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Did Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Die Of Heart Attack?!

Did Arnold Schwarzenegger just die in the hospital from a heart attack?!

Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Updated @ 2023-09-26 : Added new details
Originally posted @ 2023-04-04

Claim : Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Died From Heart Attack!

People are sharing YouTube and TikTok videos claiming that Arnold Schwarzenegger just died in a hospital after a heart attack, with titles like :

5 minutes ago / Sad News / R.I.P Arnold Schwarzenegger / died on a way to the hospital?

1 Hour Ago / R.I.P Arnold Schwarzenegger / Heart stopped #arnoldschwarzenegger

5 Minutes Ago / Rip Arnold schwarzenegger / Goodbye Arnold schwarzenegger

5 Minutes Ago… Arnold Schwarzenegger R.I.P.

Sending Our Thoughts and prayers to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Family. It’s a huge loss.

Arnold Schwarzenegger died today. Rest in peace #rip #motivation #idol #gym #resteasy #arnoldschwarzenegger

Truth : Arnold Schwarzenegger Did Not Die From Heart Attack!

This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by people to generate income from page views and YouTube advertising, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : No Legitimate Media Outlet Reported His Death

These YouTube and TikTok videos have been circulating for weeks and months, but people don’t seem to notice that no legitimate media has reported his death or heart attack!

Arnold Schwarzenegger is not only a Hollywood legend, he served as the 38th governor of California for 8 years! Everything he does, no matter how small, is covered in detail by the media and celebrity blogs.

When “the Governator” got fed up and fixed a neighbourhood pothole with his team, it even became international news! So if he actually suffered a heart attack, it would have been covered by legitimate news media.

Yet, no legitimate media outlet or even a celebrity blog reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger suffered a heart attack recently, much less died in a hospital. That’s because it never happened!

Fact #2 : Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Still Alive + Well!

Arnold Schwarzenegger (born Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger on 30 March, 1968) is very much still alive, as of Monday, 25 September 2023!

That was when he shared two posts on X (formerly known as Twitter), with comments like “Bryan, we are all rooting for you“, and “Fantastic work!“.

Just four days ago, Arnold even posted a video getting some exercise after his elbow surgery!

These and many other public posts appeared days and weeks after people started claiming that Arnold Schwarzenegger died from a heart attack!

Fact #3 : Viral Photo Was From 2020 Heart Surgery

The viral photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger clutching a red heart-shaped pillow while unconscious on a hospital bed is real, but it was taken from his 2020 heart surgery.

On April 16, 1997, Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent elective heart surgery to replace a defective, congenital aortic heart valve. He chose to get a tissue valve, as he felt that a mechanical valve might limit his capacity to exercise.

On March 30, 2018, Arnold Schwarzenegger had his pulmonary valve replaced at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

On Friday, 23 October 2023, Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent a third heart valve procedure at the Cleveland Clinic to replace his aortic valve. That was when the viral photo was taken.

That operation was successful of course, because Arnold is not only alive today, he posted a photo of himself with a thumbs-up on social media!

Thanks to the team at the Cleveland Clinic, I have a new aortic valve to go along with my new pulmonary valve from my last surgery.

I feel fantastic and have already been walking the streets of Cleveland enjoying your amazing statues. Thank you to every doc and nurse on my team.

Fact #4 : Arnold Schwarzenegger Death Hoax Is Driven By Fake Fact Check Too

This Arnold Schwarzenegger death hoax is, ironically, also being driven by a fake fact check article by the MediaMass Project, which keeps “updating” the dates in their fake fact check article:

News of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the May 2023 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the actor best known for his roles in Total Recall or The Terminator is alive and well.

Rumors of the actor’s alleged demise gained traction on Sunday after a ‘R.I.P. Arnold Schwarzenegger’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Those who read the ‘About’ page were given a believable account of the American actor’s passing:

“At about 11 a.m. ET on Sunday (September 24, 2023), our beloved actor Arnold Schwarzenegger passed away. Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on July 30, 1947 in Thal. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”

Hundreds of fans immediately started writing their messages of condolence on the Facebook page, expressing their sadness that the talented 76-year-old actor, politician, business man and bodybuilder was dead. And as usual, Twittersphere was frenzied over the death hoax.

Where as some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major American network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of an actor of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stature would be major news across networks.

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Their claim of a viral R.I.P. Arnold Schwarzenegger Facebook page is false. There is no such Facebook page. It is their standard fake fact check spiel for fake celebrity deaths.

The statement from Arnold’s unnamed rep confirming that he is not dead is exactly the same as statements from other celebrities whose reps MediaMass claimed were victims of death hoaxes, like Barry Gibb, Bruce Willis, Clint Eastwood, Celine Dion, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dolly Parton, Harrison Ford, Justin Bieber, Lionel Messi, Lucy Liu, Madonna, Melanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Oprah Winfrey, Robert Pattinson, Simon Cowell, Sylvester Stallone, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, and Tom Hanks.

He joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. He’s still alive and well, stop believing what you see on the Internet.

Hidden in the description page for the MediaMass Project is a disclaimer that they are a “satire” website. That’s the usual “cover” for websites peddling fake news.

Regardless of their reasons, anything posted by MediaMass.net must be considered as fake news, until proven otherwise.

Fact #5 : This Is Just Fake Celebrity News

This is yet another example of fake celebrity news created to generate page views and money through advertising, just like these examples:

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How This Doctor Pulled USB Cable Out Of Man’s Ear!

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How did a doctor pull out a long USB cable out of this man’s ear?!

Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Doctor Pulled Out USB Cable Out Of Man’s Ear!

People are sharing a TikTok video which purportedly shows how a doctor pulled out a long USB cable out of a man’s ear! Here is a transcript of the viral video:

Doctor : Okay, we are going to get this out as quickly as possible. Nurse, can we get a bit of Lidocaine in there?

Nurse : Why yes, doctor, yes, right here.

Doctor : I can’t believe the patient got a phone charger stuck in their ear. Can you just dab that with the gauze, we are going to start pulling this right out. Okay, let’s give it a tug. Omigosh, look at that.

Nurse : Oh, wow, doctor, does this happen often?

Doctor : I’ve never seen this before honestly, This is the first time in my life that I’ve ever seen someone get a phone charger stuck in their ear.

Nurse : How did you suspect it got in there?

Doctor : You know, people are so addicted to their phones these days, that it doesn’t surprise me. Perhaps it was one of those social media challenges. I don’t know. I don’t ask questions anymore, I just do the extractions. Okay, I’m going to use a more precision tool, can you just give me a dab there very quickly?

Nurse : Yes, doctor.

Doctor : Should be the end of it. It’s a little snug there.

Nurse : Was it actually working?

Doctor : Again, I just try not to ask questions with these kinds of things. If you don’t mind putting the mirror down there, so I can get a closer look. Oh yeah, oh, it’s coming out. One nice piece.

Doctor : I’m going to try not to damage the ear, and not to damage the cable. I know these cables are very expensive now. I certainly hope not. I certainly hope not.

Doctor : Maybe they thought this was a headphone. Even then, I don’t know why it would go in their ear. Oooh, ooh, what’s that. Did you see that?

Nurse : Yes, doctor.

Doctor : Can we get a mirror in there? I want to get a closer look. Oh my gosh, I’m going to go in there with a precision tool so put a little more lidocaine.

Nurse : Yes, doctor.

Doctor : I’m going to go ahead, and grab that. If you can just take your hand and hold right here, that will be great.

Nurse : Yes, doctor.

Doctor : I’ll go very carefully now and grab this red piece. Ooh, what is that? What is that? Oh, my gosh! What on Earth is happening here? It looks as if there is multiple chargers that are now stuck in the ear.

Nurse : H0w many phones can one man have?

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It’s also being shared on WhatsApp, with messages like this:

Deft surgical extrication no doubt: but how in heavens did it find its way there in the first place 😱😱😱😱

https://www.techarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WhatsApp-Video-2023-06-05-at-10.41.18.mp4?_=1

Truth : No Doctor Pulled Out Any USB Cable From Man’s Ear!

This is yet another FAKE VIDEO created by TikTok “content creators” to generate views, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : USB Cable In Ear Video Is Fake

First, let me just point out that the viral video showing a doctor pulling a USB cable out of a man’s ear is fake.

The way the doctor talks should tell anyone that he’s fake, especially when he refers to a pair of forceps as his “precision tool”, and uses a dentist’s mirror to look into the ear canal!

The video was recorded using a silicone head mask. At around 1:50 in the video, you can clearly see the thick translucent silicone being lifted up by the cable through the ear canal.

Fact #2 : Ear Canal Is Too Small To Fit USB Cable

It is anatomically impossible for any person to fit any USB cable in their ear canals, as the ear canal is only 2.5 cm deep, with a diameter of just 5-7 mm.

Fact #3 : Original Video Was Posted On TikTok

I traced the original video to a TikTok video that was posted by @hwoecbavix0, who posted it on 19 April 2023 without any title or description, probably to trigger controversy and go viral.

@hwoecbavix0 does not appear to be a medical-related TikTok channel. Instead, the channel posts random food and prank videos.

Fact #4 : Original TikTok Video Is Almost 6.5 Minutes Long

The original video was 6 minutes and 28 seconds long, while the video that went viral on WhatsApp and other social media platforms was much shorter at 2 minutes and 39 seconds.

Whoever cut the video to send it on WhatsApp likely wanted the video to end at the dramatic “How many phones does one man need?”

Fact #5 : This Is Just TikTok Fake News

This appears to be yet another example of fake news posted on TikTok to drive traffic. Here are some other examples I look into recently:

Everything Music Mundial posts should be considered as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.

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Did Australian Surgeon Collapse From Vax Stroke?!

