Allison Pearson tweets misleading stats about Covid hospital patients
Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson’s calculation of Covid hospitalisation rate is flawed in multiple ways. Read
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No evidence Rife machines can cure all cancers
Cancer Research UK says there is no reliable evidence to use Rife machines as a treatment for cancer. Read
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No evidence three presidents died because they refused vaccines for their nations
One died due to problems with his heart, one died of pneumonia at age 97, and another was assassinated with no sign that this was related to a stance on the Covid-19 vaccines. Read
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Adverse event reports after vaccines are not necessarily due to vaccines
Reports of adverse events following vaccines could indicate a vaccine is the cause, but this isn’t proof in and of itself. Read
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Acidic foods don’t test positive for Covid
Posts on Facebook wrongly claim that high acid foods appear to test positive for Covid-19 on lateral flow devices Read
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The Pfizer vaccine isn’t 99% graphene oxide
The MHRA has said these claims are ‘completely incorrect’, and the study that has been used to back up the claims has a number of inaccuracies and flaws. Read
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New study estimates mask wearing could cut R number by 25%, not 0.25
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham appeared to misquote the study on the Today programme Read
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A Portuguese court hasn’t said there have only been 152 Covid deaths
This was just the number of deaths recorded by doctors from the Ministry of Justice, who typically only deal with deaths where there is a suspicion of foul play. Read
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No evidence Covid-19 vaccines are 'overwhelming' NHS services
A website article misleadingly claims the Covid-19 vaccine drive has “overwhelmed” the NHS. Read
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Video shares falsehoods about face masks and asymptomatic spread of Covid-19
Footage of a meeting in Orange County, California, in 2020 shares a lot of false information about asymptomatic spread of Covid-19 and the use of facemasks. Read
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