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20 DAD8B0C27FBDC64A7F15A0D31C289F7B 1510259697819037701 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY In this old quote Fauci is referring to the flu. Contracting Covid-19 is much more potentially life-threatening than the flu, but Fauci is also talking about someone who had already contacted the flu virus and was not suggesting people should intentionally try to become infected.
56 F2C1B194EB06BA309FFF88281581CC09 1419742648441659395 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This is false. They must be vaccinated OR tested for COVID regularly. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/us/california-state-vaccine-mandate-employees.html
57 F2C1B194EB06BA309FFF88281581CC09 1421918627679383553 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY According to WHO: FACT: Clinical trials confirm that hydroxychloroquine does not prevent illness or death from COVID-19. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters?gclid=CjwKCAjwr56IBhAvEiwA1fuqGmEtvqFG6Cj7uHeG-aLK_yP1xkxgjBvpfdp-QiK5LPER_LvCGFAa9RoCxGsQAvD_BwE#chloroquine
60 F2C1B194EB06BA309FFF88281581CC09 1422916941300346883 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This is not true. Surge in cases rising among the unvaccinated, causing wider spread of COVID. https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/scicheck-covid-19-surges-among-unvaccinated-in-florida-contrary-to-baseless-claims/
61 F2C1B194EB06BA309FFF88281581CC09 1423016160438542336 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This is a lie. See: "The study data released so far actually showed only 12.6 % of pregnant women in the study had a miscarriage – not 82%. The study concluded that vaccinations weren't a safety risk for pregnant women." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/07/25/fact-check-covid-19-vaccines-not-risky-pregnant-women-study-says/7899594002/
63 F2C1B194EB06BA309FFF88281581CC09 1423000811974664194 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This is simply not true. Less effective does not equal not effective. https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/28/efficacy-of-pfizer-biontech-covid-vaccine-slips-to-84-after-six-months-data-show/
75 F2C1B194EB06BA309FFF88281581CC09 1545073310559502336 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This is false. COVID nursing home deaths claim is campaign trail mainstay - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-science-health-ab5da360130c3701fac401cbd28def03
76 F2C1B194EB06BA309FFF88281581CC09 1544871225188667392 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This is false. COVID nursing home deaths claim is campaign trail mainstay - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-science-health-ab5da360130c3701fac401cbd28def03
77 F2C1B194EB06BA309FFF88281581CC09 1545171343527780356 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This is false. COVID nursing home deaths claim is campaign trail mainstay - https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-covid-science-health-ab5da360130c3701fac401cbd28def03
86 F400349BD4803BF5B9DFCAEC57D7657B 1355216803174211588 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING The author is confusing the reported efficacy of preventing hospitalization and death, with the reported overall efficacy of preventing infection, the superset of results. Bloomberg coverage (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-29/j-j-single-dose-vaccine-provides-strong-shield-against-covid-19) makes this distinction clearly.
129 05412E105BB12814DCCCD4852D32177C 1522948044043468800 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING There is no evidence that the Pfizer vaccine or any COVID vaccine result in twitching legs or spasms. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect/after.html
183 87F2F3A37B70330DCCF578CA9DE37C44 1473123192046866440 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Studies show that “unvaxxed innate immune response” — also called “convalescent” state from prior Covid infection — provides less protection from Omicron than vaccination. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.08.21267491v1.full.pdf+html
203 DD08F7E85D12E58A06555E6EC7A77E69 1357435369780822028 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_FEW LITTLE_HARM EASY Writing tweets is not among the COVID-19 reported side effects. Source: FDA https://www.fda.gov/media/144414/download
211 A0DC0A8A5E51448456217EF5C1146E4E 1505449005655814145 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Adverse reactions to covid vaccines are rare per cdc reporting. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
226 85B24501AD900EE766E84AB5FE641F52 1358172874973003780 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY False claims that all deaths labelled as Covid are lies. I personally know people who have lost loved ones due to Covid. The information is out there.
