Claim reviews
Denmark didn’t ban COVID-19 vaccines for people under 50
CLAIM
Denmark banned COVID-19 vaccines for anyone under 50
SOURCE: Clay Travis, Toby Young, OutKick, Substack
Published: 18 Sep 2022
VERDICT
Mike Adams’ flawed analysis of a clot sent by embalmer Richard Hirschman doesn’t demonstrate any link between blood clots and COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM
Embalmers find “strange clots” in corpses since the implementation of COVID-19 vaccines
SOURCE: Richard Hirschman, Mike Adams, The Epoch Times, Natural News
Published: 12 Sep 2022
VERDICT
No clinical evidence supports using cannabis to treat cancer or other conditions, although specific chemicals found in cannabis can be medically useful
CLAIM
Cannabis can treat cancer, PTSD, seizures, anxiety, glaucoma, and depression
SOURCE: Drug Possession Laws, Facebook
Published: 09 Sep 2022
VERDICT
Consuming turpentine is dangerous and shouldn’t be used to treat parasites
CLAIM
Consuming turpentine will kill parasites
SOURCE: Social media users, TikTok, Facebook
Published: 08 Sep 2022
VERDICT
Study claiming that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 92% has important methodological problems
CLAIM
“Ivermectin reduces COVID death risk by 92%, peer-reviewed study finds”; NIH now lists ivermectin as COVID-19 therapy
SOURCE: Paul Sacca, Robby Starbuck, Jake Shields, The Blaze, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 07 Sep 2022
VERDICT
No mercury or aluminum is present in vaccines; vaccine ingredients aren’t associated with disease
CLAIM
“We allow toxic metals such as aluminum and mercury in shots”
SOURCE: Mark Ghalili, Truth Social
Published: 03 Sep 2022
VERDICT
Unsubstantiated claims by Michael Palmer and Sucharit Bhakdi don’t demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccines harm organs
CLAIM
mRNA vaccines cause “vascular and organ damage” that can lead to death
SOURCE: Michael Palmer, Sucharit Bhakdi, Doctors for COVID Ethics
Published: 03 Sep 2022
VERDICT
Insufficient evidence to support Kanye West’s claim that fluoride in toothpaste harms the pineal gland
CLAIM
“Did you use toothpaste with fluoride today? It blocks your pineal gland. And they put children on it.”
SOURCE: Kanye West, The Joe Rogan Experience
Published: 01 Sep 2022
VERDICT
COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data
CLAIM
“[T]he peak of vaccine mandates in America […] coincides with massive excess mortality among people in the prime of life”
SOURCE: Mark Steyn, GB News
Published: 29 Aug 2022
VERDICT
Unvaccinated people are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 in San Diego county; vaccines don’t cause COVID-19, contrary to claim by Shaun Frederikson
CLAIM
“67% of the deaths are from the vaccinated”; “67% of your COVID deaths that you’re creating are from your virus that you’re putting within these people”
SOURCE: Shaun Frederikson, Kusi News
Published: 23 Aug 2022
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