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Articles tagged with: COVID-19
ARTICLE REVIEWS
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
Too early for conclusions on long-term COVID-19 immunity, but some findings suggest that immune memory against the virus lasts for up to eight months and possibly longer
SOURCE: Neel V. Patel, MIT Technology Review
Published: 22 Jan 2021

People who received the COVID-19 vaccine aren’t more likely to develop facial paralysis than people who didn’t receive the vaccine
SOURCE: Anonymous, RT (Russian Today)
Published: 19 Jan 2021

VAERS reports alone don’t demonstrate that the COVID-19 vaccines caused adverse events; evidence does not indicate vaccines caused Bell’s palsy and deaths
SOURCE: Anonymous, Children's Health Defense
Published: 19 Jan 2021

Lower flu activity this season likely due to COVID-19 restrictions, increased flu vaccination, and other factors, not to misdiagnosis of flu cases as COVID-19
SOURCE: Daniel Payne, Just the News
Published: 17 Jan 2021

Strong evidence lacking to support claim that ivermectin is a cure for COVID-19; there are only limited clinical results at this stage
SOURCE: Pearson Sharp, One America News Network
Published: 16 Jan 2021

Vaccines protect people from diseases, but don’t always prevent disease transmission; research ongoing to determine if COVID-19 vaccines stop transmission
SOURCE: David Martin, New Earth Project
Published: 12 Jan 2021

COVID-19 vaccine did not cause the death of a Portuguese woman, contrary to social media posts’ suggestions
SOURCE: Anonymous, Wion
Published: 08 Jan 2021

The CDC reports more than 2.9 million deaths in the U.S. in 2020; there were at least 377,000 more deaths in 2020 compared to previous years
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 07 Jan 2021

German study did not find wearing face masks harms children; study wasn’t designed to accurately test these effects
SOURCE: Anonymous, GreenMedInfo
Published: 06 Jan 2021

Nashville bomber died in the explosion, not from COVID-19
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 05 Jan 2021

INSIGHTS
“Plandemic: Indoctornation” video rehashes debunked claims and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines
— 20 Aug 2020
Computing Forever interview with Dolores Cahill contains numerous inaccuracies about COVID-19 and vaccines
— 22 May 2020
“Plandemic” vignette featuring anti-vaccination activist Judy Mikovits contains numerous false and unsupported claims about COVID-19
— 08 May 2020
Did the COVID-19 virus originate from a lab or nature? Examining the evidence for different hypotheses of the novel coronavirus’ origins
— 24 Apr 2020