Flawed reasoning
Country-to-country comparison doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, contrary to Facebook post by journalist Sharyl Attkisson
Claim:
“As more people got vaccinated for Covid, more people got Covid.”
Reviews of content from
Sharyl Attkisson
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Source: Facebook, Sharyl Attkisson, 2024-04-01 -
Misleading2019 report by TV host Sharyl Attkisson exaggerates one expert’s opinion in court case to claim vaccines cause autism
Claim:
Government silenced “top expert witness” who denied the vaccine-autism link in court and changed opinion; his testimony could have changed the court’s decision
Source: Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, 2019-01-06 -
UnsupportedVaccination enhances immunity in people who previously had COVID-19; little evidence for claim that the Amish community in Lancaster County, PA, have herd immunity
Claim:
“All the Amish know we got herd immunity”, “We all got the Covid, so why would you get a vaccine?”
Source: Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, 2021-10-10 -
UnsupportedDanish face mask study did not show that masks were ineffective at reducing spread of COVID-19; study was underpowered and results were inconclusive
Claim:
“Masks make no significant difference”; “Masks have no significant effect”
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Alex Berenson, Anthony Sabatini, Buck Sexton, Sharyl Attkisson, 2020-11-18