231 4F770597397B6A4ED3A3F5D8FEACF7DE 1532581873884581888 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY To suggest that children getting vaccinated for COVID could lead to the “extermination of an entire generation” is highly inflammatory, created apparently to scare parents into not vaccinating their kids. An article by an epidemiologist with kids: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/pediatric-state-of-affairs-april
238 F45FD7191E19CE8B1DBB5F213EFE965A 1457396575802691585 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This tweet provides misinformation about medicine used to treat COVID-19 that could be harmful to people who attempt to take it, as it is often not appropriate for human consumption. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19
240 09A6E139323176F3BAAE221E311B8C71 1391821556175736836 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Fauci did not found the Wuhan lab https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/02/09/covid-dr-anthony-fauci-did-not-fund-research-tied-creation/4450338001/
248 30650E47C5468EBB932ABFBFF2234B58 1425552006140284929 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING This is a political ad. Crist is attempting to raise campaign funds on the back of a COVID-19 surge in his state. I though Twitter had stopped accepting political ads!
256 E2871E160A73B51849F6F239401F1943 1444081302651670531 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY No source is given for this "statistic" when the opposite is true in reliable sources - Wall Street Journal and The Guardian (UK). Fully vaccinated people account for 1.2% of England’s Covid-19 deaths https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/13/fully-vaccinated-people-account-for-12-of-englands-covid-19-deaths Covid-19 Study in England Shows Few Deaths Among Vaccinated People https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-study-in-england-shows-few-deaths-among-vaccinated-11631549453
257 E2871E160A73B51849F6F239401F1943 1444711233668669444 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The tweet simplistically draws conclusions from an unreliable source in The Epoch Times. A Reuters fact check does a better job to describe long-term benefits of vaccination vs natural immunity. Fact Check-CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine even after recovering from the virus https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-vaccine-immunity/fact-check-cdc-recommends-covid-19-vaccine-even-after-recovering-from-the-virus-idUSL1N2QH2HP
262 53B255A91BE714E5FA97B410CCA15EC7 1233134710638825473 NOT_MISLEADING       The CDC initially did not recommend masks for the general public to help prevent the spread of Covid 19, but updated its guidance on April 3, 2020 to recommend masking for the general public. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6928e3.htm?s_cid=mm6928e3_e
272 53B255A91BE714E5FA97B410CCA15EC7 1526933123044237312 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_FEW LITTLE_HARM EASY A study of hospital admissions for COVID in 2020 found that 50.8% of patients had obesity. Underweight was also a factor in increased risk of hospitalization. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010e4.htm?s_cid=mm7010e4_w
280 92B9680EE3158FF7CD6D58AA497D12BD 1433098599336873986 NOT_MISLEADING       The tweet is clearly hyperbolic in the sense that it laments the loss of the right of bodily autonomy produced by the removal of most legal abortion possibilities in Texas alongside the dispiriting state of women's rights in the same region, while criticizing the COVID response.
286 BCC153C030EC9B5550126408CCE61160 1464008808112562179 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The next sentence below Tim's misleading clip: "The higher death toll is attributed to lower-than-needed vaccination rates and the relaxation of everyday precautions amid a rise of the highly contagious Delta variant." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/world/united-states-death-toll-covid.html However, Tim is implying vaccination will not help.
318 F9019264E8865453A1EF8F4496689A8D 1388996455126507521 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The original paper speaks to "potential risks", not actual, based on the opinion of the writer. So to say it definitively causes the conditions is an irresponsible extrapolation on the part of the reporting parties. https://scivisionpub.com/pdfs/covid19-rna-based-vaccines-and-the-risk-of-prion-disease-1503.pdf
323 F9019264E8865453A1EF8F4496689A8D 1433454691225059334 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY No one is forcing anyone to take the vaccine, however, managements are making it a condition of employment or attending a university or event, etc. https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-vaccine-mandates.html.
