Reviews of articles from: Facebook

CLAIM REVIEWS

Peter McCullough makes inaccurate and misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines at event hosted by European political party

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COVID-19 vaccine mRNA cannot be broken down; COVID-19 vaccines cause excess death and unprecedented blood clots

SOURCE: Peter McCullough, Substack, Facebook

Published: 04 Oct 2023

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Lack of clinical evidence for claim that N-acetylcysteine is effective against COVID-19 and stops viral replication

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N-acetylcysteine inhibits viral replication, breaks up mucus, and is effective against COVID-19

SOURCE: Steve Lucchino, Facebook

Published: 21 Sep 2023

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VAERS death reports don’t prove COVID-19 vaccines killed hundreds of thousands, contrary to claim by Steve Kirsch

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VAERS reports show 410,000 Americans were killed by COVID-19 vaccines; the COVID-19 vaccine caused 41 times more deaths than reported

SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Facebook

Published: 20 Sep 2023

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The FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary

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“The FDA is now saying that it is OK to prescribe ivermectin [for COVID-19]”

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok

Published: 24 Aug 2023

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Video about blank COVID-19 vaccine insert falsely implies there are no safety data for COVID-19 vaccines

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Blank COVID-19 vaccine safety inserts show there are no safety and effectiveness studies for these vaccines

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook

Published: 11 Aug 2023

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to edited video claiming otherwise

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“Dr Tedros doesn’t have his vaccination”

SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook

Published: 02 Aug 2023

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2023 malaria cases in the U.S. are unrelated to the release of genetically modified mosquitoes, contrary to viral claims online

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Bill Gates-funded company released genetically modified mosquitoes in the U.S. and caused a malaria outbreak

SOURCE: Facebook Users, Facebook

Published: 13 Jul 2023

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Breast cancer cases haven’t doubled in U.S. women under 45, despite social media claims

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“There is a huge boom in cancer, especially in female breast cancer in the younger ages of 45 and below.”

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok

Published: 23 Jun 2023

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Lack of clinical evidence for the claim that dog dewormer fenbendazole cures cancer

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Fenbendazole cures cancer

SOURCE: Joe Tippens, Facebook

Published: 24 May 2023

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Flawed comparison of cancer mortality between fluoridated and non-fluoridated U.S. cities doesn’t provide sufficient evidence that fluoride causes cancer

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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

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