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Reviews of articles from: Zero Hedge
CLAIM REVIEWS
Most positive COVID-19 PCR test results are true positives; WHO information notice didn’t change threshold or criteria for a positive COVID-19 test
CLAIM
“WHO Admits High-Cycle PCR Tests Produce COVID False Positives”; the WHO’s new guidance includes lower PCR thresholds
SOURCE: Joseph Mercola, David Samedi, Zero Hedge, Children’s Health Defense
Published: 25 Jan 2021
VERDICT
COVID-19 is more deadly and more contagious than seasonal flu and may also cause long-lasting damage to survivors
CLAIM
“The coronavirus is no more deadly or dangerous than seasonal flu”
SOURCE: Anonymous, Zero Hedge
Published: 20 Oct 2020
VERDICT
No evidence that coronavirus genetic sequences were fabricated, contrary to preprint by Li-Meng Yan and colleagues
CLAIM
Fabricated genetic sequences were used to support the hypothesis that the virus arose naturally
SOURCE: Li-Meng Yan, Zenodo, Zero Hedge, The National Pulse
Published: 16 Oct 2020
VERDICT
Nobel laureate Luc Montagnier inaccurately claims that the novel coronavirus is man-made and contains genetic material from HIV
CLAIM
this coronavirus genome contained sequences of another virus […] the HIV virus (AIDS virus)
SOURCE: Luc Montagnier, Gilmore Health News, Zero Hedge
Published: 20 Apr 2020
VERDICT
No, “HIV insertions” were not identified in the 2019 coronavirus, contrary to claims based on questionable bioinformatics study
CLAIM
Coronavirus contains 'HIV insertions'
SOURCE: Anonymous, Zero Hedge, InfoWars
Published: 04 Feb 2020
VERDICT