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There was no pandemic.

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I fact-checked the claim that “there was no pandemic” and found it is false. The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020 because the novel coronavirus had spread to many countries and caused widespread illness and deaths. Public health agencies like the CDC and WHO documented millions of confirmed cases and deaths worldwide, which clearly meet the established definition of a pandemic. Social media posts claiming there was no pandemic are based on misleading reinterpretations of terminology or conspiracy narratives, and fact-checking organizations have repeatedly debunked these claims as incorrect. This shows how misinformation can distort basic public health facts

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ago by Newbie (300 points)

Based on the investigation, the claim that "there was no pandemic" is false, as it directly contradicts the global scientific, medical, and historical record of the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO), along with every major national health agency, officially declared the pandemic in March 2020 following the rapid global spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has since resulted in over 7 million confirmed deaths and millions of recorded hospitalizations worldwide. Fact-checking organizations like AFP and CEDMO have repeatedly debunked viral claims suggesting that governments have "admitted" the pandemic was a hoax or a "psy-op," finding such narratives to be based on forged documents or misrepresented data. The existence of the pandemic is supported by trillions of data points, including genomic sequencing, excess mortality statistics, and real-time clinical observations, making denialist claims objectively incorrect.

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This claim is false. Right from the headlin,e there is reputable news sources that confirm the pandemic existed. This comes from a University of Ottawa physics professor who as soon as you do a google search, can see he is not a trusted source. Sources say he was fired, sued, and was heavily controversial. The source below is one of the many that discredit him. He ignores the evidence that vaccines meant for COVID-19 were effective and in place for the pandemic and did reduce rates.

source: https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-self-proclaimed-dissident-riles-up-canadian-academe/
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