https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/fda-did-not-change-position-on-ivermectin-use-contrary-to-online-claims/
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Health Feedback→ People can sue manufacturers for injury following routine childhood vaccines, contrary to a claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
REVIEW In December 2021, lawyer and founder of the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was interviewed on The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast on the subject of legal immunity for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers. Cl
FactCheck.org→ FDA Did Not Change Position on Ivermectin Use, Contrary to Online Claims
SciCheck Digest In response to a civil suit, lawyers for the Food and Drug Administration described the agency’s warnings about the unapproved use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 as “recommendations.” Although that description doesn&#
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo of bagged ballots in California isn’t evidence of misconduct, contrary to claims
Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.”
Health Feedback→ Death of a four-year-old boy in Argentina was due to lung infection, contrary to social media posts implying vaccination was the cause
REVIEW On 13 November 2022, the website the Western Journal published an article with the headline “Poster Boy for Vaccination Campaign Dies Suddenly at Just 4 Years Old”. Posts sharing screenshots of this headline and the photo of a chi
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence shows that unvaccinated people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and die, contrary to claim in viral social media posts about Germany data
REVIEW Despite scientific evidence demonstrating that COVID-19 vaccination effectively reduces the risk of severe disease[1-5], claims that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work or even make things worse persist in online spaces and social media. Such clai
Health Feedback→ Bill and Melinda Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates is fully vaccinated, including against COVID-19, despite online claims to the contrary
REVIEW As the COVID-19 vaccination campaign unfolded, some social media users began to claim that prominent individuals were in fact unvaccinated, as reported by Reuters and USA Today. Claims that COVID-19 vaccine advocates or those close to them re
FactCheck.org→ Ballot Printer Delayed Maricopa Voting, Contrary to Unfounded Claims
Quick Take Tabulating machines at some polling locations in Maricopa County, Arizona, couldn’t process ballots during part of Election Day, though affected voters could leave their ballots in a secure box or go elsewhere to vote. But some conserv
FactCheck.org→ ‘Harmless Data Error’ to Blame for Glitch at Some Detroit Polling Places, Contrary to Trump’s Post
A “harmless data error” resulted in a glitch at some Detroit polling precincts that incorrectly registered some in-person voters as having already been issued an absentee ballot, the city elections department said. The issue was resolved,
Health Feedback→ Clinical trial by Moderna found no safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccine in toddlers, contrary to claim by Joseph Ladapo
REVIEW As of 12 June 2022, SARS-CoV-2 had caused around two million cases, 20,000 hospitalizations, and 200 deaths among U.S. children aged six months to four years, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). T
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – DTaP vaccine is safe and effective, contrary to social media claims
The diphtheria vaccine is a “poison dart” with side effects worse than the symptoms of diphtheria.
Health Feedback→ Study by German researchers didn’t find significant safety concerns with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
REVIEW The claim that German researchers found the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to cause more side effects in young children began circulating in October 2022. Journalist Alex Berenson made this claim in a Substack post and an Instagram post, while Will J
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccine boosters reduce the risk of infection and hospitalization, they don’t increase the risk contrary to claims of vaccines “negative efficacy”
REVIEW Data from clinical trials and safety surveillance indicate that COVID-19 vaccines approved in the U.S. are safe and effective at preventing severe illness and death. Nevertheless, false and misleading claims downplaying the vaccines’ ef
FactCheck.org→ Stacey Abrams Opposed Boycotts in Atlanta, Contrary to Facebook Post
Quick Take Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams opposed the state’s new election law and gun laws, but she spoke out against corporations using economic sanctions to protest the laws. Yet, a social media post falsely claims Ab
AllSides→ Illinois Law Doesn’t ‘Eliminate All Restrictions on Abortions,’ Contrary to Ad from Advocacy Group
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/09/illinois-law-doesnt-eliminate-all-restrictions-on-abortions-contrary-to-ad-from-advocacy-group/
FactCheck.org→ Illinois Law Doesn’t ‘Eliminate All Restrictions on Abortions,’ Contrary to Ad from Advocacy Group
In digital ads, a political advocacy group makes the false claim that Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Democrats voted to “eliminate all restrictions on abortions up until the day of birth.” Illinois law doesn’t allow for a
Health Feedback→ Water fluoridation hasn’t been associated with cognitive or other health problems so far, contrary to widespread claims
REVIEW Tooth decay is one of the most common preventable childhood diseases. A 2018 report from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics estimated that in 2015 and 2016, tooth decay affected 45.8% of the U.S. population, including 21.4% of the
AllSides→ Clinical Trials Show Ivermectin Does Not Benefit COVID-19 Patients, Contrary to Social Media Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/09/scicheck-clinical-trials-show-ivermectin-does-not-benefit-covid-19-patients-contrary-to-social-media-claims/
FactCheck.org→ Clinical Trials Show Ivermectin Does Not Benefit COVID-19 Patients, Contrary to Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Randomized clinical trials have repeatedly found that ivermectin does not benefit COVID-19 patients. The National Institutes of Health recommends against its use for COVID-19. Ivermectin enthusiasts continue to falsely claim the contrar
FactCheck.org→ Biden Hasn’t Officially Filed for Reelection, Contrary to Social Media Claims
Quick Take President Joe Biden hasn’t filed anything yet with the Federal Election Commission that would officially indicate he’s running for reelection. But partisan social media accounts have been falsely claiming that he has. The claims
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data
REVIEW On 24 August 2022, Mark Steyn, a host on GB News, a television and radio channel in the United Kingdom, claimed that young, healthy people died at a higher rate in 2021 than in previous years. Steyn suggested a link between this alleged incre
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccination Doesn’t Increase Miscarriage Risk, Contrary to Naomi Wolf’s Spurious Stat
SciCheck Digest Studies have repeatedly found that COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of miscarriage. Bogus claims that 44% of pregnant women in the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial miscarried rely on a faulty tally of miscarri
Health Feedback→ Unvaccinated people are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 in San Diego county; vaccines don’t cause COVID-19, contrary to claim by Shaun Frederikson
REVIEW Large clinical trials conducted in several countries, as well as post-marketing surveillance showed that COVID-19 vaccines were effective at protecting against severe forms of the disease and that their benefits outweigh their possible risks.
