Inaccurate
U.S. prison releases complemented other strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons, including face masks
Claim:
Masks don’t work; prisoners were released instead of being given masks
Fernanda Ferreira
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Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2021-08-02 -
InaccurateIn 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, Facebook users, 2021-07-19 -
InaccurateThe 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: Facebook, Twitter/X, Candace Owens, 2021-07-07 -
InaccurateThere 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 Show, Jane Ruby, Stew Peters, 2021-07-05 -
IncorrectActivated charcoal tablets are unlikely to be effective in counteracting date rape drugs; individuals who have been given date rape drugs should seek medical attention
Claim:
“Buy yourselves charcoal activated tablets […] it will counteract most date rape drugs”
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2019-09-04 -
MisleadingNo 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: Instagram, Shannon Kroner, 2021-06-03 -
Lacks contextCDC 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: The Post Millennial, Hannah Nightingale, 2021-05-18 -
Lacks contextA 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 Radio, Wendy Bell, 2021-05-04 -
InaccurateVaccines 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: Instagram, Laura Elizabeth, 2021-04-24 -
Partially correctInfectious 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: Facebook, Lisa Feldman Barrett, 2021-04-06