Claim reviews
Video advertising “Powersave” device is misleading and makes impossible home power savings claims
CLAIM
A young whizkid [...] invented a device that cuts 50% off an average home’s power bill
SOURCE: Anonymous, HOVERH
Published: 27 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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PragerU video contains misleading claims about COVID-19 deaths, falsely claims 94% of COVID-19 deaths had pre-existing conditions
CLAIM
“only 6% of COVID-19 deaths were caused by COVID-19 alone”; only 0.056% of the U.S. population has died from COVID-19
SOURCE: Will Witt, PragerU
Published: 24 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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The American Medical Association does not reject nor support hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, nor did it change its position on the use matter
CLAIM
The AMA “reversed course”, now “giving the green light to doctors prescribing HCQ to their COVID patients.”
SOURCE: Brian C. Joondeph, American Thinker
Published: 22 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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Nurse who fainted after getting Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has a history of fainting episodes; does not mean the vaccine is unsafe
CLAIM
Nurse faints after getting a COVID-19 vaccine
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 21 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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The U.S. National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act does not stop people from suing vaccine manufacturers
CLAIM
“According to the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, you cannot sue a vaccine manufacturer if the vaccine has harmed and/or killed someone”
SOURCE: Rizza Islam, America’s Frontline Doctors, Instagram
Published: 19 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel validated Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine; its authorization for emergency use should ensue
CLAIM
'FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine'
SOURCE: CNET editors, CNET
Published: 18 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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Scientific studies established clear links between human-caused increased in atmospheric CO2 and global warming
CLAIM
“It’s a good thing that we are putting some more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The scientific method has not been applied in such a way as to prove that carbon dioxide is causing the Earth to warm.”
SOURCE: Patrick Moore, Instagram
Published: 18 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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COVID-19 vaccine candidates are generally safe and effective at preventing disease; ongoing studies investigate whether the vaccine can also reduce transmission
CLAIM
“They have been reducing the standards so they can pass the vaccine no matter what”; “It does not prevent transmission”
SOURCE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Children's Health Defense
Published: 18 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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The Krippin virus in “I Am Legend” was intended as a cancer cure, not used as a vaccine
CLAIM
“Remember, in ‘I Am Legend,’ the sickness didn’t make the zombies. The vaccination did.”
SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook
Published: 15 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech is comprised of ingredients standard in many vaccines, including mRNA, lipids, sucrose, and salts
CLAIM
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine contains mRNA encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, lipids, sucrose, and salts.
SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook
Published: 14 Dec 2020
VERDICT
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