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Cleveland Clinic study didn’t find that taking more COVID-19 vaccine doses causes increased COVID-19 risk; association alone doesn’t imply causation
CLAIM
“People Who Get More COVID Vaccines More Likely to Get the Virus, New Study Shows”
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, The Hill, Gateway Pundit
Published: 13 Jun 2023
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Financial analyst David Martin misrepresents studies and patent applications to promote the baseless claim that SARS-CoV-2 was developed as a bioweapon
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“SARS is the research developed by humans, weaponizing a life system model to actually attack human beings”
SOURCE: David Martin, International COVID-19 Summit III
Published: 07 Jun 2023
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No evidence that COVID-19 vaccination left actor Jamie Foxx “paralyzed and blind” from brain blood clot
CLAIM
“Jamie Foxx Left ‘Paralyzed and Blind’ From ‘Blood Clot in His Brain’ After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine”
SOURCE: AJ Benza, Ask Dr. Drew, OK! Magazine
Published: 02 Jun 2023
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COVID-19 is caused by a virus, not snake venom; no snake venom in COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to claim by chiropractor Bryan Ardis
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COVID-19 is caused by snake venom, not a virus; snake venom is in the COVID-19 vaccines and causes miscarriage
SOURCE: Bryan Ardis, The Stew Peters Show, Unrestricted Truths
Published: 01 Jun 2023
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No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines reduces the life expectancy of vaccinated people; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase mortality rate
CLAIM
“those who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with mRNA shots will lose 25 years of their life”
SOURCE: Anonymous, The Exposé, Slay News, The People’s Voice
Published: 30 May 2023
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines saved lives by reducing risks of infection and severe COVID-19
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“the mRNA jab didn’t actually save any lives”
SOURCE: Wes Walker, Clash Daily
Published: 26 May 2023
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Lack of clinical evidence for the claim that dog dewormer fenbendazole cures cancer
CLAIM
Fenbendazole cures cancer
SOURCE: Joe Tippens, Facebook
Published: 24 May 2023
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Neurological adverse events are very rare after COVID-19 vaccination and less frequent than after SARS-CoV-2 infection
CLAIM
A study shows that “COVID vaccines could be causing ‘long-term brain damage’”
SOURCE: Anonymous, Leading Report
Published: 22 May 2023
VERDICT
Flawed comparison of cancer mortality between fluoridated and non-fluoridated U.S. cities doesn’t provide sufficient evidence that fluoride causes cancer
CLAIM
Rise in cancer after water fluoridation was introduced shows fluoride causes cancer; “Fluoride amounts to public murder on a grand scale”
SOURCE: Dean Burk, Facebook, YouTube
Published: 22 May 2023
VERDICT
Some studies suggest nutritional deficiencies may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, but they aren’t the sole cause as social media post claims
CLAIM
Alzheimer’s disease is a “physician-caused disease” that arises due to nutritional deficiencies
SOURCE: Joel Wallach, Facebook
Published: 16 May 2023
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