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Health Feedback→ Benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh their risks, even for teenagers, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim

2023-09-25 REVIEW On 12 September 2023, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a meeting discussing COVID-19 vaccines. Writer Alex Berenson used data presented at this meeting to Go to site post…»

Logically→ No scientific evidence that a ‘flu bomb’ can cure COVID or other respiratory diseases

2023-09-22 Go to site post…»

Logically→ Nej, Vaccinet mot Covid-19 orsakar inte blodproppar

2023-09-22 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Have NOT ‘Killed 20 Million People’

2023-09-22 Have COVID-19 vaccines "killed 20 million people" since their rollout? No, that's not true: The article making this claim cited a 2022 study that estimated COVID vaccines had saved -- not killed -- nearly 20 million lives in the first yea Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ An 18-year-old MMA fighter’s death was unrelated to the COVID vaccine

2023-09-21 AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Lack of clinical evidence for claim that N-acetylcysteine is effective against COVID-19 and stops viral replication

2023-09-21 REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 2 September 2023 made several claims about the benefits of taking amino acid supplement N-acetylcysteine (NAC). In the reel, Steve Lucchino, athlete and owner of health supplement shop Elite Nutrition Omaha, claimed Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did you get a COVID-19 vaccine? Good news: You’re still a human

2023-09-20 “People who took the jab are technically ‘non human species.’” Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media posts misrepresent CDC data on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in teens

2023-09-20 CLAIM: Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that COVID-19 vaccines will not prevent any deaths among teenagers and lead to 100,000 to 200,000 severe side effects. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ VAERS death reports don’t prove COVID-19 vaccines killed hundreds of thousands, contrary to claim by Steve Kirsch

2023-09-20 REVIEW A Facebook video posted on 6 August 2022 showed Steve Kirsch, a known spreader of COVID-19 misinformation, claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines caused higher rates of death than previously reported. Specifically, he claimed that these deaths Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ CDC data didn’t show an increased risk of hospitalization in people vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson

2023-09-20 REVIEW Casting doubt on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines has been a recurring theme of misinformation since the vaccination rollout in December 2020. Health Feedback has covered this subject in several previous reviews, explaining why claims t Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No proof the World Economic Forum called for ‘COVID-19 concentration camps’

2023-09-20 The World Economic Forum is calling “for COVID concentration camps.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Does NOT Call For ‘COVID Concentration Camps’ To Jail Those Who Question Official Narrative

2023-09-19 Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) call on governments to establish "COVID concentration camps" globally for individuals who do not comply with the "official narrative" related to COVID-19? No, that's not true: A WEF representative called Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Study Did NOT Confirm ‘COVID Jab Lowers Male Life Expectancy By 24 Years’

2023-09-19 Did a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm that men who receive COVID-19 vaccines "will tragically suffer a 24-year loss in their life expectancy"? No, that's not true: Dr. Nabin Shrestha, an inf Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Has NOT Officially Classified COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines As Bioweapons As Of September 18, 2023

2023-09-19 Has the state of Florida officially classified COVID-19 mRNA vaccines as bioweapons? No, that's not true: There is no legislation in Florida that has classified mRNA vaccines as bioweapons as of September 18, 2023. One county Republican o Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, there aren’t COVID-19 monitoring drones in Connecticut. Pilot program was scrapped in 2020

2023-09-18 In Westport, Connecticut, drones are “scanning (people) for COVID-19 symptoms.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eglin Air Force Base Is NOT Making COVID-19 Testing, Boosters or Masking Mandatory After Labor Day 2023

2023-09-18 Did Eglin Air Force Base make masks, COVID-19 testing, and booster shots mandatory after Labor Day 2023? No, that's not true: In a brief statement, the deputy chief of media operations with the Department of the Air Force at the Pentagon Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Checking the Record on Trump’s Statements About Ron DeSantis and COVID Lockdowns

2023-09-18 The former president is criticizing the Florida governor for decisions he once praised. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This World Economic Forum video doesn’t prove any COVID-19 conspiracy. It employed an analogy.

2023-09-15 A World Economic Forum video reveals conspiracy behind COVID-19 spread. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ WHO Director-General Is Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Contrary to Online Post

2023-09-15 SciCheck Digest Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, is an advocate for equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines in countries around the globe. But a social media post misleadingly claims, Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Updated COVID-19 Vaccines

2023-09-15 Updated COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out in the U.S., aimed at targeting the latest, prevalent variants of the disease. The updated vaccines, from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, are available for those ages 6 months and older. The Food and D Go to site post…»

Logically→ Nej, det stämmer inte att Covid-19 pandemin fabricerades av auktoritära eliter för att döda människor.