325 F9019264E8865453A1EF8F4496689A8D 1437267290718932999 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Deaths due to COVID-19 vaccines are rare. Deaths due to the COVID-19 disease itself, are not. https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-159e27f31b4bae06755c578c4bdb1127 https://www.britannica.com/list/the-top-covid-19-vaccine-myths-spreading-online
326 F9019264E8865453A1EF8F4496689A8D 1438824508308213761 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The antibody load from having COVID is a moving target and not necessarily sufficient to prevent one from contracting it again and being contagious to others. An excellent article on the topic: https://hub.jhu.edu/2021/09/10/infection-from-covid-vs-vaccines/
327 F9019264E8865453A1EF8F4496689A8D 1457515514113187841 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This is plainly false. The cumulative infection rate in CA stands at 12,555/100k, vs. FL's 17,233, reflecting a 37% difference. CA does have a higher daily infection rate currently–16 V. FL's 7 attributable to the multifaceted causes of surges. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109004/coronavirus-covid19-cases-rate-us-americans-by-state/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2021/09/27/covid-surge
328 F9019264E8865453A1EF8F4496689A8D 1458927431503564810 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The vaccinated are significantly less likely to spread COVID-19 than the unvaccinated. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2294250-how-much-less-likely-are-you-to-spread-covid-19-if-youre-vaccinated/
341 13BB55264D5964F194FA36FEA18B66D2 1457097792283979784 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Children are at risk from COVID. https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus-outbreak-and-kids
346 618B126ADEEEFE884A7DE8D639478FF6 1424917354627178497 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING The CDC has acknowledged infected vaccinated people can potentially spread the virus to others. But these individuals aren't carrying more virus than the unvaccinated, according to recent data. Fact check: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/08/06/fact-check-cdc-didnt-say-covid-19-vaccinated-superspreaders/5475438001/ CDC Data: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0730-mmwr-covid-19.html
349 618B126ADEEEFE884A7DE8D639478FF6 1441771748278603776 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING The status of coronavirus in Norway is being downgraded to *a respiratory disease*, not as an ordinary flu as stated in the tweet. The reason for this new status is that most people who are vulnerable to developing severe Covid-19 disease are fully vaccinated. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/ALEMnM/fhi-vi-kan-naa-sammenligne-coronaviruset-med-influensa&prev=search&pto=aue
357 6705692774D41A20AF12DB651DD8EF8D 1453911081936621568 NOT_MISLEADING       Opinion piece based on data that is mostly accurate. Data shows Florida currently has the lowest daily average cases (9) per 100,000 people in the US and ins forecast to maintain that position over at least the next 14 days. https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/map
368 121CF2A8CDA363DE68F5B07D4EBB2E31 1473315335164076040 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING Tweet cites no source or data. In fact, while we're still in early stages, the first studies of Omicron suggest that those who have had the virus with no follow-up vaccination don't resist it as well as those who are vaxxed and boosted, or who are in recovery and vaxxed. https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/07/a-first-small-study-suggests-omicron-is-a-larger-threat-to-covid-19-immunity-than-other-variants/
377 121CF2A8CDA363DE68F5B07D4EBB2E31 1496500824876498946 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The tweet is in defense of a false story concerning the purported death of Queen Elizabeth II of England. No death has occurred. The Queen is recovering from COVID. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/24/queen-postpones-two-virtual-audiences-after-covid-diagnosis
380 121CF2A8CDA363DE68F5B07D4EBB2E31 1538723024056229888 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_FEW CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The current COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective in preventing severe illness. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/covid19-vaccine-what-parents-need-to-know
384 121CF2A8CDA363DE68F5B07D4EBB2E31 1538954618771673088 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_FEW CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY COVID 19 vaccines are safe and effective for most adults and children. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/
385 121CF2A8CDA363DE68F5B07D4EBB2E31 1538967014542233600 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The COVID 19 vaccines are safe and effective for children and adults https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/
386 121CF2A8CDA363DE68F5B07D4EBB2E31 1538966279905611776 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_FEW CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY COVID 19 vaccines are safe and effective https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/
387 121CF2A8CDA363DE68F5B07D4EBB2E31 1538666969301258241 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Natural immunity in COVID is weak and limited especially since the Omicron variant https://gladstone.org/news/natural-immunity-omicron-weak-and-limited-study-finds
