Claim reviews
Death of a four-year-old boy in Argentina was due to lung infection, contrary to social media posts implying vaccination was the cause
CLAIM
Death of 4 years old poster boy for vaccination campaign is linked to COVID-19 vaccine
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Instagram
Published: 17 Nov 2022
VERDICT
Multiple studies showed that COVID-19 increases the risk of heart inflammation more than vaccines do; study in Israel misleadingly used to claim otherwise
CLAIM
Israeli study showed that COVID-19 doesn’t increase the risk of heart inflammation
SOURCE: Marina Medvin, Twitter
Published: 16 Nov 2022
VERDICT
The presence of titanium dioxide in face masks hasn’t been associated with toxicity or any health problems
CLAIM
Face masks contain a “cancer-causing compound”; “exposure to titanium dioxide ‘systematically exceeded the acceptable exposure level to TiO2 by inhalation’”
SOURCE: Joseph Mercola, Children's Health Defense
Published: 15 Nov 2022
VERDICT
mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 don’t modify humans, and don’t make them patentable or owned by any entities
CLAIM
“if a human is injected with a GMO it becomes a patented piece of property from the government”, “they take away all your rights with mRNAs”
SOURCE: Instagram Users, TikTok, Instagram
Published: 15 Nov 2022
VERDICT
Scientific evidence shows that unvaccinated people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and die, contrary to claim in viral social media posts about Germany data
CLAIM
More than 88% of ICU patients in Germany are vaccinated; the COVID-19 vaccines no longer protect against severe disease
SOURCE: Olaf Garber, Twitter
Published: 13 Nov 2022
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Bill and Melinda Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates is fully vaccinated, including against COVID-19, despite online claims to the contrary
CLAIM
Phoebe Adele Gates is “unvaccinated, not even [for] childhood vaccines”.
SOURCE: Instagram Users, Instagram
Published: 10 Nov 2022
VERDICT
2014 study by Dyall et al. is an in vitro study; clinical trials showed hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against COVID-19 in people
CLAIM
Federal agencies already knew that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine “were very likely to be effective against COVID-19” based on 2014 paper
SOURCE: Meryl Nass, The Epoch Times
Published: 07 Nov 2022
VERDICT
Clinical trial by Moderna found no safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccine in toddlers, contrary to claim by Joseph Ladapo
CLAIM
According to Moderna themselves: Serious adverse events affected 1 in 200 toddlers. But they still concluded the mRNA vaccine was safe in children
SOURCE: Joseph Ladapo, Twitter
Published: 05 Nov 2022
VERDICT
Evidence suggests that political partisanship is associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Republicans compared to Democrats
CLAIM
“Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows”
SOURCE: Aria Bendix, NBC News
Published: 05 Nov 2022
VERDICT
COVID-19 and influenza are different diseases caused by different viruses
CLAIM
the 2.8 millions who died of COVID in 2020 can be due to the flu and pneumonia
SOURCE: Facebook Users, Facebook
Published: 04 Nov 2022
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