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  • Fact Check: Irish Examiner Did NOT Report That Referee Whistles Caused Heart Problems For Athletes

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    Did the Irish Examiner publish a report about a sudden increase in heart problems among sports players due to referee whistles? No, that's not true: A spoof image was created using a fake story and the masthead of the Irish Examiner. This was circulated on social media via a screenshot -- but this article never appeared in the Irish Examiner.…

    • Apr 4, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Irish Examiner Did NOT Report That Referee Whistles Caused Heart Problems For Athletes Article Spoof
  • Fact Check: COVID Vaccines Not To Blame For Blood Clot Risk

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    Are COVID-19 vaccines to blame for "urgent warnings" about blood clots from Pfizer and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? No, that's not true: Both the CDC and Pfizer have promoted such campaigns since 2015. Blood clots are not uncommon, even for the healthiest athletes. The CDC says "approximately 5% to 8% of the U.S. population has one…

    • Feb 21, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: COVID Vaccines Not To Blame For Blood Clot Risk Risk Unrelated
  • Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show 'Masonic Grips' By Bush, Obama, Who Are NOT Freemasons

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    Do these photos document masonic handshakes -- called "grips" -- being made by Freemasons? No, that's not true: Scholars and the grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of New York say these are not masonic grips and neither former President George W. Bush nor former President Barack Obama are Freemasons. The post implies the people in the photographs are Masons…

    • Feb 15, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show 'Masonic Grips' By Bush, Obama, Who Are NOT Freemasons Not Masonic
  • Fact Check: No One Clear Cause For Recent Reported Cardiac Events Among Soccer Players

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    Are "all the soccer players getting heart attacks"? And can the recent cluster of cardiac events suffered by athletes be attributed to any one cause? No, that's not true: Several of the recent incidents are clearly unrelated to the COVID-19 vaccine, and others do not point to the vaccine as a cause, but this has not prevented anti-vaccine activists from…

    • Jan 12, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: No One Clear Cause For Recent Reported Cardiac Events Among Soccer Players No Clear Cause
  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Full Of Exclusive Nanotechnology To Create 'Slave Species'

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    Are COVID-19 vaccines full of exclusive nanotechnology to create a "slave species"? No, that's not true: Anti-vaccination group La Quinta Columna (The Fifth Column) provides no proof for its claims that COVID vaccines contain nanotechnology. Patents and ingredient lists for the vaccines do not show any of the "NanoRouters ... Nano-Antennas and Plasmonic Antennas" alleged to be in them. The…

    • Jan 11, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Full Of Exclusive Nanotechnology To Create 'Slave Species' Nano Nonsense
  • Fact Check: Pfizer COVID Inoculations Are NOT Doing 'More Harm Than Good' As Canadian Anti-Vaccine Group's Presentation Charges

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    Does the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination do more harm than good? No, that's not true: The video by the Canadian Covid Care Alliance (CCCA) in the Rumble post saying so recycles many previously debunked claims about the COVID vaccine. The Pfizer shot (BNT162b2) received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 23, 2021, for people 16 and…

    • Jan 5, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Pfizer COVID Inoculations Are NOT Doing 'More Harm Than Good' As Canadian Anti-Vaccine Group's Presentation Charges Way More Good
  • Fact Check: List Of Dead Or Collapsed Athletes Not Clearly Linked To Vaccine

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    Does a list of athletes from around the world who have died or collapsed help parents of athletic children to weigh the risks and benefits of their child receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: While this list does enumerate many incidents, in only a few does it mention if the person was even vaccinated, and it does not…

    • Dec 16, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: List Of Dead Or Collapsed Athletes Not Clearly Linked To Vaccine Unconfirmed
  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Razorlike Graphene Nanoparticles That Are Killing Vaccinated Athletes

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    Are COVID-19 vaccines full of razorlike graphene nanoparticles that are killing athletes and others? No, that's not true: No ingredient lists for the vaccines include graphene and no credible independent lab has produced evidence graphene particles are in the vaccines. The claim arises from a video (archived here) of German chemist Andreas Noack, posted to BitChute November 28, 2021, titled…

    • Dec 3, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Razorlike Graphene Nanoparticles That Are Killing Vaccinated Athletes It's Not There
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Symptoms Of The Omicron Variant Used To Cover Up Effects of COVID Vaccines

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    Are symptoms of the omicron variant being used to cover up effects of COVID-19 vaccines? No, there is no evidence that there is a cover-up of COVID vaccine adverse effects via symptoms of the new omicron variant. An article making that claim gives no scientific, medical or reputably published proof. It also repeats a false claim that 183 professional athletes…

    • Dec 1, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Symptoms Of The Omicron Variant Used To Cover Up Effects of COVID Vaccines No Proof
  • Fact Check: List Is NOT A Verified Accurate Account Of 108 Deaths Of FIFA Players And Coaches In Six Months Of 2021

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    Did 108 FIFA-registered players and coaches die in six months of 2021, as stated in a viral tweet? No, this claim is unsubstantiated. The number cited in the post, 108, seems to have originated from a source making a different claim that was not specific to FIFA, nor even the sport of soccer, nor a six month time frame. A…

    • Nov 29, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: List Is NOT A Verified Accurate Account Of 108 Deaths Of FIFA Players And Coaches In Six Months Of 2021 Misrepresented
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  • Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021 Not That Low

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  • Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Publish Data That 'Suggests' People Triple-Vaccinated For COVID-19 Get Sicker, Develop Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease 3X Vax ≠ Sick

    Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Publish Data That 'Suggests' People Triple-Vaccinated For COVID-19 Get Sicker, Develop Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease

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