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Florida Department of Health misleads on COVID-19 vaccine safety with erroneous comparison of VAERS reports
CLAIM
VAERS reports in Florida increased by 1,700% after COVID-19 vaccines became available, signaling safety concerns
SOURCE: Joseph Ladapo, Florida Department of Health
Published: 23 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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New CDC data don’t confirm that the Pfizer bivalent booster shot increases the risk of ischemic strokes
CLAIM
“An increased risk of stroke events has been identified with the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine”
SOURCE: Yuhong Dong, The Epoch Times
Published: 17 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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Multiple studies show that face masks reduce the spread of COVID-19; a Cochrane review doesn’t demonstrate otherwise
CLAIM
Face masks are ineffective at reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases, a Cochrane review demonstrates
SOURCE: Robert Malone, Substack
Published: 17 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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Moderna didn’t already produce COVID-19 mRNA vaccines before the pandemic; statement by CEO of Moderna misinterpreted
CLAIM
Moderna was already producing COVID-19 vaccines before the beginning of the pandemic
SOURCE: Instagram users, Instagram
Published: 14 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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PCR-based COVID-19 tests aren’t cloning devices and don’t modify the human genome
CLAIM
“PCR kits have never been about testing for COVID” [...] They’re cloning devices”
SOURCE: Ariyana Love, The Stew Peters Network
Published: 11 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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Scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are effective; their benefits outweigh their risks, contrary to claim by Retsef Levi
CLAIM
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don't work and are causing serious harm, including death
SOURCE: Retsef Levi, Twitter
Published: 09 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause immunodeficiency and aren’t associated with excess mortality
CLAIM
“most of the individuals who had been fully vaccinated would develop full-blown vaccine-induced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome by the end of the month”
SOURCE: Anonymous, The Exposé
Published: 07 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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Data doesn’t show that vaccines are responsible for 2022 excess mortality, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
CLAIM
COVID-19 vaccination is associated with all-cause excess mortality
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 03 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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Baseless claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed more than 200,000 comes from flawed BMC Infectious Diseases study
CLAIM
More than 200,000 people may have died due to the COVID-19 vaccine
SOURCE: Mark Skidmore, BMC Infectious Diseases
Published: 03 Feb 2023
VERDICT
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Studies indicate that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of death, despite misleading video on Europe excess death by John Campbell
CLAIM
EuroMOMO data shows excess deaths in people aged 0 to 14; excess deaths in Europe cannot be explained by COVID-19
SOURCE: John Campbell, YouTube
Published: 28 Jan 2023
VERDICT
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