FactCheck.org→ IRS Will Target ‘High-Income’ Tax Evaders with New Funding, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take The Inflation Reduction Act includes $79 billion for the IRS. Social media posts misleadingly claim the IRS will now hire “87,000 new agents” to investigate average citizens. But most new hires will provide customer services, and
Health Feedback→ Analysis of Dutch cities’ mortality doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death, contrary to Berenson’s interpretation
REVIEW More than 80% of the Dutch population over 12 has been vaccinated against COVID-19, as of August 2022. Large clinical trials and ongoing monitoring of the millions vaccinated worldwide show that COVID-19 vaccines effectiveness largely outweig
FactCheck.org→ Photo Shows Electric Car-sharing Lot in China, Contrary to Facebook Post
Quick Take Congress has passed a bill that would fund incentives to purchase electric vehicles. But a false claim is circulating on social media that purports to show an “electric car cemetery” in France. The photo actually shows a car-shar
FactCheck.org→ Proposed ‘Assault Weapons Ban’ Includes Grandfather Clause, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take The House passed a bill on July 29 that would make it a crime to knowingly “import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon.” Social media posts falsely claim “millions of people will become
FactCheck.org→ Three Canadian Doctors Died of Long-Term Illnesses, Contrary to False Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Was Cause
SciCheck Digest It’s estimated that COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, but false claims continue to cast doubt on their safety and efficacy. One such claim that has spread around the world falsely suggests that three Canadian doctors
FactCheck.org→ ‘Unequivocal’ Evidence that Humans Cause Climate Change, Contrary to Posts of Old Video
SciCheck Digest There is “unequivocal” evidence that humans are causing global warming, the U.N. climate change panel has said. But viral posts revive a 2014 video of Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman falsely claiming “climate c
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Immunity, Contrary to Immune Suppression Claims
SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines teach the immune system to recognize and fight the coronavirus, greatly reducing the likelihood of severe disease if a person is infected. There is no evidence the vaccines impair immunity, as some, including
FactCheck.org→ Ocasio-Cortez Was Arrested at Abortion-Rights Protest, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of 17 members of Congress arrested at an abortion-rights protest on July 19. But social media posts falsely claim she was “pretending to be arrested.” Capitol Police records show the arrests
FactCheck.org→ Abortion Is Sometimes Medically Necessary, Contrary to Facebook Posts
SciCheck Digest There are life-threatening complications in which abortion is medically necessary, and social media posts claiming otherwise are incorrect, physicians said. “In some situations, abortion is the only medical intervention that can p
FactCheck.org→ Herbal Recipes for Abortion Are Unproven and Can Be Dangerous, Contrary to Social Media Posts
SciCheck Digest Taking unregulated herbal cocktails to cause an abortion can be dangerous, obstetricians say. But recipes — some containing potentially toxic ingredients — for self-induced “miscarriages” have been circulating on
AllSides→ Fact check: Contrary to viral claims, handguns are legal in Chicago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/06/23/fact-check-handguns-legal-chicago/7625983001/
AllSides→ Kansas Cattle Died After Unusual Heat Wave, Contrary to Baseless Claims Online
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/kansas-cattle-died-after-unusual-heat-wave-contrary-to-baseless-claims-online/
FactCheck.org→ Kansas Cattle Died After Unusual Heat Wave, Contrary to Baseless Claims Online
Quick Take At least 2,000 cattle have died following a heat wave in southwestern Kansas. Although the cattle apparently died of heatstroke, social media posts have made baseless claims suggesting that the deaths might be part of a larger conspiracy the
Health Feedback→ Large-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
REVIEW On 25 May 2022, Steve Bannon, former White House strategist, hosted author Naomi Wolf on his podcast War Room Battleground. During the podcast, Wolf claimed that the babies of vaccinated mothers were dying in disproportionately higher numbers
AllSides→ Students in Israel Don’t Carry Guns to Class, Contrary to Social Media Posts
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/students-in-israel-dont-carry-guns-to-class-contrary-to-social-media-posts/
FactCheck.org→ Students in Israel Don’t Carry Guns to Class, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take Israel has established strict measures in response to armed attacks on its schoolchildren. But social media posts falsely claim there have been “no school shootings in Israel” and use a photo to misleadingly suggest students carr
AllSides→ Plan B Pills Still Legal in Tennessee and Missouri, Contrary to Social Media Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/plan-b-pills-still-legal-in-tennessee-and-missouri-contrary-to-social-media-claims/