covid 19 Does Not Exist!”
SOURCE: Charlie Ward, The Charlie Ward Show
Published: 14 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Incorrect vaccine administration is a potential cause of post-vaccine adverse effects, but more research is still needed to confirm or reject this hypothesis
CLAIM
“Study: Vaccines Being Administered Incorrectly”; “Now we find out they're administering the [COVID-19] jabs incorrectly”
SOURCE: Jimmy Dore, The Jimmy Dore Show
Published: 14 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Vaccination enhances immunity in people who previously had COVID-19; little evidence for claim that the Amish community in Lancaster County, PA, have herd immunity
CLAIM
“All the Amish know we got herd immunity”, “We all got the Covid, so why would you get a vaccine?”
SOURCE: Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure
Published: 13 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Vaccines are highly effective at reducing the risk of death from COVID-19; The Exposé misleadingly claims the UK vaccination campaign has failed
CLAIM
“Covid-19 vaccinated people have accounted for 81% of Covid-19 deaths this summer”; “Covid-19 deaths are over twelve times higher than the same period last year”; “vaccine programme has clearly failed”
SOURCE: Jonathan Allen-Walker, The Exposé
Published: 12 Oct 2021
VERDICT
No evidence suggests a causal link between ivermectin recommendation and the decline of COVID-19 cases in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
CLAIM
'The most populated state in India just declared they are officially COVID-19 free after promoting widespread use of the safe proven medicine'
SOURCE: Pearson Sharp, Jim Hoft, One America News Network, Gateway Pundit
Published: 12 Oct 2021
VERDICT
The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; vaccinated children don’t die at a higher rate compared to unvaccinated children
CLAIM
1 in 1,000 children vaccinated against COVID-19 dies
SOURCE: Adrian Norman, Instagram
Published: 11 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Contrary to claims in a LifeSiteNews article, COVID-19 vaccination makes it less likely for someone to get COVID-19
CLAIM
If you get the Pfizer vax, you’re more likely to get COVID
SOURCE: Patrick Delaney, LifeSiteNews
Published: 09 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Study led by UCSF researchers didn’t study vaccinated people’s susceptibility to variants; it found vaccine breakthrough cases to be a minority of infections
CLAIM
“The California study finds that vaccinated individuals are more susceptible to COVID variant infections than unvaccinated”
SOURCE: Anonymous, The Conservative Treehouse
Published: 06 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Article by OffGuardian, ZeroHedge claiming to list 30 facts about COVID-19 contains multiple inaccurate and misleading statements
CLAIM
“There has been NO unusual excess mortality” related to COVID; “Lockdowns do not prevent the spread of disease”; “Masks don’t work”; “PCR tests were not designed to diagnose illness”
SOURCE: Kit Knightly, OffGuardian, ZeroHedge
Published: 04 Oct 2021
VERDICT