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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 Ago 2021
"This article has inaccuracies throughout with a clear view to push an anti-vaccine agenda. The picture depicting a skull with eyes and nose made of coronaviruses in the shape of t..
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
"The article’s claim that the U.S. is near herd immunity rests on two numbers: 1) the detection of infections by testing (claimed to be 10 – 25 percent) and 2) the infection fa..
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
"The preprint that the article focuses on actually says nothing about the most egregious claim made in the article: that the virus is evolving to get around hand-washing, masks, et..
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
"The Telegraph headline is obviously misleading but the subheading is accurate. Masks don’t give immunity; rather, the argument is that infections are milder or asymptomatic and ..
Potential role for T cells in COVID-19 immunity accurately reported in National Geographic article
in National Geographic, by Carrie Arnold
— 19 Ago 2020
"The article accurately discusses the recent findings about the presence/relevance of T cell response against COVID-19. Indeed, both arms of adaptive immunity, humoral and cellular..
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 Abr 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
Claims that a Harvard study showed COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective misrepresent the authors’ conclusions, fail to account for the study’s limitations
CLAIM
“Covid SURGES Among Most Vaxxed Communities Says Harvard Study”
SOURCE: Jimmy Dore, The Jimmy Dore Show
Published: 22 Oct 2021
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There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene or parasites
CLAIM
COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene and living organisms made of aluminum
SOURCE: Carrie Madej, Franc Zalewski, Stew Peters Show
Published: 21 Oct 2021
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Vaccines are highly effective against COVID-19, but unvaccinated people can still endanger vaccinated people, contrary to Tucker Carlson’s claim on Fox News
CLAIM
“If you are vaccinated against COVID-19, you face no conceivable danger whatsoever from people who have not been vaccinated”; many unvaccinated people “have natural immunity and are less likely to get sick than a vaccinated person from COVID”
SOURCE: Tucker Carlson, Fox News
Published: 19 Oct 2021
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No evidence that the fall in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is linked to the use of ivermectin
CLAIM
Ivermectin played a role on the steep decline of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia
SOURCE: Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Published: 15 Oct 2021
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Several laboratories in Spain have cultured and isolated the virus SARS-CoV-2; the claim that the virus doesn’t exist is false
CLAIM
“Spanish High Court Confirms That Covid 19 Does Not Exist!”
SOURCE: Charlie Ward, The Charlie Ward Show
Published: 14 Oct 2021
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Vaccines are highly effective at reducing the risk of death from COVID-19; The Exposé misleadingly claims the UK vaccination campaign has failed
CLAIM
“Covid-19 vaccinated people have accounted for 81% of Covid-19 deaths this summer”; “Covid-19 deaths are over twelve times higher than the same period last year”; “vaccine programme has clearly failed”
SOURCE: Jonathan Allen-Walker, The Daily Expose
Published: 12 Oct 2021
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No evidence suggests a causal link between ivermectin recommendation and the decline of COVID-19 cases in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
CLAIM
"The most populated state in India just declared they are officially COVID-19 free after promoting widespread use of the safe proven medicine"
SOURCE: Pearson Sharp, Jim Hoft, One America News Network, Gateway Pundit
Published: 12 Oct 2021
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The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; vaccinated children don’t die at a higher rate compared to unvaccinated children
CLAIM
1 in 1,000 children vaccinated against COVID-19 dies
SOURCE: Adrian Norman, Instagram
Published: 11 Oct 2021
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Contrary to claims in a LifeSiteNews article, COVID-19 vaccination makes it less likely for someone to get COVID-19
CLAIM
"If you get the Pfizer vax, you’re more likely to get COVID"
SOURCE: Patrick Delaney, LifeSiteNews
Published: 09 Oct 2021
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Study led by UCSF researchers didn’t study vaccinated people’s susceptibility to variants; it found vaccine breakthrough cases to be a minority of infections
CLAIM
“The California study finds that vaccinated individuals are more susceptible to COVID variant infections than unvaccinated”
SOURCE: Anonymous, The Conservative Treehouse
Published: 06 Oct 2021
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