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PolitiFactHealth & medicine
Bill Gates wrote a 2011 article titled “Depopulation Through Forced Vaccination.”
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
Bill Gates’ support for malaria research is responsible for the recent locally acquired malaria cases in the U.S.
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
"Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people" for COVID-19.
Publisher’s rating: False
Vera FilesHealth & medicine
Eating "chicken backside" can increase the chance of stomach cancer
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“President Trump, COVID-19 coronavirus: U.S. cases 1,329; U.S. deaths, 38; panic level: mass hysteria. President Obama, H1N1 virus: U.S. cases, 60.8 million; U.S. deaths, 12,469; panic level: totally chill. Do you all see how the media can manipulate your life.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
Ivermectin was effective against omicron in phase 3 clinical trials.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.”
Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
It’s safer to be unvaccinated than vaccinated against COVID-19.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”
Publisher’s rating: Mostly True
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
Bird flu in the U.S. is a "scamdemic" timed to coincide with the 2024 presidential elections “by design.”
Publisher’s rating: False
FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine
"Recent investigations have found that using Tylenol during pregnancy significantly increases the likelihood of children developing autism and ADHD."
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
Colloidal silver is “harmless” unless you’re allergic to it.
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.”
Publisher’s rating: False
PolitiFactHealth & medicine
75 doctors in South Florida walked out in protest as their hospital was flooded with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients.
Publisher’s rating: False