Claim reviews
Article claiming that masks contribute to cancer development misrepresents a study about lung cancer that didn’t involve masks
CLAIM
“Long-term Mask Use May Contribute to Advanced Stage Lung Cancer, Study Finds”
SOURCE: Philip Schneider, Blacklisted News, GlobalResearch.ca
Published: 10 Feb 2021
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The lethality of COVID-19 is much higher than the flu; the Biden press corps didn’t say COVID-19 was a hoax
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the “case fatality rate of COVID-19 is 0.1% to 0.3% which is the same exact case fatality rate as the regular seasonal flu”; “Biden’s press corps admits” COVID-19 was “a hoax”
SOURCE: Anonymous, Bitchute
Published: 04 Feb 2021
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Vaccines are useful even when there is a treatment for a disease, contrary to claim by Lee Merritt in The New American video
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“We have vaccines because we didn't have treatment for smallpox and it was a very deadly disease that made sense to have a vaccine. [...] but [COVID-19]? Even without doing anything, this disease has a 99.991[%] chance of survival.”
SOURCE: Lee Merritt, The New American
Published: 04 Feb 2021
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The American Journal of Medicine didn’t recommend hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19; scientific evidence doesn’t show hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19
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The “American Journal of Medicine admit their stand on [hydroxychloroquine] was wrong“; it “published evidence that hydroxychloroquine is effective for preventing COVID-19“
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Published: 03 Feb 2021
VERDICT
COVID-19 vaccines currently in use stimulate immunity to the same degree as natural infection without exposing the vaccinated person to the risks associated with the disease
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“Merck Scraps COVID Vaccines; Says It’s More Effective To Get The Virus And Recover”
SOURCE: Steve Watson, Summit News
Published: 29 Jan 2021
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There is no evidence that vaccines cause autism; the U.S. CDC didn’t change their stance on the subject
CLAIM
“The CDC Finally Capitulated To ICAN’s Legal Demands and Removed the Claim that “Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism” From Its Website!”
SOURCE: Del Bigtree, ICAN
Published: 29 Jan 2021
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Frequency of deaths in elderly individuals after COVID-19 vaccination wasn’t higher than the frequency in those who weren’t vaccinated
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“Aaron’s tragic death is part of a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following administration of COVID vaccines.”
SOURCE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Children’s Health Defense
Published: 26 Jan 2021
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Most positive COVID-19 PCR test results are true positives; WHO information notice didn’t change threshold or criteria for a positive COVID-19 test
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“WHO Admits High-Cycle PCR Tests Produce COVID False Positives”; the WHO’s new guidance includes lower PCR thresholds
SOURCE: Joseph Mercola, David Samedi, Zero Hedge, Children’s Health Defense
Published: 25 Jan 2021
VERDICT
Too early for conclusions on long-term COVID-19 immunity, but some findings suggest that immune memory against the virus lasts for up to eight months and possibly longer
CLAIM
“COVID-19 immunity likely lasts for years”
SOURCE: Neel V. Patel, MIT Technology Review
Published: 22 Jan 2021
VERDICT
Overwhelming weight of scientific evidence demonstrates that vaccines are safe and effective, contrary to claims in video by chiropractor Steve Baker
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There are many reasons to not vaccinate, including vaccine toxicity; “Vaccines don’t prevent transmission”; “Vaccinated kids are not as healthy as unvaccinated kids“
SOURCE: Steven Baker, Facebook
Published: 21 Jan 2021
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