406 541A4F9C08027BA20384C4A6ABBBB2EF 1457119060865523719 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The Big Bird tweet is not propaganda. Further, saying children are not statistically at risk is a misrepresentation of the actual risk, as this link clearly elucidates https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/covid-19-vaccines-for-kids/art-20513332
414 31E16B73B690A6CD98343140EFBFC2CB 1387791774672949250 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Rep. Stefanik may be correct, but she is taking credit for a proposal she fought against and ultimately voted against twice. Her claiming credit for this is misleading and the way she announces this implies that she is responsible. https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2021/03/stefanik-votes-against-1-9t-covid-relief-bill-for-second-time/
419 31E16B73B690A6CD98343140EFBFC2CB 1409581418473312260 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING Rep. Stefanik voted against the American Rescue Plan, which @wdtnews reports that "Federal COVID-19 funding will pay to rehire Watertown police officers" https://nny360.com/news/jeffersoncounty/federal-covid-19-funding-will-pay-to-rehire-watertown-police-officers/article_a7af0f12-ac13-5992-997e-8dd5c4ce5027.html Not a single Republican voted in favor of the plan, which contained significant funding for police departments.
425 31E16B73B690A6CD98343140EFBFC2CB 1437532566945341441 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING This is false. COVID-19 vaccines have not been linked to impotence or erectile dysfunction in any way. It is INFECTION with COVID-19 that is linked to impotence. https://theconversation.com/covid-19-could-cause-male-infertility-and-sexual-dysfunction-but-vaccines-do-not-164139 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/planning-for-pregnancy.html#:~:text=Currently%20no%20evidence%20shows%20that,before%20and%20after%20vaccination.
426 31E16B73B690A6CD98343140EFBFC2CB 1445837131952402433 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Although this is meant in humor, pumpkin spice does not kill COVID. Your best bet is obtain the vaccine and continue to take precautions, including masking and social distancing. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html
434 DCE16515A16BAED380352E3675550B7F 1387029552774397953 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Masks help with source control & protection against respiratory viruses like the coronavirus that causes COVID19. CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/masking-science-sars-cov2.html
469 229D6CA616AC43F95D8886267413BDD3 1412030573682507776 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This tweet uses a faked video to suggest COVID-19 vaccination injects an RFID tag. It does not. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-vaccine-microchip-gates-ma-idUSKBN28E286
509 DD4BEA3BD69EE0023CC8E747DA86CE91 1478045946034495494 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The VAERS database contains unchecked raw reports, not scientifically verified side-effects. Citing raw data from VAERS in this way is incredibly misleading. Read more in this FactCheck.org article. https://www.factcheck.org/2021/12/scicheck-increase-in-covid-19-vaers-reports-due-to-reporting-requirements-intense-scrutiny-of-widely-given-vaccines/
524 C64E8724902371A9511423778F6F46FC 1357534034327269376 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING This meme presents vaccine information out of context and is intended to create hesitancy and suspicion of the COVID-19 vaccines. For a detailed review of how the COVID-19 vaccines were developed and tested rapidly and safely, see https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/30/a-huge-experiment-how-the-world-made-so-much-progress-on-a-covid-19-vaccine-so-fast/
525 C64E8724902371A9511423778F6F46FC 1358416440320286722 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING Medical and epidemiological research shows that “asymptomatic spread” (COVID-19 infections caused by persons who are not aware they are themselves infected or who have not yet begun to show symptoms) is responsible for as many as half of all new infections. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2774707
526 C64E8724902371A9511423778F6F46FC 1362899241920782336 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING Claims that hundreds of COVID vaccine recipients have died and are reported in VAERS are incorrect or misleading. VAERS reports are unverified and do not indicate whether someone died as a result of a vaccine dose. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-vaers/fact-check-reports-of-adverse-effects-in-us-database-arent-confirmed-to-be-linked-to-vaccination-idUSKBN2AE0QQ
528 C64E8724902371A9511423778F6F46FC 1383425522437296132 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING Wolf inverts the facts around vaccination and the likelihood of transmitting COVID-19. While is is not yet fully proven that vaccination eliminates or strongly reduces transmission risk, current science shows that they do. https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-israel-vaccine-int-idUSKBN2AJ08J
531 C64E8724902371A9511423778F6F46FC 1471518573742940161 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING The claim “OTC supplements that reduce hospitalization & morbidity risk on par or greater than the pharma industry” is not backed up by peer-reviewed medical research. Currently there is no reason to recommend for or against a supplement for COVID-19. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/COVID19-HealthProfessional/