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Was an Australian surgeon caught on CCTV collapsing after suffering a stroke from his COVID-19 vaccine?!

Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Australian Surgeon Collapsed From Vaccine-Induced Stroke!

Anti-vaccination activists are sharing a short video clip that shows a surgeon apparently collapse while performing surgery, claiming that he suffered a stroke caused by the COVID-19 vaccine!

Stew Peters : Triple jabbed Australian surgeon stroking out mid-surgery. Again, this is apocalyptic.

Died Suddenly : HORROR Surgeon strokes out in the middle of performing surgery 💉

Remember: medical workers were forced to take the death shots in order to continue practicing their professions.

Vaccinated surgeons are putting patient‘s lives at risk every day.

He recently received his third death-shot but no one knows what made him collapse. It’s a complete ‘mystery‘!

Stay away from doctors and hospitals at all costs, unless you have a death wish.

Did a triple-vaxxed Australian surgeon stroke out during surgery?! 😱

Read my fact check : https://t.co/KLgaFJSymW #TechARP #Australia #Doctor #Surgeon #Surgery #DiedSuddenly #SuddenDeath #Stroke #Hospital #Vaccine #Vaccination #China #Facts #FactsMatter #FactCheck #FakeNews pic.twitter.com/Y9tNzXTxZE

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Claim : Australian Surgeon Did Not Collapse From Vaccine-Induced Stroke!

This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by anti-vaccination activists, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : The Surgeon Is Chinese, Not Australian

The doctor who collapsed in the viral video is not an Australian surgeon as claimed, but a 25 year-old Chinese surgeon called Hu Gang.

At that time, he was performing a urology operation together with Li Song, the deputy director of the Urology Department of Zhenxiong County People’s Hospital in Yunnan, China.

Fact #2 : The Surgeon Did Not Collapse From A Stroke

The claim that the surgeon “stroked out”, or collapsed from a vaccine-induced stroke is utter nonsense.

Dr. Hu Gang had been working from 5 PM the previous day and was so busy, he didn’t have time to rest or eat breakfast.

He subsequently collapsed at around 11 AM the next day in the operating room from fatigue and hypoglycaemia – low blood sugar. He quickly recovered after being treated, and getting some rest and food.

Fact #3 : Incident Happened In January 2020

The video isn’t new. It actually went viral more than three years ago, because the incident happened on 17 January, 2020. Here is a translation of a Chinese news report clarifying the events behind the viral video:

Beijing News (Reporter Ni Zhaozhong) Today (January 17) afternoon, a video of a doctor from Zhenxiong County People’s Hospital in Yunnan Province fainting during an operation was circulated on the Internet. A reporter from the Beijing News learned from the hospital that the main reason for the doctor’s fainting was hypoglycemia and long hours of fatigued work. After treatment, he was fine.

The video shows that at about 11 am, in an operating room, several medical staff are performing an operation on a patient. In the meantime, a doctor suddenly fainted to the ground, and several other medical staff rushed forward to give first aid after seeing the situation.

This afternoon, Li Song, deputy director of the Urology Department of Zhenxiong County People’s Hospital, told the Beijing News reporter that he was also in the operating room at the time, and the doctor who fainted was his colleague Hu Gang. They were performing a urology operation on a patient at the time, and he and Hu Gang were the two chief surgeons of this operation.

Li Song said that Hu Gang is 25 years old and has been working in the hospital for more than two years. After Hu Gang got off work at 12 noon on January 16, he started to work again at 5 pm and continued until this morning. Because he was busy with the operation, Hu Gang didn’t have time to eat breakfast. He had some hypoglycemia, coupled with long-term fatigue work, so he fainted.

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Fact #4 : The Surgeon Was Not Vaccinated

While it may seem obvious, I should point out that the surgeon was not vaccinated against COVID-19, since no COVID-19 vaccine had been developed in January 2020.

Therefore, it is perplexing why Stew Peters and other “vaccine truthers” would claim that this doctor was triple-vaccinated. I would like to see them prove that.

Scientists in China only initiated the first phase of a clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine in March 2020, which is two months after this incident.

There was no COVID-19 vaccine, not even experimental doses, available to vaccinate any doctor in China, never mind give them a third, booster dose as well.

Fact #5 : This Is Just Anti-Vaccination Disinformation

This is just another example of anti-vaccination disinformation or propaganda, using irrelevant or misleading videos to scare people into not protecting themselves against COVID-19.

So far, claims of sudden deaths / injuries due to the COVID-19 vaccine have been proven false at every instance. Here is the latest dozen of other false sudden death claims!

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Is Byron Jones Retiring From Vaccine Injuries?!

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Is Miami Dolphins football player Byron Jones retiring after COVID-19 vaccine injuries left him unable to run or jump?!

Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Byron Jones Is Retiring From Vaccine Injuries!

People are claiming that Byron Jones is retiring from the NFL and his Miami Dolphins team, after COVID-19 vaccine injuries left him unable to run or jump!

Byron Jones gives a veiled warning against the COVID vaccines.

