Claim reviews
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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COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of pregnancy complications; Pfizer’s clinical trial didn’t show increased rate of miscarriage in pregnant women
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“44 Percent of Pregnant Women in Pfizer Trial Lost Their Babies”
SOURCE: Naomi Wolf, Daily Clout, War Room Battleground
Published: 23 Aug 2022
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Analysis of Dutch cities’ mortality doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death, contrary to Alex Berenson’s interpretation
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“New paper suggests Covid mRNA vaccination rates are linked to increases in overall deaths”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 17 Aug 2022
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Cancer is caused by mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer
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Cancer occurs when “your body is full of acidity”; alkalizing your body prevents cancer
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 13 Aug 2022
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The CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact
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CDC has now classified [monkeypox] as airborne and anybody within 15 ft can catch it; [it] is now classified as a form of herpes [...] lasts 2-4 months [and] can lead to being paralyzed
SOURCE: Anonymous, Fathers Matter
Published: 04 Aug 2022
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No evidence for claim that excess folic acid causes ADHD; MTHFR gene variants are common, generally don’t cause health problems
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Excess folic acid from food causes ADHD; folic acid is a dangerous chemical in food
SOURCE: Gary Brecka, Dropping Bombs
Published: 03 Aug 2022
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COVID-19 vaccines don’t weaken the immune system; Lancet study misrepresented in Virology Journal comment
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Lancet study showed that vaccinated people have lower immune function than unvaccinated people; COVID-19 vaccines suppress the immune system
SOURCE: Kenji Yamamoto, Tucker Carlson, The Hodgetwins, Fox News
Published: 28 Jul 2022
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COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death from COVID-19; the vaccines don’t alter our DNA
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Canadian data shows vaccinated people more likely to die from COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines alter our DNA; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure COVID-19
SOURCE: Charlie Kirk, The Charlie Kirk Show
Published: 21 Jul 2022
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Consuming sufficient vitamin C is necessary for health and plays an important role in many of the body’s chemical processes
CLAIM
“The herbs heal [...] not vitamin C, because the body is not composed of any vitamin C”
SOURCE: Alfredo Bowman, Facebook
Published: 14 Jul 2022
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Abortion can be medically necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman
CLAIM
“Abortion is never medically necessary”
SOURCE: Kendra Kolb, Live Action
Published: 09 Jul 2022
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