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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
Published studies misrepresented by cardiologist Peter McCullough to push false claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause sudden cardiac death
SOURCE: Peter McCullough, One America News Network
Published: 30 Nov 2023

There are no genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence these vaccines modify our DNA
SOURCE: Julian Fidge, Rebekah Barnett, Dystopian Down Under
Published: 17 Nov 2023

No evidence COVID-19 vaccines caused rise in U.S. infant mortality for 2022 reported by the CDC, contrary to implication in Facebook meme
SOURCE: Facebook Users, Facebook
Published: 15 Nov 2023

Elon Musk’s claim that ventilators killed COVID-19 patients confuses correlation with causation
SOURCE: Elon Musk, The Joe Rogan Experience
Published: 14 Nov 2023

James Thorp spreads false claims that COVID-19 vaccines harm fertility, pregnancy, infant survival in The Sentinel Report interview
SOURCE: James Thorp, The Sentinel Report
Published: 11 Nov 2023

Peter McCullough misinterprets study on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy; the study shows that vaccines are safe for pregnant women
SOURCE: Peter McCullough, Substack, Instagram
Published: 10 Nov 2023

Study in Italy didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines have an “unacceptable” safety profile, contrary to claim by Peter McCullough
SOURCE: Peter McCullough, Naveen Athrappully, Substack, The Epoch Times
Published: 08 Nov 2023

2018 coronavirus research in NIAID Montana lab is unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic, contrary to claim by Fox News’s Jesse Watters
SOURCE: Jesse Watters, Facebook, Fox News
Published: 07 Nov 2023

Residual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines is documented, isn’t associated with genome modification or cancer, contrary to claim by Robert Malone
SOURCE: Robert Malone, The Charlie Kirk Show
Published: 03 Nov 2023

Preventing deaths isn’t the sole benefit of COVID-19 vaccination, contrary to Epoch Times article
SOURCE: Megan Redshaw, The Epoch Times
Published: 31 Oct 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