Did the Washington State Board of Health adopt a rule that would involuntarily place unvaccinated residents, including children, into COVID-19 quarantine camps? No, that's not true: The board made an administrative rule change to the law
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MIT Scientist Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Has Possible Long-Term Side Effects
Did an MIT scientist prove that the COVID-19 vaccines have possible long-term side effects? No, that's not true: The "scientist" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a computer scientist who offered no proof that the COVID-19 v
FactCheck.org→ Partisans Seize on Edited Clip of CDC Director’s Comments on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness
SciCheck Digest Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discussed a recent study that found that on the rare occasion when fully vaccinated people died from COVID-19, they often had multiple risk factors for
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, putting a stop to COVID-19 testing won't make the pandemic disappear
“If you stop testing (for COVID-19) it all goes away and people just have colds like before.”
Full Fact→ Japan has never enforced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate
An Instagram post claims: “Japan drops all vaccine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label”. It appears to be talking about Covid-19 vaccines, as the caption of the post mentions the UK “rollout” and consideration of wheth
Full Fact→ An Instagram post underestimates Covid-19 deaths among younger people
A post on Instagram from 15 January 2022 says: “Did you know that only 3,774 people under 65 have died of covid in the UK?” This is not correct. Up to the end of November 2021, which is the latest data available, 17,095 people aged under 65
PolitiFact→ Reiner Fuellmich – No, WHO has not said COVID-19 no worse than the flu
"Even the WHO has conceded that the (SARS- CoV-2) virus … is no more dangerous than the common flu, with an infection fatality rate of 0.14%."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Home Kits Are NOT Designed To Test Food Or Beverages
Did an orange and a lemon test positive for COVID-19? Does using a test improperly, with fruit juice rather than a nasal swab, show that home tests are unreliable and will return false positives for anything? No, that's not true: The Food
Health Feedback→ No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain bacteria and HIV; the vaccines enhance the body’s ability to respond to pathogens, not reduce it
REVIEW A video published on Facebook, showing a woman wearing a mask who claimed to be a “natural doctor”, alleged that the COVID-19 vaccines decreases our ability to produce white blood cells, and that the vaccine contains “81 strands of fore
Logically→ The International Court convicts 75 defendants for crimes against humanity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The international court mentioned in the video does not exist. 75 parties have not been convicted for crimes against humanity by a court.
Snopes→ No, the COVID-19 Vaccine Didn’t Kill ‘Lachlan Leary’ of Australia
Australians have been subjected to a flood of COVID-related disinformation since the pandemic began.
Snopes→ 4 Tips To Help You Avoid Fake COVID-19 Tests
Whether getting your personal info or money, scammers nationwide are attempting to profit from the omicron era.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Covid Boosters Are NOT Weakening Immune System — European Agency Says Remarks Were ‘Misunderstood’
Are COVID-19 boosters weakening the immune system? No, that's not true: Articles and social media reports saying that Marco Cavaleri, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) vaccine strategy chief, fears repeated booster shots would weaken th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Meme Is NOT Correct: COVID-19 Is Deadlier Than The Seasonal Flu
Is this meme correct in saying COVID-19 is less deadly than what was known as Spanish flu a century ago, or current variants of seasonal flu? No, that is misleading: COVID-19 is killing more people annually than the seasonal flu did in th
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, this video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasn’t filmed ‘days before’ her positive COVID-19 test
Video shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pouring shots for a group of people “days before testing positive” for COVID-19.
Health Feedback→ There is no evidence that dietary supplements containing zinc and a zinc ionophore, such as the one promoted by Vladimir Zelenko, are effective against COVID-19
REVIEW On 6 January 2021, Gateway Pundit, a website that has consistently promoted conspiracies and published misinformation on numerous occasions (see here), published a piece promoting a dietary supplement sold by Vladimir Zelenko called Z-Stack.
Snopes→ Did Carhartt Email Associates About COVID-19 Vaccination Policy?
While the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that companies can't be forced to implement national vaccination policies, companies can still do so if they choose.
PolitiFact→ Roger Williams – Roger Williams is accurate that there were more COVID-19 deaths in 2021 than in 2020
"The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020."
Snopes→ White House Soft-Launches COVID-19 Test Request Website
The website will officially launch mid-morning Wednesday.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines aren’t associated with a higher risk of pregnancy complication, contrary to claim by Daniel Horowitz
REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as medical associations such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend the vaccination of “pregnant and lactating individuals” against CO
Logically→ It is safer to get COVID-19 than take a vaccine against the virus.
