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Articles tagged with: COVID-19
ARTICLE REVIEWS
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
there is already “abundant data” showing that people who are not showing symptoms—which could include asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and paucisymptomatic individuals—compris...
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
Scientists who reviewed this article’s scientific credibility found that the reporting was generally accurate. However, they also highlighted a missed opportunity to provide read...
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
Overall, Mosher’s argument is based on unfounded speculation and scientific inaccuracies. Such claims, which continue to be perpetuated even by public officials, have real-world ...
CLAIM REVIEWS
Internet memes based on hearsay claim that hospital laboratories falsify COVID-19 tests to inflate numbers without evidence
CLAIM
Hospital laboratories falsify positive COVID-19 results
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook
Published: 04 Jul 2020
VERDICT
Contrary to popular claim on social media, RNA vaccines do not alter our DNA
CLAIM
“Bill Gates explains that the COVID vaccine will use experimental technology and permanently alter your DNA”
SOURCE: Alex Pietrowski, Facebook users, Waking Times
Published: 30 Jun 2020
VERDICT
No scientific evidence indicates that cannabis can prevent or cure COVID-19 in patients
CLAIM
“Cannabis is more effective at preventing and treating COVID-19 than hydroxychloroquine”
SOURCE: Tristan Greene, The Next Web
Published: 30 Jun 2020
VERDICT
COVID-19 is among the leading causes of death worldwide so far in 2020, but beware of incomplete graphs
CLAIM
COVID-19 became a leading cause of death globally by the end of May 2020.
SOURCE: Gavin Wood, Flourish
Published: 27 Jun 2020
VERDICT
OSHA recommends using cloth face coverings at the workplace, contrary to claim by Peggy Hall
CLAIM
“OSHA says masks don't work and violate OSHA oxygen levels”
SOURCE: Peggy Hall, TheHealthyAmerican.org, GreenMedInfo
Published: 24 Jun 2020
VERDICT
No, Bill Gates is not funding COVID-19 vaccines as a way to conduct global surveillance or to depopulate the world
CLAIM
Bill Gates, founder of harmful vaccination campaigns in developing countries, now plans to use COVID-19 vaccines to surveil the population
SOURCE: Ty & Charlene Bollinger, The Truth About Cancer
Published: 24 Jun 2020
VERDICT
People should take precautions against COVID-19 regardless of their blood type
CLAIM
“People with blood type O [are] more protected against COVID-19”
SOURCE: Celia Jean, Jerusalem Post
Published: 22 Jun 2020
VERDICT
People who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
CLAIM
The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 14 Jun 2020
VERDICT
German Ministry employee makes unsupported claim that COVID-19 pandemic is a global false alarm in widely circulated yet unsolicited opinion article
CLAIM
German government leaked document declares COVID-19 is “a global false alarm”
SOURCE: Baxter Dmitry, NewsPunch
Published: 10 Jun 2020
VERDICT
Article inaccurately claims that coronavirus vaccine by Oxford researchers caused animal test subjects to develop COVID-19
CLAIM
"Bill Gates’ shoddily-hastened vaccine has been determined to make all animal test subjects get COVID-19 when exposed to the virus"
SOURCE: Anonymous, Montana Daily Gazette
Published: 08 Jun 2020
VERDICT
INSIGHTS
“Plandemic” vignette featuring anti-vaccination activist Judy Mikovits contains numerous false and unsupported claims about COVID-19
— 08 May 2020
This video is the first in a series of vignettes preceding a movie titled “Plandemic”. First published on 5 May 2020, it quickly went viral on Facebook, with more than 2.2 mill...
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
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in December 2019, many hypotheses have been advanced to explain where the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) actually came from. Initial re...