“DO NOT take the injections they give you,” Jones wrote. #SafeAndEffective

Byron Jones warns about the Biden Jab!

Byron Jones, the 30-year-old Dolphins cornerback is apparently saying goodbye to the NFL – with clear words… 💉🙄

Truth : Byron Jones Is Not Retiring From Vaccine Injuries!

It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to immediately blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.

This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccination activists, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : Byron Jones Was Warning Other NFL Players

Claims that Miami Dolphins football player Byron Jones is retiring after suffering vaccine injuries is based on a tweet he posted on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

Much has changed in 8 years. Today I can’t run or jump because of my injuries sustained playing this game.

DO NOT take the pills they give you. DO NOT take the injections they give you.

If you absolutely must, consult an outside doctor to learn the long-term implications.

His tweet was not targeted at the public, but at other NFL players, especially the draft class of 2023, because he followed up with this tweet:

It was an honor and privilege to play in the NFL but it came at a regrettable cost I did not foresee. In my opinion, no amount of professional success or financial gain is worth avoidable chronic pain and disabilities.

Godspeed to the draft class of 2023.

Fact #2 : Byron Jones Was Not Injured By COVID-19 Vaccine

Byron Jones (born Byron Philip Jones on September 26, 1992) was first drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2015, and played five seasons with them.

When he signed with the Miami Dolphins on March 21, 2020, he was the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL at that time.

By March 2022, he had to undergo surgery on his left Achilles, with a recovery timeline of several months. However, he didn’t heal well enough, and played no part in the Dolphins’ regular season.

His position coach Sam Madison questioned his ability to pull through his injury in January 2023:

He could have… helped. Injuries come up. Some people fight through them. Some don’t.

Fact #3 : Byron Jones Is Not Retiring

While Byron Jones seemed to imply that he was retiring or had retired from the NFL, he never actually said so. A source later confirmed with ESPN that Byron Jones was not retiring.

Fact #4 : Byron Jones Never Mentioned Any Vaccine Injury

Byron Jones appears to be warning his fellow NFL players against taking the pills or injections given by their team doctors, not COVID-19 vaccinations.

He also did not mention that he suffered any COVID-19 vaccine injury, or attributed his inability to run or jump to the COVID-19 vaccines.

Fact #5 : Claims Of Athletes Injured By COVID-19 Vaccine Proven False

So far, claims of athlete deaths / injuries due to the COVID-19 vaccine have been proven false at every instance. Here is the latest dozen cases I fact checked recently.

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Died Suddenly Caught Misusing Birth Defect Photos!

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The Stew Peters Died Suddenly movie was caught misusing photos of birth defects from before the COVID-19 pandemic!

Died Suddenly : Anti-Vaccination Claims Of Birth Defects

Anti-vaccination activist and conspiracy theorist Stew Peters recently released Died Suddenly – his “documentary” on sudden deaths blamed on “mysterious blood clots” caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.

The trouble is – the sudden deaths featured in his movie were not confirmed to be caused by the COVID-19 vaccine. In fact, many of them did not even die!

The movie was even caught using an old blood clot video from before the COVID-19 pandemic!

And now – its shocking photos of birth defects have been proven to have nothing to do with COVID-19 vaccines!

Died Suddenly Caught Misusing Birth Defect Photos!

At around 58:16 of the Died Suddenly movie, Dr. James A. Thorp, MD. – a 43 year veteran OBGYN embalmer said that they were seeing a substantial increase in miscarriages and birth defects.

Three shocking photos of babies with birth defects flashed as Dr. Thorp was talking about birth defects.

When I investigated all three photos, I discovered that all three were wrongly attributed to the vaccine, and two photos were taken long before the COVID-19 pandemic even occurred!

Neonate With Large Cystic Hygroma

The first photo is of a 5 year-old neonate presenting with a large cystic hygroma in the neck. This photo was posted in March 2011.

That’s more than 8.5 years before the COVID-19 pandemic, and over 9.5 years before the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved.

Just in case anti-vaccination activists try to claim that the COVID-19 vaccines have a Time Machine, a cystic hygroma (also known as a lymphangioma) is a birth defect that is not caused by vaccines.

Baby Eli With Congenital Arhinia

The second photo is of Baby Eli, who was born on March 4, 2015 to Brandi McGlathery and Troy Thompson.

That was more than 4.5 years before the COVID-19 pandemic, and over 5.5 years before the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved.

Baby Eli was born without a nose – an extremely rare (one in 197 million) birth defect called congenital arhinia.

Eli also suffered from other problems – his soft palate did not develop properly, his brain sat lower in his head, and his pituitary gland was not working.

Tragically, Eli died two years later, on June 3, 2017 – 2.5 years before the COVID-19 pandemic, and 3.5 years before the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved.

Indian Baby With Bilateral Oblique Facial Clefts

The third photo was a screenshot from an August 2021 YouTube video – at around 10:37, which was recorded by the Richardsons Face Hospitals.

