“People who serve the public 8 hours a day wearing masks are counterproductive because they are unknowingly intoxicating themselves.”
Vera Files rated this: False
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“Children don’t seem to be getting this virus”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Democrat Amy McGrath, a U.S. Senate candidate from Kentucky, supports abortion “even in the 9th month.”
FactCheck.org rated this: She Supports Current Laws
FactCheck.org says: McGrath has said, "There are ample restrictions on abortions and I am opposed to late term abortions (except when it comes to issues of the life of the mother).”
“Due to the large number of people who will refuse the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine because it will include tracking microchips, the Gates Foundation is now spending billions to ensure that all medical and dental injections and procedures include the chips.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“If you have had a flu shot in the last 3-5 years, you will probably test positive” for COVID-19.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Mohan Bhagwat says he has lost faith in religion over the coronavirus crisis.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Says if you're refused service at a store for not wearing a mask “call the department of health and report the store. Masks are suggested, not required.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Joni Ernst "claims she ‘pushed for’ new funding for hospitals and COVID-19 testing after opposing It for weeks.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“The COVID-19 future vaccine will come with the ID — a mark. The ID tells everyone you are free of COVID.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The 'survival rate' for Covid-19 is above 99.9%”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
TheJournal.ie says: Researchers estimated the overall death rate, including unconfirmed cases, at 0.66%
“The world has been trying to treat Covid-19 incorrectly and patients are being misdiagnosed with pneumonia.”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
TheJournal.ie says: It’s wrong to say that Covid-19 patients have been wrongly diagnosed with pneumonia. It has been proven that many patients with Covid-19 have developed pneumonia – so while blood clotting and thrombosis-related conditio…
“A couple of weeks ago, I started taking" hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19. “Because I think it’s good. I’ve heard a lot of good stories.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence It Works
FactCheck.org says: There is no published data showing that the medication protects against infection with the coronavirus, and experts recommend such use only within clinical trials.
“Bill Gates Explains That The COVID Vaccine Will Use Experimental Technology And Permanently Alter Your DNA”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Bill Gates explained in his own blog post that there were many different types of vaccines being tested to create a COVID-19 vaccine, including experimental RNA and DNA vaccines.
“Dr. Anthony Fauci is "pushing Remdesivir" as treatment for COVID-19. "It was invented by Fauci and Gates.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Remdesivir was invented by the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, which receives any profit from sales of the drug as a treatment for COVID-19.
“On the 2 April 2020, Australia's Minister for Health, Greg Hunt announced hydroxychloroquine would be made available if doctors wish to use it to treat COVID-19 patients who are in Australian hospitals. Since that time, Australia's death rate from COVID-19 has been the lowest in the world and the curve has flattened.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Baseless
“Says a warning label on a box of disposable masks shows that they are ineffective at protecting against the spread of COVID-19.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Standard masks are effective in reducing the reach of COVID-19 because they help stop asymptomatic individuals from unknowingly spreading the disease.
“2 children test positive for COVID-19”
FactRakers rated this: Claim is FALSE. Photos are MISLEADING.
“A virus found affecting tomatoes in Maharashtra could be more dangerous than coronavirus and can kill humans.”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Japan is facing a second wave of COVID-19 infections after lifting quarantine measures”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“After Nov. 3, coronavirus will magically all of a sudden go away and disappear.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Not Based in Science
FactCheck.org says: While it’s impossible to predict the future, experts say it’s unlikely that the virus will simply go away.