532 C64E8724902371A9511423778F6F46FC 1471556336907345921 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY PCR testing remains the 'gold standard' for detecting COVID in potentially infected people, whether they are symptomatic or not. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/21462-covid-19-and-pcr-testing
533 C64E8724902371A9511423778F6F46FC 1472035205468889088 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY LITTLE_HARM EASY While a healthy lifestyle and diet are important, they are not suitable protection from COVID-19.
534 C64E8724902371A9511423778F6F46FC 1474731973721608197 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING Saying that mRNA vaccines got to “bypass FDA regulations” is inaccurate. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has received full regulatory approval and complies with FDA rules. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine
549 0473020F1DE689BEC4C6654FC130002C 1341709594855436290 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Per medical professionals, scientists, and studies on the subject of supplements & COVID-19: vitamin supplements do not protect against COVID-19 or reduce symptoms. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/do-vitamin-d-zinc-and-other-supplements-help-prevent-covid-19-or-hasten-healing-2021040522310 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33595634/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33576820/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-health/truth-about-vitamin-d-and-covid-19
550 0473020F1DE689BEC4C6654FC130002C 1431332851706966021 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY The CDC reports: Rapid Increase in Ivermectin Prescriptions and Reports of Severe Illness Associated with Use of Products Containing Ivermectin to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2021/pdf/CDC_HAN_449.pdf
551 0473020F1DE689BEC4C6654FC130002C 1432723978997673991 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY COVID-19 vaccine side effects exist, but are not as concerning as contracting COVID-19 and the damage resulting from the virus. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/vaccine-side-effects-vs-covid-19-damage-theres-no-comparison https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect/after.html
552 0473020F1DE689BEC4C6654FC130002C 1454181386638737413 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY “Once you’re injected, the lifesaving vaccination process has already begun. You can’t unring a bell. It’s just not physically possible,” said Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and adjunct professor at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. And Borax is an eye/ski irritant. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/covid-vaccine-mandates-push-holdouts-get-shot-detox-rcna4859
563 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1431712453365207043 NOT_MISLEADING       Numbers are based on those reported here: https://www.ajc.com/education/metro-atlanta-schools-record-over-6300-covid-cases-in-third-week/MAFSIZJHBRCCHDKD4KD5NPDGZA/?fbclid=IwAR2isY88uLrT8fmkz0-oC3k97E1e6oMh7Hf4TlqUozBfGx3NHzGGx2-3YyA
566 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1431829307920457730 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY LITTLE_HARM EASY Whether the other comparisons made here are reasonable is a matter of personal opinion but it's misleading to say Alex Berenson is just 'a reporter covering COVID policy.' He was banned for persistently posting COVID misinformation. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-alex-berenson-banned-from-twitter-after-spreading-false-info-on-israeli-vaccines-1.10162481
568 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1430361129121845248 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Tweet implies this is a new position for Faucci but he’s been supporting monoclonal antibody treatments for months at least, for example here: https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-updates-03-12-21/h_dc52942d88b7727533de89f0dee45e4e https://www.hcplive.com/view/anthony-fauci-md-antibody-research-covid-19
573 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1428487008943546373 NOT_MISLEADING       Clearly satirical but the central point is correct - the monoclonal antibody treatment Abbott took was developed using cultured cells derived from ones taken from a fetus. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/how-cells-taken-decades-old-fetal-tissue-are-used-covid-n1242740
576 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1434087909590667268 NOT_MISLEADING       These deaths have been widely reported in multiple sources. https://www.wlwt.com/article/15-miami-dade-educators-die-from-covid-19-in-10-days/37481919# https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/schools-and-covid/mentor-to-young-men-among-15-mdcps-staff-to-die-of-covid-in-ten-days/2543369/ https://www.newsweek.com/15-miami-dade-school-staffers-die-10-days-covid-complications-1626078
586 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1469006436239826949 NOT_MISLEADING       There isn't likely a single person in the US who isn't aware that there were large job losses during the COVID pandemic. There's no reason to expect OP to undermine their own point by saying 'well of course it's partly because there was so much job loss under the last admin...'
