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Retracted study misused statistics and adverse event reports to claim that COVID-19 vaccines don’t offer “clear benefit” and caused deaths
Claim:
“For three deaths prevented by vaccination we have to accept two inflicted by vaccination.”
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Source: MDPI, Harald Walach, Rainer Klement, Wouter Aukema, 2021-06-24 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines don’t affect ovaries or fertility in general; the vaccines are highly effective at preventing illness and death
Claim:
“the ovaries get the highest concentration of [lipid nanoparticles from RNA vaccines]. This turns the ovaries into a very large manufacturing plant to turn out toxic spike protein“
Source: TrialSite News, Steve Kirsch, 2021-05-25 -
Lacks contextCOVID-19 itself can cause heart inflammation, in addition to other problems like long COVID; benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
Claim:
More than half of myocarditis cases caused by COVID-19 vaccines occur in those aged between 12 and 34, yet this age group has a COVID-19 recovery rate of 99.99%
Source: Twitter/X, Kelly Victory, 2021-06-11 -
InaccurateFauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: Twitter/X, TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2021-06-01 -
InaccurateVaccines are a safer alternative for acquiring immunity compared to natural infection and COVID-19 survivors benefit from getting vaccinated, contrary to claims by Peter McCullough
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines caused over 4,000 deaths; COVID-19 survivors can’t get the virus and don’t need to be vaccinated; natural immunity trumps vaccine immunity; spike protein from the vaccines is dangerous
Source: Fleccas Talks, Peter McCullough, 2021-05-19 -
InaccuratePCR tests on vaccinated and unvaccinated people are evaluated using the same criteria; the CDC didn’t change criteria for detecting infection in vaccinated people, as alleged in OffGuardian article
Claim:
The U.S. CDC is “lowering their CT value when testing samples from suspected ‘breakthrough infections’” to decrease the number of officially recorded cases
Source: Gateway Pundit, OffGuardian, Zero Hedge, Kit Knightly, 2021-05-18 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines were tested in animals and clinical trials before receiving authorization; vaccinated people aren’t dying at a higher rate than unvaccinated people
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines skipped animal testing; COVID-19 vaccines weren’t tested in humans before being released to the public; COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Bob Hall, Angelina Farella, 2021-05-06 -
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UnsupportedInsufficient evidence to claim COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual irregularities in vaccinated women; vaccinated people aren’t making unvaccinated people ill
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual problems in women; vaccinated people are causing health problems in unvaccinated people around them
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Christiane Northrup, Social media users, 2021-04-11 -
UnsupportedCurrent data from clinical trials offer no reliable evidence that ivermectin is effective against COVID-19; better-quality clinical trials are needed to resolve this question
Claim:
“Ivermectin is the only thing we have that treats COVID at all stages […] Ivermectin substantially reduces deaths from COVID and prevents infections”; 50 studies “show ivermectin is not just effective, but highly effective”
Source: Sky News, Tess Lawrie, Craig Kelly, 2021-04-15