“Wearing a face mask disrupts pH levels and increases cancer risk”
TheJournal.ie rated this: False
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4,075 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Breast milk prevents COVID-19”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Breast milk prevents COVID-19”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Five million Americans infected by COVID-19. More than 170,000 Americans have died. By far the worst performance of any nation on Earth.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Not Worst Per Capita
FactCheck.org says: While that’s true based on the raw totals of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the U.S. is not the worst when adjusted for population or on other metrics.
“It's basically impossible to get any kind of compensation if you're injured" by a COVID-19 vaccine.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: A 75-minute documentary-style video called "Plandemic: Indoctornation" presents a sweeping conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, patents and vaccines.
“Photos show Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at a campaign rally and there is "not a mask in sight.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: The photos are from early March 2020, before face masks were recommended for public settings by federal health officials.
“Photos show Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer and Cory Booker violating COVID-19 safety precautions.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Billionaires got $400 billion richer" during the pandemic.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Liberal groups estimated a $434 billion increase in the net worth of America's more than 600 billionaires during "the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic." Actually, the pandemic started much earlier.
“COVID-19 was planned and created in a lab”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“COVID-19 was planned and created in a lab”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“It’s wrong that billionaires got $400 billion richer during the pandemic, while millions lost their $600 a week in extra unemployment.”
Washington Post rated this: Cherry-picked number
Washington Post says: The $400 billion figure reflects a date a month after the stock market fell sharply; billionaires had lost money collectively if a February date was used.
“Okra can cure Type 2 diabetes”
PesaCheck rated this: FALSE
“Okra can cure Type 2 diabetes”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Protest rallies held in June and July contributed to the upsurge of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines.”
Vera Files rated this: No Basis
“The second daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin died after getting a second dose of Sputnik V, Russia's COVID-19 vaccine.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Video of the relatives of a patient creating a ruckus as kidneys were robbed from the patient at a hospital in Nagpur on the pretext of COVID-19”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The incident in the video took place at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai. It has been reported that the family members alleged that the patient died after being administered an injection. On the other hand, the Brihanmumbai Mu…
“Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: It’s not governors but collegiate athletic conferences and universities themselves that are deciding whether their teams play football this fall.
“In partnership with MIT, Bill Gates has developed a new technology that allows vaccines to be injected under your skin, along with your medical records.”
PolitiFact rated this: Lacks context
PolitiFact says: The MIT study began in July 2016 — more than three years before the first novel coronavirus cases emerged. There is no evidence that it has anything to do with monitoring Americans.
“In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: From April to June, responses by emergency medical services for suspected overdoses rose 33% compared to the same period a year earlier. For May and June alone, the number rose 47%, which is close to what Miller said.
“Photo of COVID-19 infected gods being treated by Hindu Priests in India”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: he photo was taken in Russia in 2019 i.e. before the COVID-19 pandemic. The idols were placed on the beds as part of the ‘Pancha-Tattva: Installation of deities’ ceremony. Neither the tradition nor the picture in the po…