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Reviews of articles from: Twitter
CLAIM REVIEWS
Testimony by Steve Kirsch on the alleged harms of vaccination relies on flawed, biased analyses
CLAIM
“All these vaccines are causing harm to our kids”; “The fully unvaccinated kids are always healthier”; “vaccines are causing chronic disease in America”
SOURCE: Steve Kirsch, Twitter
Published: 10 Aug 2023
VERDICT
The commercially available Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe and was tested on more than 250 people, contrary to claim by statistician Christine Cotton
CLAIM
“Pfizer’s COVID Shot Was Only Tested on 250 People”
SOURCE: Christine Cotton, Twitter
Published: 26 Jul 2023
VERDICT
High population immunity and low virus circulation the reasons for new Swiss COVID-19 vaccine recommendation, not vaccine injuries
CLAIM
Switzerland stops COVID-19 vaccines due to safety concerns
SOURCE: Anthony Hinton, Twitter
Published: 19 Apr 2023
VERDICT
An ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
CLAIM
“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
SOURCE: Social media users, The Florida Standard, Twitter
Published: 13 Apr 2023
VERDICT
Viral memes listing COVID-19 topics about which authorities were allegedly “wrong” rehash debunked misinformation
CLAIM
We were lied about “COVID-19 numbers”, treatments, natural immunity, and the origin of the virus; COVID-19 vaccines and control measures “didn’t work”
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 07 Mar 2023
VERDICT
Infection-induced immunity is more unpredictable and poses a higher risk than vaccine-induced immunity
CLAIM
“natural immunity provides superior protection to experimental vaccines; “They lied and said Natural Immunity wasn’t better than [vaccine]-induced immunity”
SOURCE: Social media users, Children's Health Denfese, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 02 Mar 2023
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Florida Department of Health misleads on COVID-19 vaccine safety with erroneous comparison of VAERS reports
CLAIM
VAERS reports in Florida increased by 1,700% after COVID-19 vaccines became available, signaling safety concerns
SOURCE: Joseph Ladapo, Florida Department of Health
Published: 23 Feb 2023
VERDICT
Scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are effective; their benefits outweigh their risks, contrary to claim by Retsef Levi
CLAIM
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don't work and are causing serious harm, including death
SOURCE: Retsef Levi, Twitter
Published: 09 Feb 2023
VERDICT
The Pfizer bivalent vaccines are very unlikely to increase the risk of ischemic stroke, contrary to claims on social media
CLAIM
The Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine causes strokes
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 18 Jan 2023
VERDICT
The film “Died Suddenly” rehashes debunked claims and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccines
CLAIM
COVID-19 vaccines are linked to abnormal blood clotting, sudden deaths, world depopulation
SOURCE: Richard Hirschman, Theresa Long, Steve Kirsch, Stew Peters Network
Published: 29 Nov 2022
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