The CDC said that 75% of COVID-19 deaths have involved people with at least four comorbidities.
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Poynter→ Social media claims distort CDC director Rochelle Walensky’s comment about COVID-19 deaths and comorbidities
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, one of the nation’s top public-health officials, shared encouraging news in a TV interview about the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing COVID-19 deaths. But social media posts […] The post Social media claims distort
Health Feedback→ CDC director’s comments that 75% of COVID-19 deaths are among people with four comorbidities applies only to vaccinated people
REVIEW An article published on the website for The Joe Pags Show, the talk show of commentator Joe Pagliarulo, used a partial quote from Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to suggest that 75% of CO
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media claims distort CDC director’s comment about COVID-19 deaths and comorbidities
“The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Misinterpreted CDC Director Quote About 75% COVID Deaths With 4+ Comorbidities Was About Vaccinated People
Did Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "confess" that over 75% of COVID deaths occurred in people with at least four comorbidities? No, that's not true: The percentage is correct but extreme
Snopes→ Do 75% of All Covid Deaths Involve People With 4 Comorbidities?
Important context was edited out of a viral video featuring CDC director Rochelle Walensky.
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claim in Becker News article, not all cases of infection lead to immunity; falsely claims that most COVID-19 deaths weren’t caused by COVID-19 but by comorbidities
REVIEW An article published by Becker News in mid-November 2021, written by former Fox News writer Kyle Becker, claimed in its headline that “The CDC Finally Admits a Massive Number of Americans Have ‘Natural Immunity’: 146.6 Million People”
Health Feedback→ No, a court didn’t rule that the FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19
REVIEW In June 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s consumer advisory and social media posts advising consumers not to take ivermectin for COVID-19 became embroiled in a lawsuit. The lawsuit’s settlement in late March 2024 became
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Cause To Every Disease’ Does NOT Originate In The Colon
Does the "cause to every disease" originate in the colon, as a video on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Scientific literature shows that there is a relationship between gut health and both the management and prevention of certain
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Vaccination and infection both provide protective immunity to COVID-19, particularly against severe disease. But gaining immunity through infection is far riskier than vaccination. Posts citing a new Lancet study omit that important
Health Feedback→ Infection-induced immunity is more unpredictable and poses a higher risk than vaccine-induced immunity
REVIEW As COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, most countries implemented vaccine requirements to help limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2. This measure triggered an intense social debate about why previously infected people would still need to get
Truth or Fiction?→ Bill Maher ‘Natural Immunity’ Study Tweet
On February 19 2023, a Twitter user tweeted a quote (with video) from talk show host and comedian Bill Maher, on the subject of a “big study” on “natural immunity” and how it held up against vaccines: Bill Maher: “Big story,
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are effective; their benefits outweigh their risks, contrary to claim by Retsef Levi
REVIEW In early February 2023, claims that an MIT professor and “top expert” found evidence of serious harm from the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and called for a halt to their use went viral on social media. These claims are based on a tweet by Retse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BMJ Paper Does NOT Show COVID Vaccine Causes 5x More Myocarditis Than Virus, 10X More In Youths
Does a new paper published in BMJ Medicine show that the COVID vaccine causes five times more myocarditis than the COVID virus and 10 times more in young people? No, that's not true: One of the study's authors told Lead Stories in a Febru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That 90-Day Diet Regimen Will Cure Cancer
Will a fast of water, coffee and tea followed by a diet of only vegetable juice and a ribeye steak cure cancer in 90 days? No, that's not true: Experts told Lead Stories that there is no scientific evidence that this specific regimen will
Health Feedback→ Ivermectin hasn’t proven effective in COVID-19 patients so far, despite persistent online claims
REVIEW On 25 December 2022, the Epoch Times reposted an article by naturopath Colleen Huber titled “Ivermectin is Safe and Effective: The Evidence”. At the time of this review’s publication, the article had received more than 4,500 interaction
Health Feedback→ Study led by FDA researchers didn’t find that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine caused blood clots, contrary to viral claims on social media
REVIEW An article published by the Epoch Times on 17 December 2022 claimed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discovered the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is “linked to blood clots”. This claim is based on a study led by researc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Reveal Over 1 Million Americans Have ‘Died Suddenly’ Since COVID Vaccine Roll-Out, Another Government Report Does NOT Prove Vaccines Are To Blame
Does a "secret" CDC report reveal that at least 1.1 million Americans have "Died Suddenly" since the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out? Does a separate government report from the United Kingdom prove the vaccines are to blame? No, that's not true
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data Does NOT Prove COVID Vaccination Causes ‘Significant Numbers Of Deaths’ In British Children — But Raw Numbers Do Show Vaccinated Children Up To 137 Times More Likely To Die
Does British government data prove COVID-19 vaccination is causing "significant numbers of deaths" in British children? In addition, does the same dataset also show children are up to 137 times more likely to die following COVID vaccinati
FactCheck.org→ Post Omits Paxlovid’s Ability to Protect Against Severe COVID-19, Death
SciCheck Digest Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, has been shown to prevent severe COVID-19 and death. An online post alleging the drug is a “fraud” and “should be taken off the market” neglects to mention this important informa
FactCheck.org→ RSV Surge in Children Likely Caused by ‘Immunity Gap,’ Not COVID-19 Vaccine
SciCheck Digest Hospitals across the country are seeing a spike of respiratory syncytial virus infections among children. Experts say the spike is most likely caused by an immunity gap created by the lack of exposure to the virus over the past couple o
Health Feedback→ Evidence suggests that political partisanship is associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Republicans compared to Democrats
REVIEW Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and journalists have noted partisan differences in adherence to physical distancing and mask wearing, and intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S[1].
