DPA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) turned to Arquivo.pt for fact-checking related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Find out everything here.
Over the past month, the theory has been shared online that Moderna had already produced thousands of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine before the disease emerged. A video of Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel, recorded during the last World Economic Forum, was used as "evidence" – during his speech, the CEO reveals that 100,000 doses of vaccine were manufactured in 2019. But was Bancel referring to the Covid-19 vaccines?
In order to answer this question, Germany's largest news agency conducted a fact-checkTo do so, the DPA team needed to secure access to the video that claims Moderna began producing its Covid-19 vaccine in 2019. It is at this point that the Arquivo.pt turned out to be fundamental, since allowed to preserve the video originally posted on Facebook. DPA later integrated this link in your final piece which proves the falsehood of the aforementioned theory.
The content was ultimately assessed as false. Stéphane Bancel's statements refer to Moderna's total vaccine production in 2019, including all products made available by the company at the time. "This interview does not prove that the Covid-19 vaccine was developed before the start of the pandemic," concludes the DPA team that conducted this interview. fact-checking. It took several months after the pandemic emerged for the vaccine to be developed before the final product reached the market, they add.
THE The use case was shared by the DPA team with Arquivo.pt, which highlights the relevance of this FCCN Unit service in the fact-checking work carried out, along with three other online archives. By using Arquivo.pt, we can ensure that the content is preserved, thus guaranteeing timeless and universal access to a key element in understanding this case.
You can learn more about this use at: https://dpa-factchecking.com/belgium/230329-99-135938/
