Claim reviews
COVID-19 vaccines protect individuals from developing the disease and are necessary tools to end the pandemic along with physical distancing measures
CLAIM
There is no reason to get COVID-19 vaccines because vaccinated people can still get sick and are still required to wear masks
SOURCE: Facebook Users, Facebook
Published: 12 Feb 2021
VERDICT
COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use prevent the disease and are generally safe based on rigorous clinical trials and ongoing monitoring
CLAIM
“No one can possibly know if the [COVID-19] vaccine is safe and effective because the trial is still underway; “Thousands of people who had the vaccine have died or been seriously injured by it”
SOURCE: Vernon Coleman, Charlie Ward
Published: 11 Feb 2021
VERDICT
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
VERDICT
The lethality of COVID-19 is much higher than the flu; the Biden press corps didn’t say COVID-19 was a hoax
CLAIM
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
VERDICT
Vaccines are useful even when there is a treatment for a disease, contrary to claim by Lee Merritt in The New American video
CLAIM
“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
VERDICT
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
CLAIM
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
CLAIM
“Merck Scraps COVID Vaccines; Says It’s More Effective To Get The Virus And Recover”
SOURCE: Steve Watson, Summit News
Published: 29 Jan 2021
VERDICT
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
VERDICT
Frequency of deaths in elderly individuals after COVID-19 vaccination wasn’t higher than the frequency in those who weren’t vaccinated
CLAIM
“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
VERDICT
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
CLAIM
“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