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Articles tagged with: COVID-19
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Washington Times article by Robert Malone and Peter Navarro relies on inaccurate and unsubstantiated claims about virus evolution, vaccine immunity, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
in Washington Times, by Robert Malone and Peter Navarro
— 15 Aug 2021
Misleading Wall Street Journal opinion piece makes the unsubstantiated claim that the U.S. will have herd immunity by April 2021
in Wall Street Journal, by Marty Makary
— 26 Feb 2021
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
— 08 Oct 2020
Telegraph article describing the hypothesis that face masks can variolate a population receives mixed reviews on its scientific accuracy
in The Telegraph, by Georgina Hayes
— 24 Sep 2020
Potential role for T cells in COVID-19 immunity accurately reported in National Geographic article
in National Geographic, by Carrie Arnold
— 19 Aug 2020
People who do not show symptoms can contribute to significant COVID-19 transmission, contrary to CNBC report
in CNBC, by William Feuer, Noah Higgins-Dunn
— 10 Jun 2020
COVID-19 vaccine candidate by Pittsburgh scientists show promising results in animal studies, but clinical trials still needed before efficacy in humans is known
in Pittsburgh Magazine, by Garret Roberts
— 11 Apr 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
— 02 Mar 2020
CLAIM REVIEWS
Data doesn’t show that vaccines are responsible for 2022 excess mortality, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Substack
Published: 03 Feb 2023

Baseless claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed more than 200,000 comes from flawed BMC Infectious Diseases study
SOURCE: Mark Skidmore, BMC Infectious Diseases
Published: 03 Feb 2023

Studies indicate that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of death, despite misleading video on Europe excess death by John Campbell
SOURCE: John Campbell, YouTube
Published: 28 Jan 2023

Sweetgum balls don’t contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient and there’s no evidence of an antiviral effect against COVID-19
SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok
Published: 27 Jan 2023

CDC data shows that COVID-19 is a major cause of excess deaths in the U.S., contrary to Exposé article ascribing deaths to COVID-19 vaccines
SOURCE: Anonymous, The Exposé
Published: 24 Jan 2023

Misrepresented 2018 clip of Bill Gates trigger inaccurate claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for livestock could transfer to people through diet
SOURCE: Baxter Dmitry, NewsPunch, The People’s Voice, Headline USA
Published: 18 Jan 2023

The Pfizer bivalent vaccines are very unlikely to increase the risk of ischemic stroke, contrary to claims on social media
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 18 Jan 2023

Tweet by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene misinterpreted; no evidence that XBB.1.5 preferentially infects vaccinated people
SOURCE: Julia Musto, Fox News
Published: 17 Jan 2023

Possible increases in cancer rates and lower life expectancy in 2021 are primarily driven by effects of COVID-19, not vaccination
SOURCE: Joseph Mercola, Children's Health Defense
Published: 13 Jan 2023

Excess deaths in the U.K. remain below the pandemic peak and aren’t linked to COVID-19 vaccines
SOURCE: Antony Newby, Facebook
Published: 13 Jan 2023

INSIGHTS
Authorization of bivalent COVID-19 boosters is based on scientific evidence of their safety and effectiveness
— 07 Nov 2022
What can explain the excess mortality in the U.S. and Europe in 2022?
— 02 Nov 2022
Shedding light on LinkedIn’s enforcement of health misinformation policies: A pilot study
— 26 Apr 2022
Assessing the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on mortality: a story of confounding factors and their role in COVID-19 misinformation
— 15 Mar 2022
Infection-induced immunity versus vaccine-induced immunity: Weighing the benefits and risks
— 03 Nov 2021
Copypasta of an ICU doctor’s tweet stokes COVID-19 skepticism by mimicking bot-like behavior
— 29 Jul 2021
Understanding causality in adverse events after vaccination
— 15 Jul 2021
What has been the effect of the pandemic on the suicide rate of the U.S. population?
— 21 Jun 2021
What is known about the claims that the Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted research to bioengineer bat coronaviruses?
— 15 Jun 2021
How were mRNA vaccines developed for COVID-19?
— 02 Jun 2021