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FactCheck.org says: The $9 million grant was reviewed and scored by groups of independent scientists prior to public disclosure of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
FactCheck.org says: A Cochrane review concluded that it’s uncertain from randomized controlled trials whether mask interventions in the community help slow the spread of respiratory illnesses, not that masks "don't work" for COVID-19.
FACTLY says: The video shows Dr. Mohammed Abdul Rafeeq, a General Physician and advisor to the Shadan Group of Medical Colleges in Hyderabad, explaining first aid and emergency treatment for unconscious persons. The video has nothin…
PolitiFact says: The devices have no tracking capability — either geolocation or biometric monitoring — and none of the devices had been distributed to East Palestine residents as of March 1.
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place in Nizhnevartovsk city in Russia. A man named Bakhriddin Azimov attacked a dermatologist in Nizhnevartovsk for allegedly calling his wife’s skin beautif…
FactCheck.org says: President Vladimir Putin has said he received three doses of the vaccine, and the government continues to urge Russians to get vaccinated against the disease.
PolitiFact says: A COVID-19 rapid test might display a positive result if you "test" droplets of some beverages or other substances. That doesn’t mean the test detected the virus, or that rapid tests are always inaccurate.
FactCheck.org says: Gaining immunity through infection is far riskier than vaccination. And a co-author of the study told us there was “insufficient data to definitively state” immunity from infection is superior.
FACTLY says: This viral video was created using DeepFake Technology. In the original video, uploaded on ABC News (Australia) YouTube channel on 31 January 2023, Gates was questioned on climate change, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, r…
FACTLY says: While the incident is true, the name of the accused is not Doctor Islam Mohammad. He is Giovanni Quintella Bezerra, a Brazilian anaesthetist.
FactCheck.org says: There remains no proof of how the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, originated. News reports say the Energy Department now says with "low confidence" that the lab-leak hypothesis is "most likely."
PolitiFact says: New reports show backing for lab leak theory, but government agencies remain divided
PolitiFact says: News outlets reported an increase in deaths due to heart-related disease but they did not link it to the COVID-19 jab. An analysis said delays in medical treatment were likely causes for 2022 non-COVID-19 excess deaths.
FACTLY says: The post shared an old picture of Bhojpuri actor Irfan Khan and his friend Sanjay Yadav when they were arrested on the charges of credit cards theft in 2013. The photo does not show accused of any ‘Naayi Jihad’ crime