A proportion of COVID-19 survivors are likely to suffer from long-term health problems, but the actual risks are still unknown

CLAIM
“For every one person who dies: 19 more require hospitalization; 18 of those will have permanent heart damage for the rest of their lives”

SOURCE: Franklin Veaux, Quora

Published: 22 Jul 2020

VERDICT

Infant deaths did not decrease during the pandemic due to a reduced use of vaccines; vaccines are not associated with sudden infant death syndrome

CLAIM
Vaccines are a cause of sudden infant death death syndrome; infant deaths decreased dramatically during the lockdown, when the number of vaccines administered was reduced

SOURCE: Mark Blaxill, Amy Becker, Health Choice, Children’s Health Defense

Published: 17 Jul 2020

VERDICT

Despite a decline in COVID-19 deaths from a peak in Spring 2020, the number of deaths in July 2020 may not be as low as preliminary data suggest

CLAIM
Deaths from COVID-19 are nearing zero in the U.S.

SOURCE: Facebook user, Facebook

Published: 16 Jul 2020

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Saliva might be an accurate, less-invasive alternative to nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnosis; more research is needed to standardize its use in molecular testing

CLAIM
There is no need to use nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing, mouth swabs can be used instead

SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook

Published: 14 Jul 2020

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People have died from the coronavirus, contrary to article claiming to report pathologist’s “revelations” on COVID-19

CLAIM
“no one has died from the coronavirus”

SOURCE: Rosemary Frei, Patrick Corbett, OffGuardian

Published: 12 Jul 2020

VERDICT

Nasal swab used for COVID-19 testing does not reach the brain

CLAIM
Nasal swabs used for COVID-19 tests reach the blood-brain barrier and may damage it.

SOURCE: Facebook Users, Facebook

Published: 10 Jul 2020

VERDICT

The June 2020 spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases indicates a rising percentage of infections and is not simply an artifact of more testing

CLAIM
“There's a ‘spike’ in [COVID-19] cases because there's a spike in testing.”

SOURCE: Facebook User, Facebook

Published: 08 Jul 2020

VERDICT

Videos use gas sensors to misleadingly claim that wearing a face mask causes oxygen deficiency

CLAIM
Gas sensors show that wearing a face mask leads to oxygen deficiency and carbon dioxide toxicity

SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook

Published: 06 Jul 2020

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COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are mainly detected by highly specific molecular testing, not antibody testing

CLAIM
Antibodies for the common cold produce a positive COVID-19 test; false-positive results from COVID-19 antibody testing are behind the COVID-19 cases reported in the U.S.

SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook

Published: 06 Jul 2020

VERDICT

Internet memes based on hearsay claim that hospital laboratories falsify COVID-19 tests to inflate numbers without evidence

CLAIM
Hospital laboratories falsify positive COVID-19 results

SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook

Published: 04 Jul 2020

VERDICT