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Facebook posts
stated on September 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
A "Liability Warning Acknowledgement Form" allows a worker to sue their company if they get injured from the COVID-19 vaccine.
False
By Andy Nguyen • September 23, 2021
Steve Kirsch
Steve Kirsch
stated on September 14, 2021 a tweet:
"Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • September 22, 2021
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Viral image
stated on September 12, 2021 a Facebook post:
"Peak active cases” of COVID-19 for 2020 vs. 2021 show “this is not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.'"
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 20, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination.
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 20, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 15, 2021 a Facebook post:
“CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 17, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 2, 2021 a TikTok video:
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 17, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 9, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says 2010 video clip showing coffins in a field proves “COVID was planned.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • September 16, 2021
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Instagram posts
stated on August 31, 2021 an Instagram post:
"Japan says goodbye Moderna, hello ivermectin."
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • September 14, 2021
Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on August 31, 2021 a CNN interview:
“I don’t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. I don’t believe that young people should have to wear masks at school. I’m not sure the science is settled on that at all.”
False
By Chris Nichols • September 11, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 7, 2021 an Instagram post:
“President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 9, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on August 27, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says a demonstration with an air quality monitor shows that cloth masks are dangerous for children.
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 8, 2021
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 4, 2021 an interview:
“In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."
False
By Brandon Mulder • September 3, 2021
Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal
stated on August 30, 2021 an Instagram post:
“The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 2, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on August 29, 2021 an Instagram post:
“New Israeli study finds fully vaccinated people are at ‘greater risk of hospitalization’ and 13 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than those who have recovered and have natural immunity.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2021 a Facebook post:
The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 31, 2021
Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan
stated on August 20, 2021 a podcast episode:
The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 31, 2021
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Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Friendly reminder: Cigarettes are FDA approved.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 30, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on July 31, 2021 a Tik Tok post:
The contagiousness of the coronavirus delta variant is “valued between 5 and 9½,” and if the value is closer to 10, “within six weeks, the whole country will test positive for delta, regardless of vaccination.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 23, 2021 a Facebook post:
Thalidomide was FDA-approved for pregnant women in the 1960s.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • August 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 19, 2021 a Facebook post:
White House, CDC, WHO and vaccine makers don’t require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers.
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • August 27, 2021
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