590 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1469690828822036482 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING Massachusetts has more than twice the population of Mississippi. Mississippi has the highest per Capita death rate in the country. Massachusetts' cases and deaths have gone down since vaccines became available while Mississippi's continue to climb. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covid19-death-rates-us-by-state/
591 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1468952363096367108 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING The book cited in the image is Robert Kennedy Jr's "The Real Anthony Faucci." Kennedy is an anti-vaccine conspiracy theories known for spreading outright lies. It's hard to prove a negative but there's no evidence any of these claims have any basis in fact. https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/tracing-america-s-covid-vaccine-conspiracies-autism-fearmongering-n1285626 https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-airs-covid-conspiracy-interview-with-rfk-jr-2021-11
595 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1470580243152789505 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY LITTLE_HARM EASY The 60% figure is an anomaly caused by a combination of COVID-related unemployment and tax rebates passed by congress in response to the pandemic. Musk pays a very low tax rate most years despite being very wealthy and not in need of tax relief to survive, unlike that 60%. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/18/61percent-of-americans-paid-no-federal-income-taxes-in-2020-tax-policy-center-says.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/09/business/elon-musk-wealth-tesla-stock/index.html
603 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1471086301868929026 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING VAERS is a self-reported database of adverse events after taking a vaccine. It's not a verified list of vaccine side effects. In many cases the events themselves have not been verified, let alone any connection to the COVID vaccine. https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/column-understanding-the-vaers-system/article_3fb58d03-92e8-5120-98df-013fe3f59ce6.html
610 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1472182068209664002 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY UK has 25k Omicron cases, 85 hospitalizations and 8 deaths, but 10k new cases just today. Public health experts react to cases, not deaths, because there is a two week lag between a spike in cases and hospitalizations, and a second lag between hospitalizations and deaths. https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-reports-leap-10000-confirmed-omicron-coronavirus-cases-2021-12-18 https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/data-animation-shows-time-lag-between-covid-19-cases-and-deaths/
613 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1471902062531252228 NOT_MISLEADING       Conditions are different in South Africa than the US and UK. 70-80% of the population has a previous COVID infection. The doubling rate is much faster in the UK. Even a lower rate of hospitalizations can be very dangerous if the raw numbers of infections are high enough. https://www.vox.com/22824183/omicron-variant-covid-19-vaccine-south-africa-pfizer-vaccine https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.08.21267494v1 https://inews.co.uk/news/omicron-variant-covid-surge-cases-numbers-pandemic-jenny-harries-1352892
614 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1472203989785665541 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Whether by Greenwald or someone else, this chart has been doctored. The legend was duplicated and used to hide the most recent wave, where the difference between age groups is much smaller. Obviously this also ignores chronic illness caused by COVID, lost wages, etc. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographicsovertime
617 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1472309694727434251 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY LITTLE_HARM EASY NYC had a record number of cases yesterday, but it was 20,000, not 100 million. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-17/new-york-reports-over-20-000-covid-19-cases-in-single-day-record
621 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1478708145711206407 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY LITTLE_HARM CHALLENGING That’s the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower building. The Oval Office is very small and it’s hard to safely hold large media events there during COVID. The set is not a replica Oval Office - the layout is very different and Biden uses a different color scheme as well. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-biden-white-house-set/fact-check-a-fake-set-was-not-created-for-bidens-covid-19-booster-shot-idUSL1N2R41KI
