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White Coat Waste Project, Taxpayer watchdog group

“Fauci’s NIH division shipped part of a $375,800 grant to a lab in Tunisia ... to drug beagles and lock their heads in mesh cages filled with hundreds of infected sand flies.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Didn't Fund That Project

FactCheck.org says: The agency funded some research using beagles, but it denied funding the Tunisia project that went viral on social media because it involved sedated beagles whose heads were stuck in mesh cages with diseased sand flies.

Checked by FactCheck.org28 Oct 2021United StatesHealth
Dr. Jane Ruby, Commentator with a doctor of education degree

“A Delta Air Lines pilot died in flight shortly after getting the COVID-19 vaccine and "there's a lot of risk right now" for air travel.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported

FactCheck.org says: The number of U.S. plane accidents has been about the same this year as it was last year. But posts on social media falsely claim that there has been a significant increase due to pilot reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.

Checked by FactCheck.org28 Oct 2021United StatesSpanish
Tammy Nichols, Representante estatal de Idaho

“El nuevo antiviral oral de Pfizer es un inhibidor de la proteasa igual que la ivermectina. Literalmente están reenvasando la ivermectina para venderla a las masas con un nuevo nombre”.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Falso

FactCheck.org says: Ninguno de los fármacos bajo investigación son ivermectina, ni son particularmente similares, lo cual es obvio al comparar las fórmulas y estructuras químicas de los compuestos.