Claim reviews
German study did not find wearing face masks harms children; study wasn’t designed to accurately test these effects
CLAIM
”A German study involving over 25,000 children reveals that major negative impacts on the physical, psychological, and behavioral health of children may be far more widespread than reported”
SOURCE: Anonymous, GreenMedInfo
Published: 06 Jan 2021
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Nashville bomber died in the explosion, not from COVID-19
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“Nashville bomber died from COVID-19”
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 05 Jan 2021
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Asymptomatic and presymptomatic people can spread COVID-19
CLAIM
asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 never occurs
SOURCE: Jeffrey A. Tucker, American Institute for Economic Research, The Last Refuge
Published: 04 Jan 2021
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The virus that causes COVID-19 exists and was identified and isolated multiple times by independent research groups
CLAIM
“The COVID-19 virus does not exist”; “The virus has never been isolated”
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 01 Jan 2021
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COVID-19 antigen tests are highly accurate, but incorrect use on food items such as fruits or Coca-Cola can produce false positive results
CLAIM
Simple cola produced a positive result in the COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, proving mass testing worthless
SOURCE: Michael Schnedlitz, Vaccine Impact, others
Published: 31 Dec 2020
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PragerU video contains misleading claims about COVID-19 deaths, falsely claims 94% of COVID-19 deaths had pre-existing conditions
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“only 6% of COVID-19 deaths were caused by COVID-19 alone”; only 0.056% of the U.S. population has died from COVID-19
SOURCE: Will Witt, PragerU
Published: 24 Dec 2020
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The American Medical Association does not reject nor support hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, nor did it change its position on the use matter
CLAIM
The AMA “reversed course”, now “giving the green light to doctors prescribing HCQ to their COVID patients.”
SOURCE: Brian C. Joondeph, American Thinker
Published: 22 Dec 2020
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Nurse who fainted after getting Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has a history of fainting episodes; does not mean the vaccine is unsafe
CLAIM
Nurse faints after getting a COVID-19 vaccine
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 21 Dec 2020
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The U.S. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act does not stop people from suing vaccine manufacturers
CLAIM
“According to the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, you cannot sue a vaccine manufacturer if the vaccine has harmed and/or killed someone”
SOURCE: Rizza Islam, America’s Frontline Doctors, Instagram
Published: 19 Dec 2020
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel validated Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine; its authorization for emergency use should ensue
CLAIM
'FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine'
SOURCE: CNET editors, CNET
Published: 18 Dec 2020
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