“Claim: 2015 dated picture now shared as covid 19 victim dead bodies floating in ganga”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Missing Context
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“Claim: False mobile number shared as DMK covid 19 relief fund registration number”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“US has confirmed deaths from COVID-19 vaccine”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Covid-19 vaccines 'skipped' or 'failed' animal trials”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
TheJournal.ie says: Covid-19 vaccines didn't 'skip' or 'fail' animal trials
“Claim: Actor Ajith not donated Rs 2.50 crore for Covid 19 relief fund”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Eating a burnt orange with sugar will help you regain your lost senses from COVID-19”
MediaWise rated this: Not Legit
MediaWise says: While some social media users have claimed that this worked for them, experts say it’s likely because they were already on the road to recovery.
“More than 3,000 people have died after getting COVID-19 vaccines, according to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: VAERS accepts any reports of adverse side effects following vaccination to help regulators detect potential problems, and anyone can submit a report.
“Face masks contain “parasitic worms” and “toxic substances”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
“The Covid-19 vaccine is killing people”
TheJournal.ie rated this: Misleading
TheJournal.ie says: While it is true to say that Covid-19 vaccines may have led to some deaths, the risk of death from receiving one is almost non-existent.
“The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Some polls show gains in confidence or at least no erosion in confidence after the paused, but others suggest concerning trends in public opinion.
“Videos of magnets sticking to arms prove that the COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The COVID-19 vaccines do not contain microchips, and experts say none of the ingredients in the vaccines would cause the purported magnetic effect.
“Claim: Bhopal picture circulating as Chennai Nandambakkam covid 19 treatment center”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Claim: MS Dhoni not donated Rs 15 crore to buy oxygen for covid 19 patients”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Wake up! Vaccine disaster ahead.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Experts disputed the idea that life-saving vaccines should be withheld based on a theoretical or hypothetical possibility that a variant might emerge that evades vaccine-induced immunity.
“According to the VAERS system, we are over 3,000 deaths of, after, within 30 days of taking the [coronavirus] vaccine.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
“Parents in Vail, Arizona just took over the school board — all according to the rules. Voted in a whole new board, and immediately removed the mask mandate.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Photo of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan protesting against the post-poll violence in West Bengal while the country is going through the COVID-19 second wave”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The photo shared in the post is related to an old BJP protest held in May 2019. Protesting the violence on Amit Shah’s convoy in Kolkata, Union Ministers Harsh Vardhan, Jitendra Singh, Vijay Goel, and other top BJP lead…
“The COVID-19 vaccine “will make the common cold/flu extremely lethal.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“COVID-19 vaccine “shedding” causes reproductive issues in unvaccinated people.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: COVID-19 vaccines do not contain a live virus, so there isn’t a biological path for a vaccinated person to “shed” the virus to those around them. Nor is there any evidence the vaccines cause reproductive problems.
“Baba Ramdev admitted in a hospital and is on ventilator support”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: This is an old image from 2011 when Baba Ramdev was hospitalised in Dehradun following a nine-day hunger strike against corruption and black money. There are no latest news articles or any other information stating that…