“Cases are rising, hospitalizations are increasing, deaths are increasing," said the CDC's Dr. Henry Walke
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Snopes→ Phishing Ploy Targets COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Effort
The precision targeting and careful efforts to leave no tracks bore "the potential hallmarks of nation-state tradecraft,” said IBM security researchers.
Hoax-Slayer→ Another Absurd COVID-19 Themed Scam Attempt
Some scam attempts are just so silly and transparently fraudulent, that they are almost amusing. The post Another Absurd COVID-19 Themed Scam Attempt appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Does AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Aborted Fetal Cells?
A viral anti-vaccine video mangles the science behind the production of a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Snopes→ Did Johns Hopkins Student Newspaper Retract Article Claiming COVID-19 Deaths ‘Not Above Normal’?
The story reportedly questioned the accuracy and credibility of reported U.S. COVID-19 deaths.
Snopes→ ‘Everything Was Forbidden’: Did Orwell’s ‘1984’ Predict COVID-19 Restrictions?
Amid COVID-19 lockdown rules in 2020, social media users appeared to "discover" a brand new quotation from the classic dystopian novel "1984."
Snopes→ ‘Very Dark Couple of Weeks’: Morgues and Hospitals Overflow
Health officials fear the crisis will be even worse in coming weeks, after many Americans ignored pleas to stay home over Thanksgiving and avoid people who don’t live with them.
Snopes→ UK Authorizes Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine for Emergency Use
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the United Kingdom expects to begin receiving the first shipment of 800,000 doses "within days."
Health Feedback→ CDC data shows higher number of deaths in 2020 compared to previous years; Johns Hopkins student article compared percentages, not raw numbers
REVIEW Several articles, such as this one by LifeSiteNews and this one by the Gateway Pundit, published at the end of November 2020, claim that a “Johns Hopkins study” had shown no excess deaths in the U.S. due to COVID-19, and that the study wa
Snopes→ Moderna Asking US, European Regulators to OK Its Virus Shots
Moderna created its shots with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and already had a hint they were working, but said it got the final needed results over the weekend that suggest the vaccine is more than 94% effective
Health Feedback→ No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause more severe disease; antibody-dependent enhancement has not been observed in clinical trials
SUMMARY A Facebook post claiming that the COVID-19 vaccine will lead to more severe disease, was published in November 2020 and went viral on the social media platform. Similar claims have also been published in other social media posts, like this o
Health Feedback→ Face masks, handwashing, and vaccination do not weaken the immune system, and are effective measures to reduce the spread of infectious diseases
REVIEW Widespread public health measures have been implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the spread of the disease. Posts like this meme on Instagram claiming that measures such as vaccination, wearing face masks or gloves, or f
Snopes→ AstraZeneca Manufacturing Error Clouds Vaccine Study Results
A statement describing the error came days after the company described the shots as “highly effective.”
Snopes→ Is the CDC Setting Up ‘Green Zones’ or COVID-19 Containment Camps?
A months-old document exploring one possible response to the COVID-19 pandemic was misrepresented on social media.
Snopes→ Defying Warnings, Millions in the US Travel for Thanksgiving
Many were tired of more than eight months of social distancing and determined to spend time with loved ones.
Snopes→ Can Large Thanksgiving Dinners Lead to Jail Time in Oregon While ‘Crack Is Legal’?
Online activists made significant errors while highlighting what they claimed were discrepancies in Oregon law.
Snopes→ Was a Man in a Trump-Shaped Floatie Charged with Assault for Breathing on People?
One of those stories you couldn't make up if you tried.
Snopes→ International Flyers May Soon Need to Get Virus Vaccinations
Many countries, especially those based in Asia and the Pacific, are determined not to let their hard-won gains against COVID-19 evaporate with a resurgence of travel.
Snopes→ Is Ron Paul Video True in Saying ‘Masks Don’t Work’ To Combat COVID?
More factors than states' mandatory mask rules play a role in COVID-19 case totals.
Snopes→ Did Dr. Roger Hodkinson Call COVID-19 a Hoax?
Whoever that person on the viral call may be, you should know Canadian medical organizations have released statements refuting his comments.
Snopes→ Can Mouthwash ‘Kill’ COVID-19?
