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Reviews of articles from: The Epoch Times
CLAIM REVIEWS
Yale University researchers reported a technology to deliver mRNA vaccines in the nose, not a way to remotely vaccinate people
CLAIM
Researchers from Yale University created a new delivery method for mRNA vaccines… through the air
SOURCE: Roman Balmakov, The Epoch Times
Published: 14 Sep 2023
VERDICT
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t cause long-term spike protein production in the body, contrary to claims by retired professor
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COVID-19 RNA vaccines weren’t made with messenger RNA; vaccine RNA cannot be broken down in the body
SOURCE: Klaus Steger, The Epoch Times
Published: 07 Aug 2023
VERDICT
CDC data didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase risk of hospitalization, contrary to claim by The Epoch Times
CLAIM
“COVID-Vaccinated More Likely To Be Hospitalized”
SOURCE: Zachary Stieber, The Epoch Times
Published: 23 Jun 2023
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Claim that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines contain DNA contaminants based on study of vials of “unknown provenance”; no evidence COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can alter DNA in people
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DNA in COVID mRNA shots “may have the ability to alter the human genome”; “SV40 has been linked to cancer in humans”; “Regulatory Agencies Knew There Was a Contamination Problem”
SOURCE: Kevin McKernan, Sucharit Bhakdi, The Epoch Times
Published: 23 Jun 2023
VERDICT
U.S. mortality rate analysis by Josh Stirling is misleading; current data don’t show an association between COVID-19 vaccines and increased mortality
CLAIM
“The more doses on average you have in a region within the United States, the bigger increase in mortality that region has had in 2022 when compared to 2021”
SOURCE: Josh Stirling, Instagram, The Epoch Times
Published: 14 Mar 2023
VERDICT
New CDC data don’t confirm that the Pfizer bivalent booster shot increases the risk of ischemic strokes
CLAIM
“An increased risk of stroke events has been identified with the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine”
SOURCE: Yuhong Dong, The Epoch Times
Published: 17 Feb 2023
VERDICT
Ivermectin hasn’t proven effective in COVID-19 patients so far, despite persistent online claims
CLAIM
Ivermectin is a safe and effective COVID-19 treatment
SOURCE: Colleen Huber, The Epoch Times
Published: 02 Jan 2023
VERDICT
Study led by FDA researchers didn’t find that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine caused blood clots, contrary to viral claims on social media
CLAIM
“Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Linked to Blood Clotting: FDA”
SOURCE: Zachary Stieber, The Epoch Times
Published: 23 Dec 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
Japan preprint on myocarditis used inadequate methods to suggest COVID-19 vaccines cause more myocarditis deaths
CLAIM
“SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was associated with higher risk of myocarditis death [...] risk of myocarditis following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination may be more serious than that reported previously”
SOURCE: Zachary Stieber, Stephen Hussey, The Epoch Times, Instagram
Published: 03 Nov 2022
VERDICT