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-Vaccinated Young Adults Are NOT 92% More Likely To Die Than Unvaccinated Young Adults In England
Were COVID-vaccinated young adults 92 percent more likely to die than their unvaccinated counterparts in England during the first full year that the vaccines were available? No, that's not true: While U.K. health agencies report that the
Health Feedback→ Study by German researchers didn’t find significant safety concerns with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
REVIEW The claim that German researchers found the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to cause more side effects in young children began circulating in October 2022. Journalist Alex Berenson made this claim in a Substack post and an Instagram post, while Will J
Health Feedback→ Article by cardiologist Aseem Malhotra made unsupported claims about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination
REVIEW On 26 September 2022, cardiologist Aseem Malhotra published a two-part article (archived here and here) in the Journal of Insulin Resistance—of which Malhotra is an editor— calling for a global pause of mRNA vaccines. Part 1 of the articl
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Omicron-Updated COVID-19 Boosters
Earlier this month, the U.S. began administering the first COVID-19 booster vaccines that have been updated to better match the latest circulating coronavirus strains. Many scientists expect the revised boosters will be more effective than their predec
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines provide important benefits; SSRN preprint didn’t find COVID-19 vaccines to be “98 times worse” than the virus
REVIEW In September 2022, several articles went viral, claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are “98 times worse” than COVID-19 itself. Examples include this one by the Gateway Pundit, another by The Epoch Times, and one by the Florida Standard. The c
FactCheck.org→ Clinical Trials Show Ivermectin Does Not Benefit COVID-19 Patients, Contrary to Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Randomized clinical trials have repeatedly found that ivermectin does not benefit COVID-19 patients. The National Institutes of Health recommends against its use for COVID-19. Ivermectin enthusiasts continue to falsely claim the contrar
Health Feedback→ Study claiming that ivermectin reduces COVID-19 mortality by 92% has important methodological problems
REVIEW In early September 2022, many social media posts and articles circulated claiming that a study showed ivermectin reduced COVID-19 mortality by 92%. One example is this article by The Blaze, which received more than 20,000 engagements on socia
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Questionable Study on COVID-19 Vaccination and EMS Calls
SciCheck Digest Studies have found that COVID-19 increases the risk for heart complications, and that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks for males and females in all age groups. Social media posts, however, have misinterpreted and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data DOES Show British Children Up To 303 Times More Likely To Die From COVID After Vaccination Than Unvaccinated Kids — But Sickest Got Shots First
Does data from England show children are up to 303 times more likely to die from COVID-19 following vaccination than unvaccinated children? Yes, that's true, but raw numbers don't tell the full story. "The numbers appear correct, but ...
FactCheck.org→ Q&A On Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 Oral Antiviral
For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were few effective treatments — and no easy-to-take oral pill to treat infection with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That changed when the Food and Drug Administration authorized Paxl
Logically→ NHS data from April 2022 revealed that only 5,115 people died of COVID-19 in England since the pandemic began.
NHS data showing deaths of people with no comorbidities is falsely shared as total COVID-19 deaths in England.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: British Agency Does NOT Confirm ‘Just 5,115 People’ Have Died Of COVID-19 In England Since Beginning Of Pandemic
Did England's National Health Service confirm that only 5,155 people have died of COVID-19 in England since the beginning of the pandemic? No, that's not true: As of April 28, 2022, the death toll for the pandemic was more than 161,000, a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Healthy People DO Die From COVID-19
Do only unhealthy people die from COVID-19? No, that's not true: The person posting the statement "Healthy people don't die from COVID" on social media doesn't explain what they meant by healthy, but people of all ages and a wide range of
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Second COVID-19 Boosters for Older People
At the end of March, the Food and Drug Administration authorized a second COVID-19 booster, or fourth dose, of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for people 50 years of age and older. The idea is to shore up any flagging immunity among the most
FactCheck.org→ Evidence Still Lacking to Support Ivermectin as Treatment for COVID-19
SciCheck Digest Randomized controlled trials haven’t found ivermectin is beneficial in treating COVID-19, although results for ongoing studies will provide a more definitive answer. Yet, a video presents two weak studies as “powerful” and “
Health Feedback→ Claim that COVID-19 deaths have been “vastly overcounted” is baseless; the evidence suggests the opposite
REVIEW On 1 March 2022, The Epoch Times published a piece by Joseph Mercola, the biggest purveyor of anti-vaccine disinformation according to a report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, where he claimed that COVID-19 “deaths have been vast
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children’s Risk Of Death Is NOT Increased 5,100% By Pfizer Vaccine; UK Agency Says Claim Is ‘Highly Misleading’
Does Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine increase the risk of death in children by 5,100%? No, that's not true: The Office of National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom calls the claim "highly misleading." During the bulk of the time period wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data From England And Wales Do NOT Show Teens Vaccinated For COVID-19 Are 3 Times More Likely To Die Than Unvaccinated Teens
Do data from England and Wales show teens vaccinated for COVID-19 are three times more likely to die than unvaccinated teens? No, that's not true: The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics (ONS) says the information lacks contex