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  • Fact Check: 'X22 Report' Video Does NOT Contain Only True Claims About COVID-19, 2020 Election

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    Does the latest "X22 Report" video contain only true and accurate claims? No, that's not true: The video recycles falsehoods circulated by QAnon conspiracy theorists and contradicted by credible publicly available documentation. Among the debunked claims are that the 2020 election was rigged, that Donald Trump won in a landslide and that hydroxychloroquine and zinc are a cure for COVID-19.…

    • May 14, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: 'X22 Report' Video Does NOT Contain Only True Claims About COVID-19, 2020 Election Bunk Claims
  • Fact Check: In Video, Generals Michael Flynn, Thomas McInerney Do NOT Provide Proven Facts About 2020 Election And COVID Pandemic

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    Does a video featuring Michael Flynn and Thomas McInerney contain only factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: The video recycles, without repairing, multiple false claims about COVID-19 and the 2020 election that have already been debunked. This fact-check considers seven such claims, including the allegation that COVID-19 was a "deliberate biological attack," that the vaccines for the virus…

    • Apr 9, 2021
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: In Video, Generals Michael Flynn, Thomas McInerney Do NOT Provide Proven Facts About 2020 Election And COVID Pandemic Recycled Bunk
  • Fact Check: Video Proves No Conspiracies -- Trump Is NOT 'Real President,' Biden DOES Fly On Air Force One, Hydroxychloroquine Does NOT 'Fix' COVID-19

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    Is Donald Trump the "real" president, does Joe Biden not fly on Air Force One, does hydroxychloroquine "fix" COVID-19 and do masks not stop the spread of coronavirus? No, that's not true: Biden won the election and became President of the United States at 12:01 on January 20, 2021, per the U.S. Constitution. Trump is no longer the president and…

    • Mar 11, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Proves No Conspiracies -- Trump Is NOT 'Real President,' Biden DOES Fly On Air Force One, Hydroxychloroquine Does NOT 'Fix' COVID-19 Conspiracies
  • Fact Check: Facebook And American Journal Of Medicine Did NOT Admit They Were Wrong About HCQ As COVID Drug

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    Did Facebook and the American Journal of Medicine "admit" they were wrong about a malaria drug's effectiveness against COVID-19? No, that's not true: The claim refers to a Facebook Oversight Board ruling that contains no endorsement of the medical effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine. The editor and managing editor of the American Journal of Medicine say their scholarly publication has taken no…

    • Feb 18, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Facebook And American Journal Of Medicine Did NOT Admit They Were Wrong About HCQ As COVID Drug Overstatement
  • Fact Check: The American Medical Association Did NOT Rescind Its Original Guidance On Hydroxychloroquine

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    Did the American Medical Association rescind its original guidance on the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19? No, that's not true: The AMA's guidance on hydroxychloroquine remains unchanged. Since the association's original March 25, 2020, statement on the use of the anti-malarial drug, the agency has added more information, but never back-tracked. The claim appeared in a blog post (archived…

    • Dec 16, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: The American Medical Association Did NOT Rescind Its Original Guidance On Hydroxychloroquine Unchanged
  • Fact Check: Study Does Say People Under 70 DO Have A 0.05% to 0.07% Chance of Dying From COVID-19, But That's About 60,000 Dead Americans So Far

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    Does a Stanford professor's study conclude that people under 70 years of age only have a 0.05% to 0.07% chance of dying from the novel coronavirus? Yes, that's true, but the professor, a medical doctor with an expertise in epidemiology, estimates patients under 70 account for 20% of the deaths in the United States, which adds up to about 60,000…

    • Dec 15, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Study Does Say People Under 70 DO Have A 0.05% to 0.07% Chance of Dying From COVID-19, But That's About 60,000 Dead Americans So Far 60K Dead
  • Fact Check: America's Frontline Doctors Did NOT Prove Their Claims That Masks Don't Work

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    Did an anti-mask group of doctors prove its claim that masks are "irrelevant" to the prevention of COVID-19? No, that's not true: The 19 people in white lab coats who stood in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to make the claim did not provide a citation to published research papers nor supply records to support their claim that masks…

    • Oct 19, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: America's Frontline Doctors Did NOT Prove Their Claims That Masks Don't Work Docs w/o data
  • Fact Check: Viral Tweet By John Cammo Was NOT The Only One To Predict Trump Would Get Covid

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    Was a September 18 tweet by someone named John Cammo (@johncammo) predicting that President Trump would become infected with COVID-19 in October the only one to make that assertion? No. There were several prior tweets that made the same prediction. The claim is in the September 18, 2020, posting on Twitter titled "JohnCammo on Twitter" (archived here) which opened: "@joshtpm…

    • Oct 2, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Viral Tweet By John Cammo Was NOT The Only One To Predict Trump Would Get Covid Got Lucky
  • Fact Check: Other Countries Have NOT Proved U.S. FDA Was Wrong to Withdraw Approval Of Hydroxychloroquine as COVID Drug

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    Have other countries proved the U.S. Food and Drug Administration endangered thousands of lives by withdrawing approval of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19? No, that's not true: The findings of clinical studies in the U.S. and overseas show the anti-malarial drug is ineffective against COVID-19. The anti-abortion website saying otherwise bases its claim on an essay published by a…

    • Oct 1, 2020
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Other Countries Have NOT Proved U.S. FDA Was Wrong to Withdraw Approval Of Hydroxychloroquine as COVID Drug Google M.D.
  • Fact Check: Nevada Did NOT 'Quietly Reverse' Its Decision To 'Block' Hydroxychloroquine Prescriptions For COVID-19

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    Did Nevada 'quietly reverse' its decision to 'block' hydroxychloroquine prescriptions for COVID-19? No, that's not true: The emergency regulation simply expired. Also, although the order did put some limits on hydroxychloroquine, it did not prohibit prescriptions of the drug outright. It remained available to COVID-19 patients in hospitals and emergency rooms in Nevada. The claim appeared in a post (archived…

    • Sep 21, 2020
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Nevada Did NOT 'Quietly Reverse' Its Decision To 'Block' Hydroxychloroquine Prescriptions For COVID-19 Order Expired
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