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CLAIMS REVIEWED
In the U.S. new COVID-19 cases are concentrated in areas with low vaccination rates
CLAIM
The non-vaccinated don’t get tested, so the increase in COVID-19 cases is made up or due to the vaccinated
SOURCE: Facebook Users , Facebook
Published: 25 Jul 2021
VERDICT
The Nuremberg Code specifically addresses experimentation; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t experimental, and therefore, don’t violate the Code
CLAIM
“Nuremberg codes stipulate that consent must be voluntary […] Threatening someone’s livelihood unless they take an experimental vaccine is NOT voluntary consent.”
SOURCE: Candace Owens, Facebook, Twitter
Published: 16 Jul 2021
VERDICT
There is no conclusive evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine contains graphene oxide
CLAIM
“These Spanish researchers have found that over 99 percent of the Pfizer vaccine is graphene oxide.”
SOURCE: Stew Peters, Jane Ruby, Stew Peters Show
Published: 08 Jul 2021
VERDICT
No increased risk of miscarriage from COVID-19 vaccines or other safety concerns for pregnant women or their babies
CLAIM
"920 Women Lose Their Unborn Babies After Getting Vaccinated"
SOURCE: Shannon Kroner, Instagram
Published: 11 Jun 2021
VERDICT
CDC mask recommendations changed as more people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated; masks are effective at reducing virus transmission and are especially important when the majority of the population is unvaccinated
CLAIM
“Fauci admits to wearing a mask indoors because of appearances, not science”
SOURCE: Hannah Nightingale, The Post Millennial
Published: 28 May 2021
VERDICT
A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for children would protect children and at-risk people by reducing the virus’ spread
CLAIM
Survival is over 99.9% so "why are they insisting that children get this experimental treatment?"; "mRNA vaccines are not vaccines but an mRNA treatment"
SOURCE: Wendy Bell, Wendy Bell Radio
Published: 10 May 2021
VERDICT
Vaccines do provide immunity and can be used to achieve herd immunity
CLAIM
Vaccines don’t promise immunity and therefore “vaccine herd immunity doesn’t exist”.
SOURCE: Laura Elizabeth, Instagram
Published: 01 May 2021
VERDICT
Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms; other factors may determine an individual’s susceptibility to infection, but the microorganism is still the cause
CLAIM
“…a virus is not the cause of an illness. It’s a necessary cause […] but it is not the cause.”
SOURCE: Lisa Feldman Barrett, Facebook
Published: 16 Apr 2021
VERDICT
There is currently no cure for AIDS; reports to the contrary are incorrect
CLAIM
AIDS was cured in more than a dozen patients
SOURCE: Alfredo Bowman, Facebook
Published: 09 Apr 2021
VERDICT
The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines aren’t operating systems, and won’t transform the human body into a virus-making factory
CLAIM
The mRNA vaccine is “an operating system that takes over the machinery of your cells” ; “...by the time you get your fourth shot your body will be making all four proteins that make up the COVID-19 virus.”
SOURCE: Abdul Alim Muhammad, Damon Jones, Instagram, Facebook
Published: 06 Apr 2021
VERDICT