Misleading
Headlines overlook risk of COVID-19 by claiming Estonia study shows natural immunity is superior to vaccination
Claim:
“Natural Immunity Better Than Protection From COVID-19 Vaccination, researchers in Estonia found”
Iria Carballo-Carbajal
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Source: The Epoch Times, Zachary Stieber, 2023-11-23 -
InaccuratePublic information film on coronavirus allegedly from the 1970s is a parody published in 2020
Claim:
A public information film on the coronavirus was released in the 1970s
Source: YouTube, Social media users, 2020-05-24 -
InaccurateMisuse of drug tests on energy drinks like Red Bull produces false positives; doesn’t demonstrate these drinks contain cocaine and other drugs
Claim:
Red Bull contain cocaine and buprenorphine
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06 -
InaccurateSocial media posts wrongly claim that herbs can cure every disease including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Claim:
“There is a cure to every d!isease”; herbs can cure cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2023-11-06 -
InaccurateJames Thorp spreads false claims that COVID-19 vaccines harm fertility, pregnancy, infant survival in The Sentinel Report interview
Claim:
“Americans are dropping dead” from COVID-19 vaccines; vaccines impair fertility, pregnancy, infant survival
Source: The Sentinel Report, James Thorp, 2023-11-01 -
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MisleadingMarty Makary relies on misleading and unsubstantiated claims to accuse U.S. government of spreading misinformation
Claim:
The U.S. government spread misinformation that vaccinated immunity was far greater than natural immunity, that masks were effective, that myocarditis was more common after the infection than the vaccine
Source: Facebook, YouTube, Marty Makary, 2023-10-16 -
InaccurateStudies continue to show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t harm fertility
Claim:
New England Journal of Medicine “proves” 80% miscarriage rate among vaccinated women; COVID-19 vaccines harm men’s and women’s fertility
Source: NVTV, Children's Health Defense, Christiane Northrup, James Thorp, 2023-09-20 -
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InaccurateTestimony by Steve Kirsch on the alleged harms of vaccination relies on flawed, biased analyses
Claim:
“All these vaccines are causing harm to our kids”; “The fully unvaccinated kids are always healthier”; “vaccines are causing chronic disease in America”
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Kirsch, 2023-06-09