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
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Snopes→ US Faces Wave of Omicron Deaths in Coming Weeks, Models Say
The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hackers Did NOT ‘Crack’ Pfizer, Moderna Servers And Reveal Vaccine Death Data
Did hackers "crack" the servers of COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna and reveal vaccine death data from those companies? No, that's not true: The data used to make that claim is from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VA
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."
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 (
Snopes→ UK Court Hearing for US Woman in Road Death Case Called Off
A court hearing next week for an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist has been called off.
Poynter→ Social media claims distort CDC director Rochelle Walensky’s comment about COVID-19 deaths and comorbidities
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, one of the nation’s top public-health officials, shared encouraging news in a TV interview about the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing COVID-19 deaths. But social media posts […] The post Social media claims distort
Health Feedback→ CDC director’s comments that 75% of COVID-19 deaths are among people with four comorbidities applies only to vaccinated people
REVIEW An article published on the website for The Joe Pags Show, the talk show of commentator Joe Pagliarulo, used a partial quote from Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to suggest that 75% of CO
Snopes→ Unpacking Allison Coleman Vax Death Rumor
We found zero evidence to support this claim.
Logically→ Autopsies reveal that 93 percent of post-vaccination deaths are caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
A non-peer-reviewed paper is cited to show vaccinations cause deaths. There is no direct clinical evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media claims distort CDC director’s comment about COVID-19 deaths and comorbidities
“The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.”
Health Feedback→ The scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of infection and mortality; analysis of cases and deaths from 145 countries is methodologically flawed
REVIEW A Substack article claimed that a “New big data study of 145 countries show COVID vaccines makes things worse (cases and deaths)”. The article, written by tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, received more than 4,700 engagements on Facebook, i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Misinterpreted CDC Director Quote About 75% COVID Deaths With 4+ Comorbidities Was About Vaccinated People
Did Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "confess" that over 75% of COVID deaths occurred in people with at least four comorbidities? No, that's not true: The percentage is correct but extreme
Snopes→ Betty White’s Death Caused by Stroke Suffered 6 Days Earlier
The beloved actor died as the result of a Dec. 25 cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, according to the LA County death certificate
Snopes→ Do 75% of All Covid Deaths Involve People With 4 Comorbidities?
Important context was edited out of a viral video featuring CDC director Rochelle Walensky.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Social media posts try to connect Saget’s death to COVID-19 vaccine booster
Says Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact→ WATCH: Betty White did not get a COVID-19 booster right before her death
Did Betty White say she got the COVID-19 vaccine booster days before she died? No.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The COVID-19 vaccines won’t lead to the deaths of a half million sharks
"Half a million sharks could be killed to make the COVID-19 vaccine."
FactCheck.org→ Death of Betty White Leads to Swirl of Falsehoods on Social Media
SciCheck Digest TV actress Betty White passed away at age 99 on Dec. 31. Following her passing, various falsehoods appeared on social media about White, including claims that she died after getting a COVID-19 booster shot and that she was the sister of
Snopes→ Zach Roloff Death Hoax: False Suicide Claims Came from Obscure Website
Roloff and the rest of his family star in the long-running TLC reality TV show, "Little People, Big World."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Was NOT Sentenced To Death At Guantanamo Bay
Did Gavin Newsom, governor of California, receive the death penalty for committing sex crimes against children and treason? No, that's not true: An on-duty press officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories that this story is false. Tweets f
The Dispatch→ No, Betty White Did Not Have a COVID Booster Right Before Her Death
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence There’s ‘7 Minutes Of Brain Activity Left’ After Death
Does the brain have seven minutes of activity after the body dies, replaying memories in a dream sequence? No, there is no evidence to substantiate that claim: When the heart stops, the brain stops, according to a WebMD article titled, "D
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Africa DID Have Half The COVID Deaths Of US In 2021, While Africa Has 4 Times The Population And Only 7% Vaccination Rate
Did Africa have half the COVID-19 deaths in 2021 that the United States had, with four times the population and just a 7% vaccination rate? Yes, that's mostly true, but not the whole story: The figures are ballpark, but there's no reason
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mafia Assassins Were NOT Sent To Rome To Avenge Pope Francis’ ‘Death’ — He Wasn’t Killed
Were Mafia assassins dispatched to Rome during the Christmas holiday season to avenge the murder of Pope Francis? No, that's not true: The pope was alive on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Additionally, the claim primarily relies on seve
Snopes→ Bruce Lee’s Death and Theories About His Missing Sweat Glands
A Lee biography published in 2018 challenged the official explanation of Lee's death.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fentanyl deaths spike, but Facebook post overstates by how much
“More people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined.”
Snopes→ Kim Potter Guilty of Manslaughter in Daunte Wright Death
Jurors convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot during a traffic stop after she said she confused her gun for her Taser.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Female Afghan Pilot Was NOT Stoned To Death In Public — She’s Alive And In The US
Was a female Afghan pilot stoned to death in public? No, that's not true: The reports that claimed Afghanistan's second woman pilot, Safia Ferozi, was stoned to death by the Taliban came with a photograph of a different woman who was lync
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccination Death Rate Is NOT 2.905% In FDA Data
Is the COVID-19 "vaccination death rate" discovered in FDA data 2.905%? No, that's not true: The numbers used are not from the Food and Drug Administration, they're from an analysis of adverse event reports prepared by Pfizer for the FDA
PolitiFact→ No evidence government-funded AIDS clinical trials caused foster children deaths in New York
An investigative report that evaluated government-funded clinical trials for HIV and AIDS treatments found no evidence that the medications caused foster children to die.
Snopes→ Did Fentanyl Overdose Become Top Cause of Death for Adults Aged 18-45 in the US?
An extraordinary milestone went almost unnoticed in December 2021.
Snopes→ Did White House Say Unvaccinated Are Looking at ‘Winter of Severe Illness and Death’?
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients had a harsh warning for Americans who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Snopes→ Jury Begins Deliberating Cop’s Case in Daunte Wright Death
Kim Potter's attorney argued the former Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, officer made an honest mistake by pulling her handgun instead of her Taser.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Misleading Statistic Says Vaccinated Make Up Four In Five COVID-19 Deaths In England
Does the claim that the vaccinated account for four in every five COVID-19 deaths in England tell the complete story? No, that's not true: It is misleading because it fails to consider the context of very high vaccine coverage in the popu
Logically→ Rising from bed too quickly at night can result in sudden death.
Rising suddenly from bed at night can cause dizziness or a blackout if you have orthostatic hypotension. However, it is not lethal.
FactCheck.org→ Article Makes Unfounded Claims Linking Athletes’ Injuries, Deaths to Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Many U.S. athletes have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without any adverse effects. But a conservative outlet has cited a list of supposedly vaccine-injured athletes to claim “there may be something wrong with the vaccine.” There
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Pose 7 Times Higher Death Risk Than COVID For People In 20s
Do vaccines pose a seven times higher risk of death than COVID for people in their 20s? No, that's not true: The authors of a Japanese medical bulletin provide no clear evidence of deaths due to the vaccine to establish a ratio with death
Full Fact→ Why might vaccinated people account for a bigger share of Covid-19 deaths than infections?
An article from the blog, The Exposé, claims that fully vaccinated people accounted for nine in 10 Covid-19 deaths in Scotland over the past four months. Screenshots of the article’s headline, including this claim, have also circulated on
Snopes→ Chauvin Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Floyd’s Death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.