623 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1485386155604381698 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Masks work. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html Children are at lower risk from COVID but that isn't the same as no risk. https://www.vox.com/22699019/covid-19-children-kids-risk-hospitalization-death Children are at risk for long term effects, for example diabetes. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7102e2.htm?s_cid=mm7102e2_w Most children do not live alone, and thus may bring it home to adult family members. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abh2939
626 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1486335988288954369 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY While they are getting critiques from 'both sides,' that does not mean that they're correct and everyone else is partisan. The critiques from those who do not want to stop protecting children from COVID are science based. The complaints about 'disavowing ventilators' are not. https://twitter.com/tylerblack32/status/1486111652076527623
628 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1487527217496305670 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY LITTLE_HARM CHALLENGING Linking the proposal with the number of line of duty deaths implies there was a large increase in cop killings in 2021. But almost any death of a cop is considered a 'line of duty' death. Over 60% of last years' (301) were due to covid. 73 were murdered in the line of duty. https://polc.org/2021-sets-record-for-deadliest-year-in-law-enforcement-history/ https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-73-officers-who-died-2021
629 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1487463543733579780 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING These schools did not close preemptively to avoid COVID spread. They were closed because too many teachers and staff were sick with COVID for them to safely remain open, due at least in part to low rates of vaccination and masking in the state. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2022-01-20/62-missouri-school-districts-temporarily-closed-in-january
636 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1488409215571947523 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Ivermectin is a treatment for parasites. Parasites are multicellular organisms. Viruses are not parasites. Ivermectin is not an effective treatment for viruses. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19
718 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1548385961163141122 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY LITTLE_HARM CHALLENGING No source is provided for this extraordinary claim, but it seems unlikely that failure to vaccinate preschool aged children was a significant factor as Sweden has not recommended the vaccine for kids under 11. Swede is a social democracy. Economically it is capitalist. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sweden-decides-against-recommending-covid-vaccines-kids-aged-5-12-2022-01-27/ https://fee.org/articles/is-sweden-socialist-no-but/
722 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1548980644939763712 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING Monkeypox is spread through any close physical contact, not just through sex. It's been frequently reported in gay men in NYC and elsewhere but that doesn't make it an STD. The masks are probably for the COVID pandemic which is still ongoing, with masks still advised in NYC. https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/monkeypox.page https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/cdc-covid-guidelines-isolation-nyc-risk-infection-omicron-variant-ba5/3766416/
757 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1558780969603461120 NOT_MISLEADING       Not misleading: this tweet quotes a well cited article about the complex and dangerous symptoms and effects of COVID during pregnancy. It is not about vaccines and should not be labeled vaccine misinformation. https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/why-a-life-threatening-pregnancy-complication-is-on-the-rise
769 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1562276020182364161 NOT_MISLEADING       Not misleading. The headline is describing what she did, not attempting to report on her (rather long) job title. She created and managed the state COVID dashboard. It's reasonable to describe her as a coronavirus data manager.