It showed a 5 year-old Indian boy who was born with bilateral oblique facial clefts, and underwent surgery sometime in 2021.

Even though this photo was from 2021, the boy was born with this birth defect in 2016 – at least 3 years before the COVID-19 pandemic, and 4 years before the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved.

You have to ask yourself – why must the creators of Died Suddenly use photos of children who were born with birth defects long before the COVID-19 vaccines were invented?

If what they say is true – they would have tens of thousands, if not millions, of examples of birth defects caused by the COVID-19 vaccines.

Yet, they had no choice but to use photos of birth defects from before the COVID-19 pandemic… WHY? That is a question the creators of Died Suddenly must answer.

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Died Suddenly Caught Using Old Blood Clot Video!

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The Stew Peters Died Suddenly movie was just caught misusing an old blood clot video from before the COVID-19 pandemic!

Died Suddenly : Anti-Vaccination Blood Clot Movie

The trouble is – the sudden deaths featured in his movie were not confirmed to be caused by the COVID-19 vaccine. In fact, many of them did not even die!

Even those who died suddenly did not actually die from the COVID-19 vaccine, but from other causes that were already revealed publicly!

And now – the most shocking part of the documentary has been proven to be recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic!

Died Suddenly Caught Using 2019 Blood Clot Video!

The most shocking part of the Died Suddenly movie occurs at around 52:24, when embalmer Nicky Rupright King said that a medical doctor could only see the blood clots that she saw, if they actually went internally into the body.

In other words, she was suggesting that doctors would be able to see these blood clots only if they surgically opened up the patient’s body.

The movie then segues to show an open heart surgery, in which a massive blood clot is pulled out.

A man can be heard saying, “So this is coming out of a beating heart, alright. Look at this and tell me if it looks the same way“.

Original Video Was Posted In April 2019

That video clip was actually “stolen” from Dr. Eric Beyer’s YouTube channel. The original video was posted on April 2, 2019.

In other words – this video has nothing to do with the COVID-19 vaccines, which were not approved until 20.5 months later.

In fact, the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan was not reported until almost 9 months after this video was posted!

Video Shows Removal Of Lung Blood Clot

Dr. Eric Beyer’s video was clearly titled “Pulmonary Embolectomy DVT Saddle Pulmonary Embolism” – the removal of a large blood clot (thrombus) that got stuck where the main pulmonary artery branches off to go into each lung. Hence the name – saddle pulmonary embolism.

it is impossible that Stew Peters and his Died Suddenly team were not aware of what the video was really about. The original video also had running commentary by Dr. Beyer as he conducted that surgery.

Video Edited To Remove Dr. Erik Beyer’s Overlay

Dr. Erik Breyer’s original video had a watermark with his name at the point where the large blood clot is pulled out of the pulmonary artery.

But in Died Suddenly movie, that part was edited out, leaving a sudden “jump” in video if you look carefully.

Why did the Died Suddenly team edit out Dr. Breyer’s watermark? What did they have to hide?

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Masato Kudo : Cause of Death NOT Vaccine SADS!

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Japanese international soccer player Masato Kudo did NOT die from vaccine SADS, and here are the reasons why!

Claim : Masato Kudo Died From Vaccine Sudden Death!

Right after news broke that Masato Kudo died suddenly at 32 years of age, anti-vaccination activists immediately claimed that the Japanese soccer player died from vaccine-induced sudden death (SADS / VIDS / VDS)!

Here is a selection of social media posts accompanying links or articles on his death:

Masato Kudo dead aged 32: Former MLS star and Japan international tragically dies with tributes pouring in

Another sudden death 💉💉💉

🚨🚨 Nueva #Repentinitis deportiva: muere el exinternacional japonés Masato Kudo a los 32 años‼️

Al final en vez de quiniela habrá que echar el quininfarto 🤔

✅ De nuevo el cambio climático? O Putin? 💉 Lo único seguro es que las vacunas no han tenido nada que ver

DEP 😔

🚨🚨 New sports #Suddenitis: former Japanese international Masato Kudo dies at 32 years old!!

In the end, instead of pools, we will have to cast the quininfarct 🤔

✅ Climate change again? Or Putin? 💉 The only sure thing is that vaccines have had nothing to do with it

RIP 😔

Masato Kudo : Cause of Death NOT Vaccine SADS!

It’s now a tradition for anti-vaccination activists to immediately blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine.

This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and propagated by anti-vaccination activists, and here are the reasons why, and what we know so far…

Fact #1 : Masato Kudo Died From Complications Of Brain Surgery

Masato Kudo (born May 6, 1980) passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022 – at 32 years of age.

He was a former Japanese International and MLS soccer player, who was playing for Japanese football club Tegevajaro Miyazaki as a striker.

His club announced his death, stating that Masato Kudo died following complications from brain surgery.

Masato Kudo was diagnosed with hydrocephalus – a build-up of fluid in the brain’s ventricles, and hospitalised on October 3, after falling ill the day before.

