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  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Swabs Labeled 'Positive' And 'Negative' Are NOT Manipulated To Predetermine Results -- They're Control Swabs

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    Are COVID-19 tests that are labeled "positive control swab" and "negative control swab" manipulated to deliver predetermined results? No, that's not true: The SARS-CoV-2 test packaging shown in a photograph on social media are included in the kits for quality control and not used for patients, per the instructions in the kits. The claim appeared as an Instagram post on…

    • Jan 7, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Swabs Labeled 'Positive' And 'Negative' Are NOT Manipulated To Predetermine Results -- They're Control Swabs Control Test
  • Fact Check: BinaxNOW COVID Home Test Kit Is NOT For Use With Water

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    Did a woman find that there was evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in tap water because she tested the water with a COVID-19 home test kit? No, that's not true: The reading at the end of the video shows an invalid test result, not a positive COVID result. The test was performed incorrectly, outside of the manufacturer's labeling instructions and intended purpose.…

    • Dec 29, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: BinaxNOW COVID Home Test Kit Is NOT For Use With Water Invalid Result
  • Fact Check: COVID Testing Does NOT Instantly Detect Specific Variant -- Further Analysis Is Needed

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    When a new variant is found to be spreading, does the old variant instantly disappear? Do people test positive for specific COVID-19 variants if they take a rapid antigen or a PCR test? No, neither of these assumptions are true: The initial testing for SARS-CoV-2 can only tell a person if they are infected or not. That test result does…

    • Dec 27, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: COVID Testing Does NOT Instantly Detect Specific Variant -- Further Analysis Is Needed Testing Varies
  • Fact Check: Health Care Workers Do NOT Need To Quarantine After Testing A COVID-19 Positive Person

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    Do health care workers giving COVID-19 tests need to quarantine after coming into contact with those who test positive? No, that's not true: Those workers are wearing personal protective equipment and are only in close contact for the seconds it takes to administer a nasal swab, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The claim appeared in…

    • Nov 18, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Health Care Workers Do NOT Need To Quarantine After Testing A COVID-19 Positive Person Protected
  • Fact Check: 'COVIDLAND' Episode 1 Does NOT Provide Proof Of Global Cabal's Machinations, Does Recycle Debunked Claims

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    Does the first episode of "COVIDLAND" prove its claims that hospitals were not taxed by COVID-19 caseloads, death statistics were inflated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that the PCR test is unable to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus accurately? No, that's not true: Each of these claims, woven into the theory that a global cabal faked a…

    • Oct 12, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: 'COVIDLAND' Episode 1 Does NOT Provide Proof Of Global Cabal's Machinations, Does Recycle Debunked Claims Cabal Playlist
  • Fact Check: Test Swabs Sterilized Using Ethylene Oxide Are NOT Unsafe

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    Are disposable medical swabs that have been sterilized using ethylene oxide gas carcinogenic and considered dangerous? No, that's not true: It is commonly used to sterilize medical equipment and disposable products like swabs and wound dressings that might not be able to withstand sterilization methods that include heat or moisture. However, it is true that the Department of Health and…

    • Sep 2, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Test Swabs Sterilized Using Ethylene Oxide Are NOT Unsafe Safe Limits
  • Fact Check: Announcement By Reiner Fuellmich Does NOT Prove COVID-19 PCR Tests Do Not Detect The Virus

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    Does Reiner Fuellmich prove in a new video that COVID-19 PCR tests do not detect the virus? No, that's not true: This is one of several debunked conspiracy theories he recycles in a new video that have been refuted by published peer-reviewed scientific studies, government agencies and private physicians, all independent of each other. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Jul 1, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Announcement By Reiner Fuellmich Does NOT Prove COVID-19 PCR Tests Do Not Detect The Virus Nothing New
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Reveal Proof COVID-19 Pandemic Is A Fake Planned By Global Elites Seeking World Dominion

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    Does this video prove there is no COVID-19 pandemic and that public health measures and vaccination campaigns are all part of a well-planned conspiracy that "globalists" planned 10 years ago to seize power and profit? No, that's not true: These recycled conspiracy theories are offered without citing specific peer-reviewed research by scientists with relevant expertise and/or clinical experience treating COVID.…

    • Jun 17, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Reveal Proof COVID-19 Pandemic Is A Fake Planned By Global Elites Seeking World Dominion Contrived Case
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove PCR Test Can Kill You, Be Used To Vaccinate You

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    Can the PCR test kill you and be used to vaccinate you? No, that's not true: The claim is made without proof, and PCR test experts say it's not possible. The claim originated in a video published on brandnewtube.com on February 9, 2021, by Vernon Coleman titled "The PCR Test Can Kill You and Can Be Used to Vaccinate You"…

    • Apr 20, 2021
    • by: Leslie Lapides
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove PCR Test Can Kill You, Be Used To Vaccinate You PCR Not Lethal
  • Fact Check: Evidence Does NOT Support 'Three Big Lies' Theory: That COVID Virus Doesn't Exist, PCR Test Is A Failure And That 5G Towers Cause COVID

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    Is it true that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has not been positively identified, that the PCR test is not accurate after a certain point and that there are major ways to become ill other than through airborne transmission of the virus, such as by acute electromagnetic radiation poisoning? No, none of that is true: Virologists and other scientists have used genetic…

    • Mar 2, 2021
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Evidence Does NOT Support 'Three Big Lies' Theory: That COVID Virus Doesn't Exist, PCR Test Is A Failure And That 5G Towers Cause COVID Bad Science
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