Inaccurate
The spread of COVID-19 is not related in any way to the deployment of 5G
Claim:
“5G plays a part in this ‘plandemic’” ... The cases of COVID-19 are “directly related to electromagnetic radiation exposure by 5G”
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Source: Gumshoe News, Dee McLachlan, 2020-05-04 -
Flawed reasoningFacebook posts misinterpret a study of 455 contacts of an asymptomatic COVID-19 carrier to claim that asymptomatic spread does not occur
Claim:
Asymptomatic carriers cannot spread COVID-19; COVID-19 is not contagious; masks are not needed to reduce COVID-19 transmission from asymptomatic carriers
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2020-05-22 -
MisleadingHand-held UV lights sold online to kill microbes are effective only in specific conditions and can be unsafe when used improperly
Claim:
UV-C lamps “kill 99.99% of all bacteria, viruses, and mold” on “any surface you want to disinfect” ... “in ten seconds”
Source: Super Charged UV-c, Anonymous, 2020-04-22 -
To date, no therapy has been proven effective for preventing or treating COVID-19, contrary to claim by Dolores Cahill
Claim:
There is no need for social distancing because we have a treatment for COVID-19
Source: The Highwire, Dolores Cahill, 2020-05-19 -
InaccurateThe main cause of death in COVID-19 patients is respiratory insufficiency arising from viral pneumonia, not clotting disorder as claimed in viral social media posts
Claim:
"Autopsies performed by the Italian pathologists [have] shown that [COVID-19] is not pneumonia but it is disseminated intravascular coagulation"
Source: Facebook, GistFlash, Facebook users, Chinonyerem Emmanuella, 2020-05-01 -
MisleadingMortality in the U.S. noticeably increased during the first months of 2020 compared to previous years
Claim:
The U.S. is not losing “tons more lives in 2020” compared to 2019 (18,433) ... the increase is virtually non-existent
Source: Facebook, Gateway Pundit, Candace Owens, Joe Hoft, 2020-05-13 -
Computing Forever interview with Dolores Cahill contains numerous inaccuracies about COVID-19 and vaccines
This video, first published on 11 May 2020, features an interview between Dave Cullen, also known as Computing Forever on…
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IncorrectClaim that the Amish are healthier because they opt out of all vaccines is incorrect
Claim:
“The unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism, or heart disease.”
Source: EndAllDisease, Mark Sloan, 2017-11-11 -
Partially correctThe first SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans occurred during fall 2019, but not enough evidence exists to confirm a global spread before early 2020
Claim:
“Coronavirus quickly spread around the world as early as October 2019”
Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-05-08 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that using a face mask helps coronavirus enter the brain, contrary to claim by Russell Blaylock
Claim:
'New evidence shows wearing face mask can help coronavirus enter the brain and pose more health risk, warn expert'
Source: Technocracy, The Science Times, Russell Blaylock, 2020-05-18