Claim reviews
Social media post claiming that fully vaccinated people are “filling up” morgues and hospitals is based on flawed reasoning; unvaccinated people are actually over ten times more likely to die
CLAIM
“they are needing to change the definition of what it means to be fully vaccinated” “40% of deaths from C19 last week [...] were fully vaccinated, [...] that’s a jump of 51.2%”
SOURCE: Elijah Schaffer, Twitter, Instagram
Published: 02 Nov 2021
VERDICT
An investigation found no evidence that deaths of HIV-positive foster children enrolled in AIDS drug trials were caused by trial medication, contrary to recent claims
CLAIM
“[Anthony Fauci] Funded Experimenting With AIDS Orphans…25 Died”
SOURCE: Steven Ahle, Unite America First
Published: 02 Nov 2021
VERDICT
The COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection against hospitalization and death; number of vaccinated people in hospital does not indicate evidence against this
CLAIM
“the vaccinated population accounted for 72% of Covid-19 hospitalisations”; “the vaccinated population accounted for 83% of Covid-19 deaths”
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Jonathan Allen-Walker, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Exposé
Published: 27 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Claims that a Harvard study showed COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective misrepresent the authors’ conclusions, fail to account for the study’s limitations
CLAIM
“Covid SURGES Among Most Vaxxed Communities Says Harvard Study”
SOURCE: Jimmy Dore, The Jimmy Dore Show
Published: 22 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Prenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
CLAIM
Prenatal ultrasound carries “extreme risks”, including miscarriage and genetic damage
SOURCE: Anni Haavisto, Detox and Replenish
Published: 21 Oct 2021
VERDICT
There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene or parasites
CLAIM
COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene and living organisms made of aluminum
SOURCE: Carrie Madej, Franc Zalewski, Stew Peters Show
Published: 21 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Vaccines are highly effective against COVID-19, but unvaccinated people can still endanger vaccinated people, contrary to Tucker Carlson’s claim on Fox News
CLAIM
“If you are vaccinated against COVID-19, you face no conceivable danger whatsoever from people who have not been vaccinated”; many unvaccinated people “have natural immunity and are less likely to get sick than a vaccinated person from COVID”
SOURCE: Tucker Carlson, Fox News
Published: 19 Oct 2021
VERDICT
No evidence that the fall in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is linked to the use of ivermectin
CLAIM
Ivermectin played a role on the steep decline of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Published: 15 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Several laboratories in Spain have cultured and isolated the virus SARS-CoV-2; the claim that the virus doesn’t exist is false
CLAIM
“Spanish High Court Confirms That Covid 19 Does Not Exist!”
SOURCE: Charlie Ward, The Charlie Ward Show
Published: 14 Oct 2021
VERDICT
Incorrect vaccine administration is a potential cause of post-vaccine adverse effects, but more research is still needed to confirm or reject this hypothesis
CLAIM
“Study: Vaccines Being Administered Incorrectly”; “Now we find out they're administering the [COVID-19] jabs incorrectly”
SOURCE: Jimmy Dore, The Jimmy Dore Show
Published: 14 Oct 2021
VERDICT