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In Corona-Zeiten ist die Alltagsmaske für viele Schulkinder in Deutschland ein treuer Begleiter. Häufig wird die Behauptung vorgebracht, der Mund-Nasen-Schutz gefährde die Gesundheit der Kleinen. Es wird sogar verbreitet, die Maskenpflicht habe bereits bei mehreren Kindern zum Tod geführt.
Publisher’s rating: Falsch. Wenn es sich um eine luftdurchlässige Alltagsmaske handelt, besteht für Kinder keine Gefahr. Es gibt keinerlei Beweise für die vermeintlichen Todesfälle.
The review investigates two related assertions: that wearing an everyday face mask could endanger children’s health and that mask requirements had already caused several children’s deaths in Germany. It discusses the medical plausibility of harm and checks reports of deaths in Büchelberg, Schweinfurt, Friesland and Wiesbaden against information attributed to medical experts, police and prosecutors. The excerpts describe specific case checks as inquiries or statements from the relevant authorities; they do not describe a comprehensive study of every child or mask type. On the health question, paediatrician Jakob Maske said it was impossible for a child to die from wearing an everyday mask. He explained that if a child were getting insufficient oxygen or too much carbon dioxide, the child would feel tired and remove the mask, and that carbon dioxide does not remain trapped in the fabric. Pneumologist Dominic Dellweg likewise explained that when air passes through a mask, oxygen and carbon dioxide pass through too. The review does, however, distinguish gas exchange from breathing effort: a mask creates resistance, may make breathing more strenuous and may prompt a sensation of breathlessness. Dellweg therefore advised using a mask that is easy to breathe through. The reported death cases do not establish that masks caused the deaths. In Büchelberg, a 13-year-old collapsed on a school bus on September 7 and later died in hospital; the review says the cause remained unclear in the results then available, while an online post attributed the death to a compulsory mask without providing a source. For the alleged Schweinfurt case, a six-year-old said to have died after becoming unconscious on a school bus, police in Lower Franconia called the circulating story an internet myth. The review says prosecutors or police in Aurich, Oldenburg and Flensburg knew of no alleged mask-related death of a boy in Friesland, and Wiesbaden prosecutors said they knew of no such case there. The qualification matters: the review does not claim masks are appropriate for every child in every circumstance. It reports that infants should not wear one, that children below primary-school age had a recommendation rather than a requirement, and that children with impaired heart or lung function should discuss the individual risk with a doctor. Asthma is given as an example where a mask could worsen breathing during an attack.
Tenemos al covid totalmente controlado
Publisher’s rating: falso
GRAVIOLA – MATADOR NATURAL DE CÂNCER (10.000 VEZES MAIS FORTE DO QUE A QUIMIOTERAPIA)
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Gerade erst auf die Welt gekommen und schon Maske tragen müssen - kann das sein? Das Foto eines Babys mit Mund-Nasen-Bedeckung wird im Internet geteilt - häufig zusammen mit dem Hinweis, dass das Kind in Lebensgefahr schwebe (hier archiviert).
Publisher’s rating: Das Foto wurde für eine Satire-Website nachträglich bearbeitet. Auf dem Originalbild trägt das Baby keine Maske.
The review examined a circulated photograph said to show a newborn wearing a mask, sometimes shared with claims that the child was in life-threatening danger. Its central finding about the image is that the mask was added digitally, rather than being present when the photograph was taken. The image’s provenance supports that finding: the review says it appeared on the satire site Der Postillon on September 2, 2020, alongside an article presented as the first baby born with a mask. The Postillon’s editors told dpa that the underlying image came from Shutterstock and that an editor had digitally altered it to add the mask. The image was later copied from the Postillon page and mirrored, providing a route by which the edited version could circulate separately from its satirical setting. The review also distinguishes the image claim from general questions about mask rules and infant safety. It reports that, in most of Germany, mask requirements applied from age six, and relays pediatric experts’ advice that infants generally should not wear masks to prevent sudden infant death. Those points concern guidance and policy; they do not establish that the baby in the circulated image was in danger. The evidence the review gives for the image itself is its reported source and the Postillon editors’ account of the digital edit.
Immer wieder werden in sozialen Netzwerken Falschmeldungen über Kinder verbreitet, die angeblich durch das Tragen eines Mund-Nasen-Schutzes gestorben sein sollen. Einer dieser Fälle soll sich am 28. September 2020 in der Nähe von Schweinfurt in Deutschland ereignet haben, heißt es unter der Überschrift «3. totes Kind wegen der Maske» in einem Facebook-Posting.
Publisher’s rating: Ein derartiger Fall ist der Polizei in Unterfranken (Bayern) nicht bekannt.
The Facebook post alleged that a six-year-old had died after wearing a mask near Schweinfurt on 28 September 2020. The review says that police in Unterfranken warned people not to spread the claim, which had been circulating on social media in the region. A police spokesperson described it as false and as an internet rumour. The spokesperson told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur that no six-year-old had become ill or died for this reason in Schweinfurt or the surrounding area. The account therefore directly addresses the alleged death and its stated location, rather than a different mask-related incident. The excerpt also reports that several concerned residents had contacted police and that criminal investigators were trying to identify who had spread the claim. It does not describe an independent examination of medical records or identify the post’s author, so those details cannot be inferred from the available text.