He had surgery on October 11, but his condition deteriorated, and he was moved into intensive care. Unfortunately, he passed away on October 21.

So let me be clear – Masato Kudo’s cause of death was complications of brain surgery, not the COVID-19 vaccine!

Fact #2 : Masato Kudo Did Not Die On The Field

Several websites are using photos of Masato Kudo lying on the football field, bleeding from his mouth, to suggest that he suddenly collapsed and died while playing.

That’s not true. The photos were taken in May 2016, when Masato Kudo was playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps against Chicago Fire.

During that match, Kudo slammed into a goalkeeper from the opposing team, and knocked himself out. He was bleeding from his mouth because he bit his lip and tongue when he smashed his head after passing out.

Masato Kudo, who was 26 years old at that time, was taken to the Vancouver General Hospital where he received surgery for his fractured jaw.

Fact #3 : Unknown If Masato Kudo Was Vaccinated

It is currently unknown if Masato Kudo was vaccinated against COVID-19, so it would be wrong for anyone to claim that he died from COVID-19 vaccine side effects.

For all we know – he may not even be vaccinated! The COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory in Japan, despite what anti-vaccination activists may claim.

For example, anti-vaccination activists claimed that Kaden Clymer was almost crippled by a 6-foot long vaccine-induced blood clot, but the high school athlete was never vaccinated against COVID-19!

Fact #4 : Claims Of Athletes Dying From COVID-19 Vaccine Proven False

This is yet another example of anti-vaccination activists abusing athlete deaths / injuries to create and propagate FAKE NEWS about the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.

So far, claims of athlete deaths / injuries due to the COVID-19 vaccine have been proven false at every instance.

Will these anti-vaccination activists apologise for lying to you? Nope! They will just move on to the next athlete tragedy…

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Pfizer Added Tromethamine To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids?!

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Did Pfizer secretly add Tromethamine – a “heart attack drug” also known as Tris – to their COVID-19 vaccine for kids?!

Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the FACTS really are!

Claim : Pfizer Secretly Added Tromethamine To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids!

The Alex Jones Show, The Expose UK, Infowars, Natural News and other anti-vaccination websites have been pushing the claim that Pfizer secretly added Tromethamine to their newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine for kids!

They claimed that Pfizer added Tromethamine to their COVID-19 vaccine for kids, to reduce the risk of children getting heart attacks as a side effect.

A newly released document shows that drug giant Pfizer added a secret heart attack drug to the children’s version of its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee that voted 17-0 to approve the jabs for children as young as five was notified that the children’s formulation of the drug contains tromethamine (Tris), a chemical that reduces blood acidity and stabilizes people who have suffered a heart attack.

Here are known side effects: Respiratory depression – local irritation- tissue inflammation – injection site infection – febrile response – chemical phlebitis – venospasm (vein spasms) – hypervolemia – IV thrombosis – extravasation (with possible necrosis and sloughing of tissues) – transient decreases in blood glucose concentrations – hypoglycemia, and Hepatic Necrosis with infusion via low-lying umbilical venous catheters.

Truth : Pfizer Did NOT Secretly Add Tromethamine To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids!

This is yet another example of vaccine FAKE NEWS being created and propagated by anti-vaxxers to discourage the vaccination of children.

Pfizer did NOT “secretly” add Tromethamine to their newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine for children to reduce or prevent the risk of heart attacks in children.

Everything posted by Alex Jones, Infowars, Natural News or The Expose UK, must be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.

For those who want more information on why this is false, here are the reasons…

Fact #1 : It Was Public Information

Anti-vaccination websites and supporters are FALSELY claiming that Pfizer SECRETLY added Tromethamine (Tris) to the new paediatric COVID-19 vaccine.

The truth is – that was PUBLICLY AVAILABLE information that Pfizer and US FDA released in page 12 of the VRBPAC briefing document on 22 October 2021!

Pfizer/BioNTech are requesting authorization of a modified formulation of BNT162b2 to accommodate the 10-µg dose.

This modified formulation allows for an improved stability profile and greater ease of use at administration sites. The modified formulation uses a Tris buffer instead of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and excludes sodium chloride and potassium chloride.

Authorization and future licensure of the modified formulation is based on analytical comparability to the currently authorized PBS containing formulation in accordance with CBER guidance. The change in buffer is not considered clinically significant.

By lying that it was a secret, they are trying to fool you into thinking that Pfizer was trying to slip tromethamine into the paediatric vaccine without the US FDA or the public knowing about it.

That’s not only easily proven false, it is intentionally deceitful.

Fact #2 : Tromethamine Used To Stabilise Paediatric Pfizer Vaccine

By replacing the original phosphate-buffered saline in the new paediatric COVID-19 vaccine, it can now be stored in a normal refrigerator at 2-8°C for up to 10 weeks.

