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InaccurateThe 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”
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: GistFlash, Facebook, Chinonyerem Emmanuella, Facebook users, 2020-05-01 -
-2Very lowVideo from PragerU makes several incorrect and misleading claims about climate change
This video discussing climate change was first published on PragerU’s website in April 2016 and recently posted on Facebook in May 2020. Scientists that evaluated the video found several claims about climate change to be incorrect and misleading to viewers.
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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: Gateway Pundit, Facebook, Joe Hoft, Candace Owens, 2020-05-13 -
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 -
IncorrectLow solar activity has little effect on Earth’s climate, contrary to claim in The Sun
Claim:
"The sun has gone into ‘lockdown’ which could cause freezing weather, earthquakes and famine, say scientists"
Source: The Sun, Chris Pollard, 2020-05-13