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Claim: An image shows a CNN report on an outbreak of cannibalism among COVID-19 vaccine recipients. In December 2020, as the U.S. began the first vaccinations for the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, social media users circulated a related image of a purported news account. The image looked to be a …
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Claim: A rapidly approved drug known as thalidomide was not rigorously tested before being prescribed to pregnant women, ultimately leading to “malformations in newborns” born to women who were prescribed the drug. The so-called “thalidomide tragedy” provides a possible case study for the …
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Claim: Four patients who took a trial COVID-19 vaccine developed Bell’s palsy. What’s True Four out of more than 20,000 patients who took Pfizer’s trial vaccine for COVID-19 developed bell’s palsy. What’s False As of this writing, there’s no definitive evidence that the vaccine caused Bell’s palsy. …
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Claim: A video captures a ballot box being furtively delivered to a Detroit counting center under cover of darkness. Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. After voting ended in the …
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Claim: In October 2020, actress Jane Fonda said the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic was “God’s gift to the Left.” Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to inoculate yourself against …
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Can Ivermectin Cure Coronavirus? | Snopes.com A drug used to treat animal parasites like heartworm and roundworm is a potential cure for coronavirus. Origin Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve …
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Claim: Viral text accurately outlines how biotechnology company Moderna is linked to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros, and Jeffrey Epstein. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve …
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Advertisment: Claim: Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is unnecessary because the disease can also be spread via farts. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to …
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Claim: Tom Hanks was arrested for “pedophilia” in Australia, and fitted with an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements. In March 2020, actor Tom Hanks was in Queensland, Australia, for the filming of a biopic about singer Elvis Presley, when he and his wife Rita Wilson went to a hospital “after …
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Claim: The seasonal flu kills more people every year in the U.S. than COVID-19 has to date. Throughout the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, countless social media posts, high profile pundits, and even the president attempted to downplay the threat of the virus in the U.S. in various …
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