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AllSides→ Is FEMA at Burning Man? Virus Outbreak Conspiracy Theory Spreads Online
https://www.newsweek.com/burning-man-fema-ebola-conspiracy-theories-1824295 After the Burning Man festi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO Ebola Outbreak At Burning Man In 2023
Was a state of emergency declared due to an Ebola outbreak at Burning Man in Black Rock City, Nevada? No, that's not true: There were no reports of known or suspected Ebola cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), th
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Burning Man flooding triggers false claims of Ebola outbreak, ‘national emergency’
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Full Fact→ There are no official reports of an Ebola outbreak at Burning Man festival
The desert festival has been mired by wet weather but there are no credible reports of an Ebola outbreak.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Radio Wave, Mobile Phone Technology Do NOT Cause Influenza, COVID Outbreaks
Does a social media video prove that the advent of radio wave and mobile phone technology ushered in flu, COVID and other viral outbreaks from the 1900s on? No, that's not true: The emergence of these viruses is a natural process and not
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show a zombie virus outbreak in China
Video shows zombie virus outbreak in China.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Ebola Outbreak At George Washington University Hospital On January 4, 2023 — Hospital In ‘Normal Operations’
Did George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. stop accepting new patients on January 4, 2023, due to a "possible EBOLA OUTBREAK"? No, that's not true: An official statement from the hospital, provided to Lead Stories on Ja
Full Fact→ Instagram post wrongly links nasal flu vaccines to strep A outbreak
There’s no evidence that nasal flu vaccines are driving increased rates of strep A, and the timing of the outbreak doesn’t mean this is the case.
Logically→ John Hopkins University’s 201 Pandemic Exercise predicted the COVID-19 outbreak.
The event was designed to test the private and public sector's response to a pandemic. It did not predict COVID-19.
FactCheck.org→ Post Makes Baseless Allegations About Public Health Response to Monkeypox Outbreak
SciCheck Digest A post published in English and Spanish repeats the debunked idea that the current monkeypox outbreak might have resulted from a virus that was created in a lab. The post also baselessly alleges that the World Health Organization’s de
Full Fact→ Monkeypox simulation event doesn’t mean outbreak was planned
The virus was used in a fictional scenario during a theoretical planning event in March 2021.
Snopes→ Wendy’s Pulls Lettuce from Sandwiches Amid E. Coli Outbreak
Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Logically→ The strain of monkeypox virus responsible for the current international outbreak was released deliberately.
The available evidence suggests that the ongoing monkeypox outbreak originated in West Africa, and was not engineered in a laboratory.
Logically→ Pride celebrations led to the outbreak of Monkeypox.
No outbreaks of monkeypox have been linked to or traced back to Pride events.
Snopes→ US Declares Public Health Emergency over Monkeypox Outbreak
The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is connected to the monkeypox outbreak
“‘Monkeypox’ is only circulating in countries where the Pfizer vaccine has been distributed and is being used to advance a Technocratic Great Reset."
PolitiFact→ There’s no evidence that the virus behind the monkeypox outbreak was leaked from a Wuhan lab
Experts said there’s no evidence that the virus behind the current monkeypox outbreak came from a lab in Wuhan, China. Analysis of the monkeypox virus’s genetic material indicates the current outbreak is linked to an outbreak in West Africa.
Logically→ The current monkeypox outbreak appears to be a lab strain with unknown characteristics that likely originated in a U.S. bioweapons laboratory in Ukraine.
Preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization confirms that the current monkeypox cases belong to known variants found in West Africa.
Logically→ Cases of paralysis from the polio outbreak in the early 20th century were caused by the insecticide DDT.
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Recent U.S. smallpox vaccine order unrelated to monkeypox outbreaks, according to the government
“U.S. Orders MILLIONS Of Smallpox Vaccines Amid Global Monkeypox Outbreak.”
Health Feedback→ Published research from the Wuhan Institute of Virology didn’t describe artificially created monkeypox strains; the research is unrelated to the 2022 monkeypox outbreak
REVIEW Reports of unusual monkeypox cases hit the headlines in May 2022, with at least 257 cases and zero deaths in 23 countries as of 30 May 2022. Monkeypox is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus, whic
AllSides→ North Korea: The mystery of its Covid outbreak
https://www.bbc.com/news/61651016 It's been three weeks since North Korea announced its first ever Covi
Logically→ The recent outbreaks of Monkeypox are cover-ups for adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine.
This claim is based on several debunked conspiracy theories and misinterpretations of reported data.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Bill Gates’ comments about preparing for pandemics doesn’t mean he planned monkeypox outbreak
Bill Gates planned a smallpox-type outbreak.
Logically→ A 2021 simulation exercise attended by world leaders predicted the Monkeypox outbreak.
The exercise was designed to test out responses to pandemics. The monkeypox outbreak was not predicted.
Health Feedback→ Monkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it with COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW On 13 May 2022, the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of two confirmed cases of monkeypox in patients from the same household and without recent travel history to areas where the virus circulates
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence current monkeypox outbreak was planned
The current monkeypox outbreak was planned by government and industry leaders.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, monkeypox outbreaks aren’t due to biological warfare by our governments
Monkeypox is biological warfare “against us by our governments.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Bill Gates isn’t behind the monkeypox outbreak
“Bill Gates is behind the monkeypox outbreaks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Bill Gates Is Behind Monkeypox Outbreak — Recorded Remarks Taken Out Of Context
Is Bill Gates behind the 2022 monkeypox outbreak? No, that's not true: The claim wildly misconstrues a November 2021 comment Gates made about pandemic preparedness. He was discussing the possibility of simulating a smallpox attack in orde
PolitiFact→ Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about its spread, symptoms and vaccines
A rare outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa has health officials worldwide scrambling to find its source and contain it. The disease is not as easily spread as COVID-19 and vaccines are available, so pandemic-weary Americans shouldn’t expect lockd
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media posts twist facts about hepatitis outbreak in kids, Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Hepatitis outbreak in kids may be related to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say His Company Was Trying To Make Coronavirus Outbreak — Video Is Altered
Did Bill Gates say that he has a company trying to make a coronavirus outbreak and that they were successful? No, that's not true: This video is an altered fabrication. While Gates did say these words and phrases in an interview, several
Logically→ There’s an outbreak of gastrointestinal virus affecting dogs in the northeast of England.
While there is a seasonal rise of gastroenteritis in dogs, the information being shared is from 2020, and is not accurate.
Snopes→ COVID Outbreaks at UVa, BC Scuttle Fenway, Military Bowls
The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl were both canceled due to the pandemic as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans.
Snopes→ 3rd Florida-Based Ship Has Outbreak, State Cases Hit Record
It came as the number of coronavirus cases in Florida hit its highest level since the start of the pandemic.
Snopes→ Three NFL Games Moved Due to COVID-19 Outbreaks
The NFL has moved three games because of COVID-19 outbreaks: Las Vegas at Cleveland from Saturday to Monday; and Seattle at the Los Angeles Rams and Washington at Philadelphia from Sunday to Tuesday.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Unmask Fauci Plot — Public Health Officials Are Paid To Predict Outbreaks, Develop New Technology
Does this video unmask new-in-November-2021 evidence that Dr. Anthony Fauci helped mastermind the COVID-19 pandemic to bring humankind under government control? No, that's not true: The October, 2019 C-SPAN video has been the subject of c
Logically→ Wuhan scientists planned to release coronaviruses into bat caves 18 months before the COVID-19 outbreak.
There are no credible reports or records to prove that Wuhan scientists planned to release any coronaviruses into bat caves.