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WebMar 27, 2024 · South Korean Covid vaccine 'side effects' statistics misrepresented. Published on 28/03/2024 at 10:29. Scientists warned that self-reported cases of adverse events following Covid-19 vaccination in South Korea were not evidence of the jabs causing serious side effects or death, contrary to false claims circulating online that the …
Posts mislead on Trump, Biden moves to lower insulin prices
WebApr 25, 2023 · Insulin is a life-saving medicine that more than seven million Americans take to manage their diabetes. The drug's cost has risen over the past decade -- with prices far outpacing inflation, according to Yale University researchers.. The video circulated online after three major insulin manufacturers, Eli Lilly, Sanofi and Novo Nordisk, promised in …
US cardiologist makes sweeping false claims about effects of …
WebNov 8, 2023 · Experts estimate that vaccines against Covid-19 have saved millions of lives during the pandemic, yet false information about their safety continues to surface online. During a September 2023 event at the European Parliament, US cardiologist Peter McCullough claimed that mRNA vaccines have caused a "wave" of severe health effects …
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WebAug 30, 2023 · Citing a report from a free-market think tank, websites claim nearly all US weather data is corrupted, undermining the notion of global warming. This is false; federal agencies and independent scientists told AFP the study's sample size represented only one percent of the whole network and did not account for adjustments -- and independent …
Swiss Covid-19 vaccine guidance misinterpreted online
WebApr 12, 2023 · Similar posts spread across Twitter and platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, amplified by right-wing figures and other anti-vaccine activists and groups.. Many attributed the rumor to an April 7 article from Report 24, a German website that has previously promoted misinformation about vaccination.The story claims the Swiss …
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WebUpdated on 11/04/2024 at 20:31. As Japan wound down its free Covid-19 vaccination scheme, social media posts falsely claimed that the East Asian country had announced plans to ban the vaccines and stop jabbed people from donating their blood due to "contamination" fears. The study cited in the misleading posts -- written by a researcher …
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WebJan 16, 2024 · Video of Biden botching Ukraine history is a deepfake. Published on 22/03/2024 at 13:00. A video spreading across X appears to show Joe Biden erroneously saying Russia has occupied Kyiv for 10 years, confusing the Ukrainian capital with the annexed peninsula of Crimea. But the clip is a deepfake combining fabricated audio with …
Deceptive financial relief posts target low-income consumers on ...
WebJul 19, 2023 · Similar posts can be found on the platform here, here and here-- some offering $6,400 in benefits.. However, the posts are the latest iteration in a series of deceptive Facebook advertisements that promote supposed stimulus benefits, experts say.. The promotions are unclear about what "decisive action" they are referring to, but the …
Misinformation swirls around unpublished paper on Covid-19 …
WebJul 14, 2023 · Doctors and researchers have previously told AFP that while rare serious side effects to Covid-19 vaccination, including myocarditis or inflammation of the heart muscle, remain under investigation, the benefits of being immunized against the disease outweigh the risks. Other research has concluded that Covid-19 vaccines saved millions of lives ...
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WebMar 22, 2024 · Olivia Rodrigo gave emergency contraceptives to fans, not 'abortion pills' Published on 22/03/2024 at 20:48. Online articles and social media posts claim singer Olivia Rodrigo passed out "abortion pills" to fans at her show in Missouri – a US state with a near-total ban on the procedure.
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