You are at greater risk of getting severe COVID-19 if you are unvaccinated. The current vaccines have saved thousands of lives.
Full Fact→ The Covid-19 vaccines don’t have ‘negative efficacy’
Several Facebook posts have shared data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) with the claim that the Covid-19 vaccines have negative effectiveness against the disease, meaning they would make vaccinated people more likely to catch Covid. One post
Full Fact→ A Covid-19 patient on BBC News is not a ‘crisis actor’
A video on Instagram claims that a Covid-19 patient shown on BBC News is really an actor pretending to be ill. This is not true. A man in the video visits the patient’s Instagram account where he finds the phrase “award winning crisis actor
Snopes→ Hong Kong to Kill 2,000 Animals After Hamsters Get COVID-19
The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
Logically→ Omicron is leading the COVID-19 pandemic to the endemic stage.
Expert virologists have indicated that it is difficult to predict the endemic stage for the virus, given the high infection rates around the globe.
Full Fact→ Lemonade and Fanta don’t test positive for Covid-19
A Facebook post with four thousand shares shows a picture of eight lateral flow tests. Each has been labelled, suggesting they have been tested with different things including different soft drinks, water, and one which was tested with a “real sw
Logically→ A ball girl collapsed at the Australian Open due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The text on the post could imply the vaccine side-effects resulted in the girls collapse. It has not been confirmed what led to the incident.
Logically→ American actor Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Saget's detailed autopsy report is yet to be released. Claims linking the COVID-19 vaccine to his death are baseless.
Logically→ U.K. will soon halt administering COVID-19 vaccines.
The U.K. is not halting administering the COVID-19 vaccines owing to safety concerns. The vaccines have been scientifically proven to be effective.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Does NOT Paint Accurate Picture Of Effectiveness Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Does this meme paint an accurate picture of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: Although what we know about the virus and the vaccines has changed over time, scientists and public health experts continue to say th
Logically→ A Brazilian reporter collapsed on live TV following his COVID-19 booster shot.
Rafael Silva was diagnosed with a congenital illness and there is no connection between his condition and the COVID-19 booster jab.
Logically→ COVID-19 is only as dangerous as ‘severe influenza.’
COVID-19 has repeatedly been shown to be more dangerous than influenza.
Logically→ Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla admits the Pfizer vaccine offers zero protection against COVID-19.
Bourla said two doses of the Pfizer vaccine offer "very limited protection" against Omicron. He said three doses offer reasonable protection.
Poynter→ How will we know when the COVID-19 pandemic is over?
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld was riffing about a COVID-related standoff keeping Chicago teachers out of the classroom when he made a bold claim about the state of the COVID-19 […] The post How will we know when the COVID-19 pandemic is over? appear
Health Feedback→ No, a study from Denmark didn’t find that COVID-19 vaccines make people more prone to infection; biases in the study likely led to underestimated vaccine effectiveness
REVIEW A Substack article written by journalist Alex Berenson claimed that “vaccinated people are at higher risk of Omicron”, citing a study conducted by researchers in Denmark. The article received more than 2,500 user engagements on Facebook,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Will NOT Begin To Provide Data On How Many US Deaths Are ‘From’ COVID And How Many Are ‘With’ COVID – It’s Already Done That Way
Will the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) newly begin in January 2022 to provide data on how many U.S. deaths are "from" COVID and how many are "with" COVID? No, that's not true: The National Center for Health Statistics (
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – In Australia, the vaccination status of hospitalized COVID-19 patients doesn’t tell the whole story
“Fully vaccinated Australians in hospital for COVID-19 surpass unvaccinated”
PolitiFact→ WATCH: Flurona isn’t a combination strain of COVID and the flu. What is it?
Did COVID-19 and the flu join together in a new strain? No.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are no longer effective as infection rates are lowest among the unvaccinated in Scotland.
COVID-19 death rates are lowest in people who have had three vaccines. Vaccines reduce your risk of severe illness.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Whistleblower Did NOT Say ‘Vaccines Were Never Meant To Stop COVID-19’
Did a CDC whistleblower say "vaccines were never meant to stop COVID-19"? No, that's not true: The purported whistleblower claim was published on a website with a disclaimer warning readers not to take its content at face value.The Center