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“NIH's Oct. 20 letter about research on bat coronaviruses in China “proves all along that this virus was started in the Wuhan lab.”

FactCheck.org says: The letter states the opposite, noting that the viruses used in the experiments are “decades removed from SARS-CoV-2 evolutionarily” and that they “could not have been the source of SARS-CoV-2.”

“There’s been no” TV commercials for the COVID-19 vaccines because “they are required by law to list all adverse side effects.”

PolitiFact says: Only vaccines that have been approved by the FDA — a more rigorous process than emergency use authorization — can be advertised on TV. Pfizer says it does plan to market its approved vaccine under the name Comirnaty.

“We just had 4,000 cases yesterday here in the Commonwealth of Virginia. … We’ve just 1,142 children in serious, in hospitals, in ICU beds.”

Washington Post says: The "4,000" is nota daily figure but a weekend number; the "1.142" is not a daily number but an inflated figure for child hospitalizations over 20 months of the pandemic.

“CM Stalin inspected a bus suddenly!! How come the bus inspected is decorated all of sudden? Note: Noone is wearing a mask including the CM!!”

“mage of a woman health worker making an obscene gesture at PM Modi”

FACTLY says: The photo shared in the post is a morphed one. The original photo does not show this woman worker making an obscene gesture with her middle finger at PM Narendra Modi. This photo was shot when Prime Minister Narendra Mo…

“Colin Powell died from COVID and he was fully vaccinated. So what’s the point of the vaccine?”

FactCheck.org says: Powell was 84 years old and a cancer patient who had undergone treatment for multiple myeloma - factors that put him at higher risk of a serious illness. His death does not mean the COVID-19 vaccines don't work.

“Convalescent plasma "is made up of antibodies from people who have recovered from the virus, but the vaccine wipes out those antibodies.”

FactCheck.org says: Studies show the COVID-19 vaccines boost the antibody levels and improve the immune response of those who previously had COVID-19. The vaccines do not “wipe out” the antibodies developed by a person who had recovered.

“COVID-19 vaccines contain “RNA-modifying transhumanism nanotechnology.”

PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that the three vaccines used in the U.S. contain technology to permanently alter human beings.

“People were getting the [COVID-19] vaccine in record numbers” until President Joe Biden implemented vaccine mandates.”

FactCheck.org says: The daily number of people getting vaccinations had slid near a low point when President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccine mandates.

“A nurse who fainted after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine died from the vaccination.”

“Negotiating drug prices in Medicare means politicians will "decide which medicines you can and can't get regardless of what your doctor prescribes.”

FactCheck.org says: The ad inaccurately portrays recent legislation to allow for negotiated Medicare drug prices. The leading proposal does not let the government decide which medications Medicare recipients can get.

“COVID-19 “surges among most vaxxed communities, says Harvard study.”

PolitiFact says: The study found high rates of infection in communities with high rates of vaccination. It concluded that prevention measures such as handwashing, safe distancing and testing should be employed along with vaccinations.

“In the United Kingdom, “81% of COVID-19 deaths are among the vaccinated.”

PolitiFact says: The statistic cited by the claim applies to Scotland, not the entire United Kingdom, and it gives a misleading impression. The rate of COVID-19 death in Scotland is much higher among unvaccinated people.

“Says Dr. Anthony Fauci said he will not “take a PCR COVID test.”

PolitiFact says: The video is from March 2020, when COVID-19 test availability was limited and tests were prioritized for specific groups. Fauci said at that time he wasn’t getting a test because he didn’t have symptoms.

“Dr. Anthony Fauci and U.S. health officials plotted “for a new avian flu virus to enforce universal flu vaccination.”

PolitiFact says: The reference -- at a public event recorded by C-SPAN -- to a “universal” flu vaccine meant one that could provide long-lasting protection against multiple flu strains, eliminating the need for annual flu shots.

“Europe COMPLETELY BANS the Moderna vaccine for young people.”

“Pfizer admits there’s no vaccine approved by FDA.”

“Looks like Merck is repackaging the ‘horse drug’ and making it much more expensive! It will be the ‘new’ treatment for C. in pill form.”

FactCheck.org says: Merck's investigational COVID-19 antiviral pill, molnupiravir, is a new drug and completely different from ivermectin.

“The percentage of vaccinated employees at United Airlines increased after the mandate because unvaccinated employees left the company.”

“The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines contain a deadly parasite.”