Ben Swann
RT journalist. 5 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2020 to 2021. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
“Estadísticamente, las cifras" de hospitalizaciones y fallecimientos por COVID-19 "son casi las mismas a como eran antes de que la vacuna apareciera”.”
FactCheck.org says: La tasa de mortalidad por COVID-19 para las personas no vacunadas ha sido sustancialmente más alta que la de personas vacunadas, tanto en Israel como en Estados Unidos.
“Statistically, the numbers" of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths "are pretty much the same as they were before the vaccine.”
FactCheck.org says: The COVID-19 death rate for the unvaccinated is higher than the vaccinated. But Ben Swann claims that vaccines aren’t effective. But the charts he uses don’t distinguish between vaccinated and unvaccinated patients.
“A new report from '60 Minutes' includes an interview with a scientist from the Pentagon who says that there is now a COVID microchip.”
FactCheck.org says: A company is developing sensors to monitor the wearer’s health and could potentially help to detect future disease outbreaks. But conspiracy theorists are falsely claiming that they are microchips that will track people.
“A viral video says that scientific studies support the claim that face masks don't mitigate the transmission of COVID-19.”
FactCheck.org says: A video misrepresents scientific papers and the reasons for wearing face masks to claim that they’re ineffective in mitigating transmission of COVID-19. The CDC says that masks may help prevent the spread of the disease.