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  • Fact Check: Yale Scientists Did NOT 'Claim' New 'Airborne mRNA' Can 'Vaccinate Large Populations Without Their Knowledge Or Consent'

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    Did Yale scientists say that a new form of "airborne mRNA" is being developed specifically for non-consensual mass vaccination? No, that's not true: The study conducted on rodents did not discuss that. The fact that an experiment appears to have worked when tested on mice never automatically translates into expedited application on people "without their knowledge," an NYU professor of…

    • Oct 3, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Yale Scientists Did NOT 'Claim' New 'Airborne mRNA' Can 'Vaccinate Large Populations Without Their Knowledge Or Consent' Mice≠People
  • Fact Check: FEMA's October 4, 2023, Wireless Emergency Alert Test Is NOT Mandatory On Mobile Devices -- It is Possible To Opt Out

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    Is it true that there will be no way to opt out of the FEMA and FCC Nationwide Emergency Alert Test on October 4, 2023? No, that's not true: If a person does not want to receive the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) portion of the test, they need only to turn their phone off at approximately 10:20 a.m. Alaska Time…

    • Oct 2, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FEMA's October 4, 2023, Wireless Emergency Alert Test Is NOT Mandatory On Mobile Devices -- It is Possible To Opt Out May Opt Out
  • Fact Check: Updated COVID-19 Vaccines NOT Only Tested On 'A Total Of 10 Mice' -- Hundreds Of Humans Also Received Shots During Clinical Trials

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    Were the updated COVID-19 vaccines only tested on 10 mice before they were given emergency use authorization in September 2023? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Lead Stories that the revised vaccines have adhered to the stringent scientific criteria of the agency concerning safety, efficacy and manufacturing excellence. Human vaccines typically go through rigorous clinical…

    • Oct 2, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Updated COVID-19 Vaccines NOT Only Tested On 'A Total Of 10 Mice' -- Hundreds Of Humans Also Received Shots During Clinical Trials People, Too
  • Fact Check: Peter McCullough Did NOT Officially Address European Parliament On September 13, 2023 -- Gathering Was Not A Hearing

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    Did Dr. Peter McCullough, a cardiologist who has repeatedly made anti-COVID-19 vaccine statements, officially appear before the European Parliament and call for a "total recall" of COVID vaccines on September 13, 2023? No, that's not true: McCullough was reportedly at an event that was held in a parliamentary building but on a day when no official committee meetings were scheduled.…

    • Sep 27, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Peter McCullough Did NOT Officially Address European Parliament On September 13, 2023 -- Gathering Was Not A Hearing Not Official
  • Fact Check: Cancers NOT Appearing In 'Ways Never Before Seen' After COVID Vaccinations

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    Are cancers appearing in "ways never before seen" following vaccination for COVID-19? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence to suggest that COVID vaccines cause or lead to the development of cancer in unprecedented ways. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also stated, "There are no data that suggest that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, lead…

    • Sep 27, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Cancers NOT Appearing In 'Ways Never Before Seen' After COVID Vaccinations Not Quantified
  • Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Confirm 143,233% Increase in 'Turbo-Cancers' Due to 'mRNA Jabs'

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    Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm a "143,233% increase in turbo-cancers due to mRNA jabs," including COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: A CDC spokesperson confirmed to Lead Stories that "There is no evidence to date indicating that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer of any sort (including so-called 'turbo cancers')." The article where this claim originated didn't…

    • Sep 26, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Confirm 143,233% Increase in 'Turbo-Cancers' Due to 'mRNA Jabs' Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: Vast Majority of 100K 'Severe' Side Effects Per 1M Vaxed Teens NOT Deadly/Permanent -- Soreness, Fever, Nausea, Headache

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    Does data from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) briefing from September 2023 show that mRNA COVID vaccines "CAUSE 100,000-200,000 severe side effects" for every one million shots given to "teens"? Yes, that's the label on a data chart, but it's misleading wordplay that makes vaccine aches and pains sound scarier than they are. The Food and Drug…

    • Sep 25, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Vast Majority of 100K 'Severe' Side Effects Per 1M Vaxed Teens NOT Deadly/Permanent -- Soreness, Fever, Nausea, Headache Short-Lasting
  • Fact Check: Pfizer Did NOT Just Agree To Pay $2.3 Billion In Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement In DOJ History -- Happened In 2009, Unrelated to C-19 Vaccine

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    Did Pfizer recently agree to pay $2.3 billion for medical fraud, the largest health care fraud settlement in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice and was this related to Covid-19 vaccination? No, that's not true: Pfizer did agree to pay such a settlement in 2009, but not in 2023. The settlement was for the misbranding of the anti-inflammatory…

    • Sep 22, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Pfizer Did NOT Just Agree To Pay $2.3 Billion In Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement In DOJ History -- Happened In 2009, Unrelated to C-19 Vaccine Old Settlement
  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Have NOT 'Killed 20 Million People'

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    Have COVID-19 vaccines "killed 20 million people" since their rollout? No, that's not true: The article making this claim cited a 2022 study that estimated COVID vaccines had saved -- not killed -- nearly 20 million lives in the first year of the pandemic, the study's lead author told Lead Stories. Also, the calculations used to produce the 20 million…

    • Sep 21, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Have NOT 'Killed 20 Million People' Uncorroborated
  • Fact Check: CDC Study Did NOT Confirm 'COVID Jab Lowers Male Life Expectancy By 24 Years'

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    Did a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm that men who receive COVID-19 vaccines "will tragically suffer a 24-year loss in their life expectancy"? No, that's not true: Dr. Nabin Shrestha, an infectious disease expert and one of the cited study's authors, told Lead Stories that such claims are "clearly misleading" and do not…

    • Sep 19, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: CDC Study Did NOT Confirm 'COVID Jab Lowers Male Life Expectancy By 24 Years' No Such Study
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