Flawed reasoning
Steve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk
Claim:
“Pathologist reports a stunning 52% increase in cancer risk for ages 15-59 who were vaxxed”
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Source: Twitter, Substack, Instagram, Ivana Pavic, Steve Kirsch, 2024-03-05 -
UnsupportedRat study alleged to link COVID-19 vaccines to autism cannot be generalized to humans and contains important limitations
Claim:
“COVID-19 Shots Linked to Autism in Vaccinated Rats: Study”
Source: Substack, Twitter/X, The Epoch Times, Social media users, 2024-01-12 -
InaccurateSteve Kirsch’s claim that New Zealand data shows COVID-19 vaccines killed millions is based on a flawed analysis
Claim:
“the COVID vaccines have killed millions of people worldwide, an estimated 1 death per 1,000 doses on average in a standard population”
Source: Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-12-01 -
IncorrectPeter McCullough misinterprets study on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy; the study shows that vaccines are safe for pregnant women
Claim:
“No discernible benefit of covid-19 vaccination in pregnancy”; “higher rate of neonatal and all-cause readmissions among babies born to vaccinated mothers”
Source: Substack, Instagram, Peter McCullough, 2023-11-05 -
InaccurateStudy in Italy didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines have an “unacceptable” safety profile, contrary to claim by Peter McCullough
Claim:
Study in Italy shows nearly 1 in 3 COVID vaccine recipients have neurological side effects, indicating an “unacceptable” safety profile
Source: Substack, The Epoch Times, Naveen Athrappully, Peter McCullough, 2023-10-30 -
InaccurateClaim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
Claim:
Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus
Source: The People’s Voice, Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-26 -
InaccuratePeter McCullough makes inaccurate and misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines at event hosted by European political party
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccine mRNA cannot be broken down; COVID-19 vaccines cause excess death and unprecedented blood clots
Source: Substack, Facebook, Peter McCullough, 2023-09-17 -
MisleadingBenefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh their risks, even for teenagers, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
Claim:
“1 million mRNA covid shots or teens will prevent 0-1 deaths and CAUSE 100,000 - 200,000 severe side effects”
Source: Substack, Alex Berenson, 2023-09-13 -
UnsupportedCDC data didn’t show an increased risk of hospitalization in people vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
Claim:
“vaccinated and boosted people were MORE likely to be hospitalized with the new Omicron variant than unvaccinated people”
Source: Substack, Alex Berenson, 2023-09-13 -
InaccurateStudy didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines weaken children’s immune response, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
Claim:
A study showed a “weakened immune response in kids injected with Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot”; “The mRNA Covid jabs damage immune responses to other viruses in children”
Source: The Florida Standard, Substack, Jonas Vesterberg, Alex Berenson, 2023-08-30