That is a HUGE 2.5X improvement over the current storage limit of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine :

originally, the vaccine could only be stored between 2-8°C for up to 5 days.
after further stability tests, the US FDA determined on 19 May 2021 that it can be stored between 2-8°C for up to 31 days.

There are no other changes to the vaccine, so only the change in the buffer could have accounted for the big jump in vaccine stability and longer storage time.

Fact #3 : Tromethamine Is NOT A Heart Attack Drug

Tris, which is short for tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane or tromethamine / trometamol / THAM in medical use, is an organic compound with MANY uses.

In biochemistry and molecular biology, it is used in buffer solutions (to maintain pH level) especially when there is a need to stabilise nucleic acids.

In medical use, Tris is used to treat metabolic acidosis, as an alternative to sodium bicarbonate. That’s its purpose in cardiac bypass surgery – to correct metabolic acidosis that may occur during or immediately after surgery.

Tromethamine is NOT a drug that treats heart attack. Neither is it capable of preventing heart attacks. So the claim is completely false and nonsensical.

If Tromethamine can actually prevent myocarditis / pericarditis, it would have been added to the Pfizer vaccine for adults and adolescents long ago.

Fact #4 : Tromethamine Is Used In The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been using Tris or tromethamine as a buffer from the very beginning, to maintain its pH level and stabilise the nucleic acid macromolecules.

If Tris / Trometamol / Tromethamine is truly being added to prevent heart problems as a side effect, then the Moderna vaccine would not have the same problem with myocarditis or pericarditis.

Yet, the Moderna vaccine can similarly cause myocarditis / pericarditis in young males, just like the Pfizer vaccine.

This shows that Tris / Trometamol / Tromethamine has ZERO effect on heart problems.

Fact #5 : Only 0.15 mg Of Tromethamine In Each Dose

Each dose of the Pfizer paediatric COVID-19 vaccine contains 0.02 mg tromethamine and 0.13 mg of tromethamine hydrochloride.

For simplicity’s sake – that’s a total of 0.15 mg of Tromethamine in a single shot. There is 6X more sodium chloride (0.9 mg) than Tromethamine in that shot.

The maximum dose for tromethamine is 500 mg/kg when taken within an hour. A typical 5 year-old child weighs about 18 kg, so we should not exceed 9,000 mg or 9 grams.

In other words – the 0.15 mg of tromethamine in that Pfizer vaccine dose is just 0.00167% of the maximum dose a 5 year-old child can receive.

Fact #6 : Tromethamine Can Be Injected Intramuscularly

Many Google doctors who looked up tromethamine in the use of metabolic acidosis will see that it is usually administered intravenously, and immediately insist that it can only be administered intravenously.

That’s not true. For example, ketorolac tromethamine can either be injected intravenously or intramuscularly. Heck, it even comes in the form of eye drops and oral tablets!

It all depends on what it’s used for, and its formulation.

Fact #7 : Myocarditis / Pericarditis Is NOT Heart Attack

Antivaxxers are trying to conflate the existing myocarditis / pericarditis adverse effect, with a myocardial infarction (heart attack). They are completely different.

Myocarditis / pericarditis is the INFLAMMATION of the heart muscle (myocarditis) or outer lining of the heart (pericarditis), causing chest pain, shortness of breath or feelings of a pounding or fast-beating heart.

It is generally mild, and most will respond well to medicine and rest, and recover completely. They can usually return to normal daily activities once their symptoms improve / resolve.

Myocardial infarction is the IRREVERSIBLE DEATH of the heart muscle due to a PROLONGED LACK of oxygen supply. This is a medical emergency which will result in death if not treated quickly.

Individuals who survive a myocardial infarction will not recover completely, because you cannot restore the dead heart muscle.

Fact #8 : COVID-19 Causes More Myocarditis / Pericarditis Than Vaccines

The adult dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has a rare risk of causing myocarditis or pericarditis in adolescents and young males., but the paediatric Pfizer vaccine has SO FAR not caused any case of myocarditis or pericarditis.

However, what antivaxxers won’t tell you is that COVID-19 itself causes way more cases of myocarditis or pericarditis than the Pfizer vaccine!

For a better perspective of the risk of developing myocarditis, I created this comparison table for you :

Myocarditis Risk	Per Million People	Difference
COVID-19 Patient	450	+2208%
Pfizer Vaccine (Adult Dose)	20	+2.6%
Normal Population	19.5	Baseline

As you can see, the risk of developing myocarditis is MUCH higher if your child gets infected with COVID-19, compared with getting a full dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

I have no idea if the myocarditis risk is truly lower with the paediatric dose, but it surely cannot be more than the full dose that is currently being administered to adolescents.

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Pfizer added Heart Attack Drug to COVID Vaccine for Kids?!

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Did Pfizer secretly add a heart attack drug, tromethamine (Tris), into their COVID-19 vaccine for kids? Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the FACTS really are!

Claim : Pfizer Added Heart Attack Drug To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids!