803 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1565731383783440389 NOT_MISLEADING       Not misleading. It's true the workforce participation rate is slightly lower than it was pre-pandemic. This is likely largely due to an increased number of newly disabled people due to Long COVID. But this does not make the figure promoted here incorrect or misleading. https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-data-shows-long-covid-is-keeping-as-many-as-4-million-people-out-of-work/
813 DB835EE09E208271F1AE42AA00D8490D 1566400936557236224 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY LITTLE_HARM CHALLENGING From the article: "The declines hit all regions of the country and affected students of most races." "Democrats" do not control policy nationwide, so the claim that their policies, or any one specific policy, is to blame, is unfounded. https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-race-and-ethnicity-education-4d02ce3fe0fe432efc68373ee961c5bb
866 8EB9616EC1ED31C65C860C0C1471638E 1507714061466750979 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY No one ever said that. The CDC’s website states “ COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are effective at protecting people from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and even dying.” https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fvaccines%2Fdifferent-vaccines.html
873 B0A1A0DADDFE951DDABEDBC77EF4CB87 1429455874444210176 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This tweet presents misinformation regarding hospital capacity and COVID management statistics and practices, encouraging doubt regarding the seriousness of the pandemic.
875 8437194E15C0A135F6A3690AEC94C699 1463172636041789470 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID *is* real and has already affected over 258 million people-- worldwide, killing millions. CDC info on COVID: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/about-covid-19/basics-covid-19.html See recent data on COVID provided by multiple sources to Google here: https://www.google.com/search?q=covid+killed+how+many&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS940US940&oq=covid+killed+how+many&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i512j0i512l7.5905j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
883 C5ED48E11BAB925969EAD3AF28BCC91D 1445923567493910529 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY project veritas is a known agitator in the political space, and this is just another one of their attempts to cast doubt on the covid vaccines.
884 C5ED48E11BAB925969EAD3AF28BCC91D 1448456111984717824 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This account is supporting the narrative that religious exemptions from the covid vaccine are permissible and safe within the context of the united airlines policy
885 C5ED48E11BAB925969EAD3AF28BCC91D 1448659433953771521 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY This tweet is trying to assert that the covid vaccine is bad, and that united airline's employee policy is somehow 'illegal'. Neither of these things are true.
892 C5ED48E11BAB925969EAD3AF28BCC91D 1473240428803674116 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY this tweet simply alleges that covid19 is not killing unvaccinated people, which is patently false
924 46262A01E0DA8EDB54EEFA1604CD5A39 1441443362830106626 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Robert "Bobby" F. Kennedy Jr. is a known promoter of conspiracy theories about covid-19 and vaccines. https://web.archive.org/web/20210214130753/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2020/08/15/debunked-bill-gates-conspiracy-gets-a-boost-from-rfk-jr-marla-maples/?sh=6027a1b98bb2
935 05FB2ABEA0E66F71E1611926FD8AC679 1443208627154821129 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY COVID Vaccination is not tyranny, it's a matter of public health https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html?s_cid=11356:can%20the%20covid%20vaccine%20give%20you%20covid:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN:FY21
936 05FB2ABEA0E66F71E1611926FD8AC679 1443258032755023875 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM CHALLENGING COVID Vaccination program is not a eugenics program, it is a matter of public health https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html?s_cid=11356:can%20the%20covid%20vaccine%20give%20you%20covid:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN:FY21
950 05FB2ABEA0E66F71E1611926FD8AC679 1485740391928406019 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY this is a mix of anti-vax propaganda and distortions. co-morbidity does not mean that COVID is not the cause of death; masks are recommended by the WHO; Fauci is being cited out of context, etc. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/keythingstoknow.html?s_cid=11732:covid%20vaccine%20what%20is%20it:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN:FY22
970 C615DE44EFCAE2B76E0135EF9B3F7261 1429776062943268864 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY Current scientific understanding is that COVID vaccines provide protection that "natural antibodies" don't. Summary with linked sources available at https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/natural-immunity-vaccine-delta-variant
971 C615DE44EFCAE2B76E0135EF9B3F7261 1448431294384427008 MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING BELIEVABLE_BY_MANY CONSIDERABLE_HARM EASY It's hard to counter random numbers that aren't based in reality... but some things like the VAERS assertion are pretty clearly incorrect. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-covid19-vaers-idUSL1N2PB2H3
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