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Reviews of articles from: New York Post
ARTICLE REVIEWS
New York Post article makes speculative, unsupported claim that mutation could enable the virus causing COVID-19 to evade handwashing and mask-wearing
in New York Post, by Jackie Salo
“The preprint that the article focuses on actually says nothing about the most egregious claim made in the article: that the virus is evolving to get around hand-washing, masks, etc. This comes from a quote from someone who’s not an author on the preprint, giving an opinion about the preprint…on a topic not covered by the preprint.”
— 08 Oct 2020
Viral New York Post article perpetuates the unfounded claim that the virus that causes COVID-19 is manmade
in New York Post, by Steven W. Mosher
Overall, Mosher’s argument is based on unfounded speculation and scientific inaccuracies. Such claims, which continue to be perpetuated even by public officials, have real-world repercussions. Peter Daszak, epidemiologist and president of the EcoHealth Alliance who has collaborated with WIV researchers, warned during an interview with the journal Science: “These rumors and conspiracy theories have real consequences, including threats of violence that have occurred to our colleagues in China.”
— 02 Mar 2020
CLAIM REVIEWS
Claims that long COVID doesn’t exist misrepresent study by Queensland Health researchers
SOURCE: David Landsel, Paul Sacca, Brooke Mallory, New York Post, The Blaze, One America News Network
Published: 22 Mar 2024
Health risks associated with pesticide chlormequat on oat- and wheat-based food products require further investigation
SOURCE: Shannon Thaler, New York Post
Published: 06 Mar 2024
Evidence shows that lockdowns implemented to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have saved lives, contrary to claims in the New York Post
SOURCE: Eileen AJ Connelly, Ryan Fazio, New York Post
Published: 10 May 2021
COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause herpes infections; a possible association with the reactivation of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatic diseases remains unconfirmed
SOURCE: Jackie Salo, Social media users, New York Post, Facebook, Instagram
Published: 26 Apr 2021
Sexual transmission of SARS-CoV-2 currently unconfirmed as studies produce conflicting evidence of its presence in the reproductive system
SOURCE: Paula Froelich, New York Post
Published: 27 Jul 2020
Scientific evidence indicates virus that causes COVID-19 infection is of natural origin, not the result of human engineering
SOURCE: Steven W. Mosher, New York Post, Daily Wire, InfoWars
Published: 05 Mar 2020
