“Carlito Galvez Jr. said the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which has a 50.4% efficacy rate, cannot be used for health workers but is enough for inoculating the poor”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
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“Covid-19 vaccines are ineffective.”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
TheJournal.ie says: The viral screenshot about the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines used misinformation and flawed logic to suggest that the vaccines are ineffective.
“COVID-19 infections down 61% from Trump’s last day. COVID-19 vaccinations up 85% from Trump’s last day. Competence Matters.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The number of new infections and the pace of vaccinations have shown steady improvement during Biden’s tenure, but cases began declining more than a week before he took office, and the vaccination pace didn't change much
“There's over a trillion dollars of money unspent from previous (coronavirus) relief bills ... still sitting in a bank account.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: A lot of the money has yet to reach its final destination, but much is ready for allocation and isn't sitting in some budget account. And the government's figures show a lower figure of about $500 billion.
“Today, we mark a truly grim, heartbreaking milestone: 500,071 dead. That’s more Americans who have died in one year in this pandemic than in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The president made a comparison that was widely cited in the news media — but it's wrong, as he said it
“Pfizer has recommended switching to a one-dose policy for its vaccine”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Filipino woman in New York developed blood disorder after getting Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine”
Vera Files rated this: Needs Context
“A person is 300 to 900 times more likely to die “after getting the #Covid vaccine than the flu vaccine.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Berenson based his claim on unvetted information submitted to a federal database. It is not used to determine death rates. The CDC has not received confirmation of a single COVID-19 vaccine-related death.
“Covid-19 claims shared on a LED display driven around a number of locations in Ireland about tests, vaccines and masks”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
TheJournal.ie says: Vaccines do not cause autism and Covid-19 vaccines are not "untested". Official Covid-19 tests have a very low false positive rate. Masks are safe to use and guidance on wearing them properly is available from the HSE a…
“Singapore has vaccinated only 1.98% of its population against COVID-19 as of Feb. 2.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Having started its vaccination drive using Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 jabs on Dec. 30, 2020, Singapore, as of Feb. 1, has inoculated with the first of two doses “more than 155,000 individuals,” or about 2.73% of its alm…
“Face masks have been proven "unsafe" and "ineffective," and cause "facial deformities.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Economists across the political spectrum back the idea of hundreds of billions in stimulus, but they don't agree on how big it should be, and many worry about spending too much.
“This is the first time in my career ... that there is a consensus among economists left, right, and center" that "we can’t spend too much" on COVID-19 relief.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
FactCheck.org says: Some center-left economists say the plan may be too large.
“Those who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will face a 1-in-10,000 chance of death”
MediaWise rated this: Not Legit
MediaWise says: According to FDA documents, during the trials, two out of 21,000 trial participants who got the vaccine died. One of those two people died from a heart attack while the other died from arteriosclerosis. However, this do…
“99% of COVID-19 deaths were caused not by the coronavirus but by other diseases”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“Incense sticks ward off Covid-19”
First Check rated this: The claim is false and has no scientific evidence.
“We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
“Legally, all those people giving [COVID-19] vaccinations are war criminals.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: People getting the vaccines, which have been shown to be safe and effective, consent to receive them and aren’t participating in research.
“Doctors and nurses who administer the coronavirus vaccine can be "tried as war criminals.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Administering approved vaccines is not a medical experiment. Regulators in the U.S. and the U.K. have approved several vaccines for emergency use.