కరోనా కోసం ఇంట్లో అవసరమైన మెడికల్ కిట్:--పారాసెటమాల్, గార్గల్ మౌత్ వాష్ కోసం బెటాడిన్, విటమిన్ సి మరియు డి, బి కాంప్లెక్స్, ఆవిరి పీల్చడానికి క్యాప్సూల్స్, పల్స్ ఆక్సిమీటర్, ఆక్సిజన్ సిలిండర్ (అత్యవసరం కోసం మాత్రమే) లోతైన శ్వాస వ్యాయామాలు చేయండి.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The claim concerns a viral recommendation to prepare a home COVID-19 kit, including medicines and supplements, Betadine for gargling, and oxygen equipment. Vishvas News describes investigating a post attributed to a doctor at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH); the post also made claims about how the virus spreads and about lemon juice with hot water. The review says it received the message for checking through its WhatsApp chatbot and broke the post’s claims into parts for investigation. For the home-kit advice, Vishvas News says it sent the full viral claim to Dr. Sumit, a medical expert at Ram Sagar Mishra Combined Hospital. According to the review, he said the claims in the post were wrong and cautioned against self-treatment for COVID-19. He also said that oxygen cylinders should be used only under the supervision of trained medical professionals if a patient needs oxygen. This directly challenges the post’s advice to keep oxygen cylinders at home as part of a self-managed kit. The excerpt specifically discusses paracetamol, vitamins C and D, Betadine for gargling, and oxygen cylinders. It does not separately assess every item in the supplied claim, including steam-inhalation capsules, a pulse oximeter, or deep-breathing exercises, so its findings should not be extended to those items as individual recommendations. The review also notes that doctors may advise vitamins to support immunity, but says they cannot be presented as preventing COVID-19. It reports that the post falsely invoked PMCH and that the hospital’s COVID-19 coordinator said the message had no connection to PMCH.
Seit Wochen werden in sozialen Netzwerken Falschmeldungen über Kinder verbreitet, die angeblich durch das Tragen eines Mund-Nasen-Schutzes gestorben sein sollen. Einer dieser Fälle habe sich am 28. September 2020 in der Nähe von Schweinfurt ereignet, heißt es unter der Überschrift «3. totes Kind wegen der Maske» bei Facebook (hier archiviert). Angeblich soll dort ein sechsjähriges Mädchen im Schulbus bewusstlos geworden sein.
Publisher’s rating: Ein derartiger Fall ist der Polizei in Unterfranken nicht bekannt. Mediziner schließen aus, dass ein Kind nur durch das Tragen einer Alltagsmaske stirbt.
The claim concerned a Facebook post headed “3. totes Kind wegen der Maske.” It alleged that a six-year-old girl had become unconscious on a school bus near Schweinfurt on 28 September 2020 because she was wearing a mask. The review reports that police in Lower Franconia warned people not to circulate the story and described it as an internet rumor spreading on social-media channels in the region. To check the alleged local incident, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur asked a police spokesperson about it. She said that neither in Schweinfurt nor in the surrounding area had a six-year-old become ill or died because of wearing a cloth mask. The spokesperson also said that several concerned residents had contacted police and that criminal investigators were trying to find out who had spread the story. The excerpt does not report that investigators identified its origin. The review also sought medical comment on whether wearing an everyday cloth mask could itself kill a child. Pediatrician Jakob Maske called that impossible, and pulmonologist Dominic Dellweg likewise ruled out death from an everyday mask in a healthy child. Dellweg explained that a mask creates resistance to breathing, which can increase breathing effort and cause a sensation of breathlessness; he said oxygen and carbon dioxide pass through the material. The article also notes qualifications: children with impaired heart or lung function should discuss mask risks with a doctor, and it cites a recommendation that infants should not wear masks.
There are no cases of teachers infected by children
Publisher’s rating: This is false. It isn't true to say no teacher has been recorded as catching Covid from children.
President Donald Trump's positive COVID-19 test result might be a 'con' job
Publisher’s rating: False
President Trump's coronavirus test result was a "false positive" and is part of a "coup."
Publisher’s rating: Conspiracy theory
President Donald Trump once said, "The coronavirus. This is their new hoax."
Publisher’s rating: Distorts the Facts
Kind ist an einer CO2-Vergiftung gestorben, weil es eine Mund-Nasen-Maske getragen hat
Publisher’s rating: Falsch. Die Polizei stuft den angeblichen Tod einer Sechsjährigen in Schweinfurt als Falschmeldung ein. Die Materialien, die in Alltagsmasken verwendet werden, sind so durchlässig, dass die winzigen CO2-Moleküle jederzeit austreten können. Zu einem CO2-Stau unter der Maske kann es also nicht kommen
La salud del presidente Donald Trump
Publisher’s rating: En contexto
Tidak ada peneliti atau analis laboratorium yang terkena Covid-19
Publisher’s rating: Keliru
“COSAS QUE DEBES SABER SOBRE LA MASCARILLA QUE USAS A DIARIO”
Publisher’s rating: Múltiples
In een post op Facebook wordt gesteld: "YES!! Hydroxychloroquine mag weer gebruikt worden. Dit is besloten door het NHG". Er wordt gesproken van een "prachtige overwinning" voor huisarts Rob Elens, die zich inzet voor het gebruik van het malariamiddel tegen COVID-19 door de huisarts. Het zou "bewezen" zijn dat hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in combinatie met onder meer zink "mensen geneest" van COVID-19.
Publisher’s rating: De stellingen zijn fout. Het Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap (NHG) heeft zijn eerdere negatieve advies niet bijgesteld: HCQ, al dan niet in combinatie met andere middelen, wordt afgeraden voor therapie tegen het nieuwe coronavirus buiten het ziekenhuis. Er wordt zelfs voor thuistherapie gewaarschuwd wegens het risico op ernstige bijwerkingen. Voor de werkzaamheid van de combinatietherapie is geen enkel bewijs. Huisartsen mogen wel HCQ voorschrijven tegen malaria, maar dat was altijd al zo.