The Alex Jones Show, The Expose UK, Infowars, and Natural News are pushing a new claim – that Pfizer secretly added a heart attack drug to their newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine for kids!

They are suggesting that Pfizer added the drug, Tris, to their COVID-19 vaccine for kids, to reduce the risk of children getting heart attacks as a side effect.

A newly released document shows that drug giant Pfizer added a secret heart attack drug to the children’s version of its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

Truth : Pfizer Did NOT Add Heart Attack Drug To COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids!

This is yet another example of vaccine FAKE NEWS being created and propagated by anti-vaxxers to discourage the vaccination of children.

Pfizer did NOT add any heart attack drug to their newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine for children to reduce or prevent the risk of heart attacks in children.

Everything posted by Alex Jones, Infowars, Natural News or The Expose UK, must be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.

For those who want more information on why this is false, here are the reasons…

Fact #1 : COVID-19 Causes More Myocarditis / Pericarditis Than Vaccines

The paediatric Pfizer vaccine has, SO FAR, not caused any case of myocarditis or pericarditis, but the sample size is currently too small to know for certain.

The adult dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has a rare risk of causing myocarditis or pericarditis in adolescents and young males.

However, what antivaxxers won’t tell you is that COVID-19 itself causes way more cases of myocarditis or pericarditis than the Pfizer vaccine!

For a better perspective of the risk of developing myocarditis, I created this comparison table for you :

Myocarditis Risk	Per Million People	Difference
COVID-19 Patient	450	+2208%
Pfizer Vaccine (Adult Dose)	20	+2.6%
Normal Population	19.5	Baseline

As you can see, the risk of developing myocarditis is MUCH higher if your child gets infected with COVID-19, compared with getting a full dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

I have no idea if the myocarditis risk is truly lower with the paediatric dose, but it surely cannot be more than the full dose that is currently being administered to adolescents.

Fact #2 : Myocarditis / Pericarditis Is NOT Heart Attack

Antivaxxers are trying to conflate the existing myocarditis / pericarditis adverse effect, with a myocardial infarction (heart attack). They are completely different.

It is generally mild, and most will respond well to medicine and rest, and recover completely. They can usually return to normal daily activities once their symptoms improve / resolve.

Individuals who survive a myocardial infarction will not recover completely, because you cannot restore the dead heart muscle.

Fact #3 : Tris Is NOT A Heart Attack Drug

Tris, which is short for tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane or tromethamine / trometamol / THAM in medical use, is an organic compound with MANY uses.

In biochemistry and molecular biology, it is used in buffer solutions (to maintain pH level) especially when there is a need to stabilise nucleic acids.

Tris is NOT a drug that treats heart attack. Neither is it capable of preventing heart attacks. So the claim is completely false and nonsensical.

Fact #4 : Tris Is Used In The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been using Tris or tromethamine as a buffer from the very beginning, to maintain its pH level and stabilise the nucleic acid macromolecules.

If Tris / Trometamol / Tromethamine is truly being added to prevent heart problems as a side effect, then the Moderna vaccine would not have the same problem with myocarditis or pericarditis.

Yet, the Moderna vaccine can similarly cause myocarditis / pericarditis in young males, just like the Pfizer vaccine.

This shows that Tris / Trometamol / Tromethamine has ZERO effect on heart problems.

Fact #5 : Tris Is Used To Stabilise Paediatric Pfizer Vaccine

In the new paediatric version of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Tris replaced phosphate-buffered saline, thereby allowing the vaccine to be stored in a normal refrigerator at 2-8°C for up to 10 weeks.

It isn’t even a secret, as Pfizer openly pointed this out in the VRBPAC Briefing Document for their newly-approved paediatric COVID-19 vaccine.

This modified formulation allows for an improved stability profile and greater ease of use at administration sites.

The modified formulation uses a Tris buffer instead of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and excludes sodium chloride and potassium chloride.

The change in buffer is not considered clinically significant.

Pfizer will also use this Tris buffer in updated versions of its COVID-19 vaccine for adults and adolescents.

Fact #6 : Tromethamine Can Be Injected Intramuscularly

That’s not true. For example, ketorolac tromethamine can either be injected intravenously or intramuscularly. Heck, it even comes in the form of eye drops and oral tablets!

It all depends on what it’s used for, and its formulation.

Fact #7 : Only 0.15 mg Of Tris In Each Dose

Each dose of the Pfizer paediatric COVID-19 vaccine contains 0.02 mg tromethamine and 0.13 mg of tromethamine hydrochloride.

For simplicity’s sake – that’s a total of 0.15 mg of Tris / Tromethamine in a single shot. There is 6X more sodium chloride (0.9 mg) than Tris in that shot.

The maximum dose for tromethamine is 500 mg/kg when taken within an hour. A typical 5 year-old child weighs about 18 kg, so we should not exceed 9,000 mg or 9 grams.

In other words – the 0.15 mg of tromethamine in that Pfizer vaccine dose is just 0.00167% of the maximum dose a 5 year-old child can receive.

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