Keep your mask on. Preprint studies should always be taken with caution.
Snopes→ India Virus Cases Pass 9M; Capital’s Hospitals Under Strain
“The next four weeks are crucial. The road is very bumpy,” said Dr. S.K. Sarin, director of New Delhi’s Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences.
Snopes→ Pfizer Seeking Emergency Use of Its COVID-19 Vaccine in US
The action comes days after Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech announced that its vaccine appears 95% effective at preventing mild to severe COVID-19 disease in a large, ongoing study.
Health Feedback→ Danish face mask study did not show that masks were ineffective at reducing spread of COVID-19; study was underpowered and results were inconclusive
REVIEW Several reports on the findings of a face mask study conducted in Denmark[1], which was published in the scientific journal Annals of Internal Medicine, went viral on Facebook within a day of publication, receiving a total of more than 18,000
Health Feedback→ Non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as lockdowns and wearing face masks, are effective measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission, contrary to claims in viral video
REVIEW This video, published on 13 November 2020 by the student activism organization Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), features the historian Tom Woods in a 7 November symposium in Texas. In it, Woods presents the COVID-19 pandemic and the public
Snopes→ Did White House Press Secretary Call COVID-19 Guidelines ‘Orwellian’?
The term has been used to describe overbearing government regimes.
Snopes→ Oxford Scientists Expect COVID-19 Vaccine Data by Christmas
“I think we’re getting close, and it’s definitely going to be before Christmas based on the progress,” Dr. Andrew Pollard said in an interview with the BBC.
Snopes→ Greece’s Archbishop Hospitalized with Coronavirus Symptoms
Archbishop Ieronymos, the 82-year-old archbishop and head of the Orthodox Church of Greece, is in augmented care.
Snopes→ Does a Photograph Show Michigan Gov. Whitmer Without a Mask?
Whitmer has a gold-colored jacket that she frequently wears, a fact that was exploited to spread misinformation.
Snopes→ Is Walmart Providing ‘Free Thanksgiving Dinner for All’?
We looked into how it could be that Walmart and a cash back company could afford to offer such a special deal for "free."
Snopes→ Is Walmart Providing ‘Free Thanksgiving Dinner for All’?
We looked into how it could be that Walmart and a cash back company could afford to offer such a special deal for "free."
Snopes→ Debunking the Meme: Smoking vs. COVID-19
Whether the subject is smoking or COVID-19, social distancing is key.
Snopes→ Did Dolly Parton Help Fund a COVID-19 Vaccine?
The country legend dropped a rare piece of good news in 2020.
Health Feedback→ Article claiming that “masks don’t work” misleads readers by inaccurately interpreting a withdrawn study and a published study conducted on U.S. Marine Corps recruits
REVIEW This article, written by Daniel Horowitz and published by The Blaze on 16 November 2020, claims that “masks don’t work.” To support its claim, it cites the withdrawal of a preprint (a study that has not yet been peer-reviewed or publish
Snopes→ Are Clorox Wipes and Toilet Paper Sold Out Again?
Fears of empty store shelves returned in mid-November 2020 as COVID-19 case numbers reached new heights.
Snopes→ FDA Allows 1st Rapid Virus Test That Gives Results at Home
Health experts have called for options to allow people to test themselves at home, reducing turnaround times and the potential spread of the virus to others, including health care workers.
Snopes→ Pfizer: COVID-19 Shot 95% Effective, Seeking Clearance Soon
The announcement, just a week after Pfizer first revealed promising preliminary results, comes as the company is preparing within days to formally ask U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of the vaccine.
Snopes→ Did Gov. Cuomo Say It Was ‘Bad News’ Pfizer Vaccine Progress Came Under Trump?
Republican lawmakers and right-leaning commentators seized upon remarks made by the New York Democrat during an interview on "Good Morning America."
Snopes→ Sen. Chuck Grassley, 87, Quarantining After Virus Exposure
Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, did not say how he was exposed.
Snopes→ Governors Ratchet Up Restrictions Ahead of Thanksgiving
A record-breaking nearly 70,000 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus in the U.S. as of Nov. 15, 13,000 more than a week earlier, according to the COVID Tracking Project.