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HIV infection is the cause of AIDS; persistent HIV/AIDS denialism relies on false information and is potentially deadly
Claim:
“HIV does not cause AIDS”
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Source: Instagram, Judy Mikovits, 2022-11-14 -
MisleadingDeath of a four-year-old boy in Argentina was due to lung infection, contrary to social media posts implying vaccination was the cause
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Death of 4 years old poster boy for vaccination campaign is linked to COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2022-11-13 -
MisleadingMultiple studies showed that COVID-19 increases the risk of heart inflammation more than vaccines do; study in Israel misleadingly used to claim otherwise
Claim:
Israeli study showed that COVID-19 doesn’t increase the risk of heart inflammation
Source: Twitter/X, Marina Medvin, 2022-11-08 -
MisleadingThe presence of titanium dioxide in face masks hasn’t been associated with toxicity or any health problems
Claim:
Face masks contain a “cancer-causing compound”; “exposure to titanium dioxide ‘systematically exceeded the acceptable exposure level to TiO2 by inhalation’”
Source: Children's Health Defense, Joseph Mercola, 2022-03-11 -
InaccuratemRNA vaccines against COVID-19 don’t modify humans, and don’t make them patentable or owned by any entities
Claim:
“if a human is injected with a GMO it becomes a patented piece of property from the government”, “they take away all your rights with mRNAs”
Source: Instagram, TikTok, Instagram users, 2022-11-14 -
MisleadingScientific evidence shows that unvaccinated people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and die, contrary to claim in viral social media posts about Germany data
Claim:
More than 88% of ICU patients in Germany are vaccinated; the COVID-19 vaccines no longer protect against severe disease
Source: Twitter/X, Olaf Garber, 2022-11-06 -
UnsupportedBill and Melinda Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates is fully vaccinated, including against COVID-19, despite online claims to the contrary
Claim:
Phoebe Adele Gates is “unvaccinated, not even [for] childhood vaccines”.
Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2022-11-05 -
Misleading2014 study by Dyall et al. is an in vitro study; clinical trials showed hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against COVID-19 in people
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Federal agencies already knew that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine “were very likely to be effective against COVID-19” based on 2014 paper
Source: The Epoch Times, Meryl Nass, 2022-10-31 -
Authorization of bivalent COVID-19 boosters is based on scientific evidence of their safety and effectiveness
image credit The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Publich Health SUMMARY In August 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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MisleadingClinical trial by Moderna found no safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccine in toddlers, contrary to claim by Joseph Ladapo
Claim:
According to Moderna themselves: Serious adverse events affected 1 in 200 toddlers. But they still concluded the mRNA vaccine was safe in children
Source: Twitter/X, Joseph Ladapo, 2022-10-29