2023-09-15 Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Robert Malone makes several misleading and unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 vaccines in Judicial Watch interview

2023-09-14 REVIEW On 9 September 2023, political activist group Judicial Watch posted a video of an interview with scientist Robert Malone, conducted by the group’s director of investigations Christopher Farrell. The video, which contains several claims abou Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Ron DeSantis mandated COVID-19 vaccines in Florida? No, that Donald Trump claim rates Pants on Fire!

2023-09-14 “Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.” Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A new study doesn’t show Pfizer’s COVID vaccine causes ‘VAIDS’

2023-09-14 AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Why the CDC has recommended new COVID-19 boosters for all

2023-09-13 A Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention panel recommended Americans 6 months old and older get the latest COVID-19 booster. A day earlier, the Food and Drug Administration OK'd the booster, calling it safe and effective at protecting against circ Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ There is no connection between rising COVID cases and elections, contrary to claims online

2023-09-12 CLAIM: COVID-19 only spikes during election seasons. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. There is no connection between rising COVID-19 cases and the electoral process, epidemiology experts confirm. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ CDC faces conundrum over recommending new COVID-19 booster for all

2023-09-12 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will decide whether to recommend updated COVID-19 boosters. If the committee doesn’t recommend the shots, insurance companies wouldn’t have to pay for them, which could leave economically disadvantaged Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t raise risk of catching and dying from the disease

2023-09-12 An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Study didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines weaken children’s immune response, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson

2023-09-11 REVIEW A study from researchers at the University of Melbourne[1] became the basis of claims on social media that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine damaged children’s immune response against other diseases. One example of such a claim can be seen in thi Go to site post…»

Logically→ Study on COVID-19 vaccines misrepresented to claim they cause ‘VAIDS’ in children

2023-09-11 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megyn Kelly Did NOT Say She Contracted VAIDS After Getting Vaccinated For COVID-19 — She Said She Had An ‘Autoimmune Issue’

2023-09-09 Did talk show host and podcaster Megyn Kelly say she "contracted Vaccine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (VAIDS)" after getting the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine? No, that's not true: On "The Megyn Kelly Show" in early September 2023, she sai Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ COVID-19 lockdowns returning? Here’s why public health experts say that’s unlikely

2023-09-08 With COVID-19 cases increasing a few schools and companies have temporarily reinstated mask mandates. Conservative commentators, politicians and social media users warn that lockdowns are impending, but public health experts disagree. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Rebel News article lacks evidence for claiming COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and unnecessary

2023-09-08 REVIEW On 29 August 2023, Rebel News, a Canadian website recognized for spreading COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories, published an article and video titled “Why you should think twice before considering a COVID booster”. The article Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ A Late Summer COVID-19 Surge

2023-09-08 ‘You’ll get mild illness with this virus for decades to come … But that’s okay.’ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Government Report’ Did NOT Find ‘Millions of Children’ Vaccinated With COVID Vaccines Developed ‘VAIDS’

2023-09-06 Did a 2023 "government report" prove that "millions of children" who were vaccinated with the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed a condition known as "vaccine acquired immune deficiency, or VAIDS"? No, that's not true: There was no "g Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Remove COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports From Its Website

2023-09-05 Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) remove COVID-19 vaccine adverse event reports from its website? No, that's not true: The national public health agency did not remove COVID vaccine adverse event reports from its we Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Posts misrepresent CDC risk assessment of new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of infection

2023-09-04 REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a document on 23 August 2023 summarizing what was known at the time about a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called BA.2.86. In the document, the CDC reported that “BA.2.86 may be mo Go to site post…»

AllSides→ COVID-19 Vaccines Have Not Been Shown to Cause ‘Turbo Cancer’

2023-09-01 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/08/covid-19-vaccines-have-not-been-shown-to-cause-turbo-cancer/ COVID-19 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Survey’ Does NOT Prove Vaccinated Over ‘2X More Likely To Get COVID Than the Unvaccinated’

2023-09-01 Did a "survey" find that "Vaccinated people are over 2X more likely to get COVID than the unvaccinated"? No, that's not true: The survey in question was not scientifically sound and included methodological flaws, an infectious disease exp Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Have Not Been Shown to Cause ‘Turbo Cancer’

2023-08-31 SciCheck Digest People with cancer are particularly vulnerable to severe disease and death from COVID-19. Vaccines provide needed protection. It has not been shown that COVID-19 vaccines cause or accelerate cancer. Nor does a recent paper about a m Go to site post…»

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