A number of posts on Instagram and Facebook have claimed that the Covid-19 vaccine is causing more deaths per day than Covid-19 in the UK. The image falsely claims that there have been 1,102 “vaccine deaths”. That figure actually relates to
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Snopes→ Did Cirsten Weldon Say Hillary Clinton Died of Disease Associated with Cannibalism?
Kuru is an incurable disease that is usually fatal within a year of developing symptoms.
Liste→ This image shows the memorial service for Lol Mahamat Choua, Chad’s fourth president who died in 2019
An image showing men praying in front of a coffin has been shared hundreds of times alongside a claim that it was taken at the funeral of Chad’s former president Idriss Deby Itno, who died on April 19, 2021. But the claim is false; the image shows th
Full Fact - All content→ BBC wrong to say puppies died of Covid-19
The headline of a BBC live blog was wrong to report that a group of puppies died with Covid-19 after being transported more than 100 miles in cramped conditions. These dogs actually had an infection called canine coronavirus, which is not the same as C
Top Fact Checks→ At least 13 patients died at a COVID-19 care facility after a fire broke out in Virar, Maharashtra.
A suspected short circuit caused a massive fire at the Vijay Vallabh Hospital in Palgarh, Maharashtra, killing at least thirteen COVID-19 patients.
Liste→ Video of DMX fans blasting music on the street was shot in Orlando, not New York where he died
Facebook posts claiming to show a crowd escorting the body of American rapper DMX from White Plains hospital in New York — where he passed away — while blasting his music has been viewed thousands of times online. The claim is misleading; AFP Fact
Top Fact Checks→ Twenty-two patients died at an Indian hospital as its oxygen supply was disrupted.
Twenty-two patients died at a civic hospital in Nashik due to a leak in the oxygen tank.
Snopes→ Did Minn. Police Say George Floyd Died of ‘Medical Incident During Police Interaction’?
The Minneapolis Police Department’s May 2020 statement about George Floyd’s death obscured the full story.
Liste→ ‘Eat whatever you like’: Facebook posts mislead on ages that inventors and sports stars died
A list circulating in multiple Facebook posts purports to give the ages at which various inventors and sports stars died. The posts advise people to "eat whatever you like" and "enjoy life", because, they claim, exercise does not necessarily prolong l
Snopes→ Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick Died of Natural Causes, Rules Medical Examiner
Investigators initially believed Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, based on statements collected early in the investigation
Snopes→ Did Prince Philip Get the COVID-19 Vaccine Before He Died?
The royal consort was 99 years old at the time of his death.
Liste→ Facebook posts misleadingly claim only one politician has died from Covid-19
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a claim that “not a single politician in the world” died of Covid-19 except John Magufuli, a former president of Tanzania known for downplaying the scale of the pandemic. The claim is misleading: at least seven
Snopes→ Sarah Obama, Family Matriarch, Has Died in a Kenyan Hospital at 99
Mama Sarah, as the step-grandmother of the former U.S. president was fondly called, promoted education for girls and orphans in her rural Kogelo village.
Liste→ These photos show an Indonesian who died in 2017, not his 150th birthday party
A Facebook post purporting to show photos of a man celebrating his 150th birthday has been shared nearly 100 times in Uganda. The claim is false: the person seen in the images is an Indonesian man who died in 2017. At the time of his death, he was 146
Snopes→ Is FEMA Covering Funeral Expenses for People Who Died From COVID-19?
The emergency management agency reportedly might cover up to $7,000 per family.
Snopes→ Autopsy Report: Bobby Brown’s Son Died from Drugs, Alcohol
Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, died from the combined effects of alcohol, cocaine and the opioid fentanyl, an autopsy report said.
Liste→ Photo does not show Tanzania’s deputy leader visiting president in hospital before he died
Facebook posts claim to show Tanzanian's vice president Samia Suluhu Hassan visiting late president John Magufuli in hospital before the announcement of his death on March 17, 2021. But this is false: the picture shows Hassan and opposition leader
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Proof 2,000 People Died From The COVID-19 Vaccine And People Over 60 Do NOT Need To Have Someone With Them For 20 Days After The Shot For Health Precautions
Did 2,000 people die from the COVID-19 vaccine and do people over 60 need someone to stay with them for up to 20 days after getting the vaccine, as a health precaution? No, that is misleading. There is no proof that the deaths of people w
FactCheck.org→ Hagler’s Widow Refutes Rumors About How He Died
Quick Take Hall of Fame boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler “died on March 13 of natural causes,” according to a statement posted on his official website. In a Facebook post, his widow, Kay Hagler, wrote that his death was not the result
Snopes→ 2 Charged in Assault of Capitol Officer Who Died After Riot
U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer's death.
Liste→ Misleading Facebook posts claim woman died from Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Japan
Facebook posts circulating in the Philippines share a news report about a “victim” of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine who died after receiving the jab in Japan. However, the posts are misleading; they exclude the part of the news report that
Top Fact Checks→ One BJP worker died and five got injured while making crude bombs at Gosaba, West Bengal.
Police say the bombs went off when BJP workers were making them. The family of the injured claim TMC members hurled the bombs. A probe is underway.
Top Fact Checks→ Adverse incident reports by the CDC show that almost 1000 people died after getting the COVID-19 vaccination.
VAERS records illness or death after the vaccine but cannot verify the cause of death.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Six residents in a German nursing home died from COVID-19, not from vaccines
REVIEW On 1 March 2021, Children’s Health Defense published an article claiming that 25 percent of the residents in a nursing home in Berlin, Germany died after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. In a few days, the article receive
Snopes→ Chauvin’s Trial Could Reopen Intersection Where Floyd Died
Amid concerns that the barricaded square was decimating businesses and making the neighborhood less safe at night, city leaders recently pledged to reopen it after Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.
Snopes→ Vernon Jordan, Activist, Former Clinton Adviser, Has Died
After stints as field secretary for the Georgia NAACP and executive director of the United Negro College Fund, Jordan became head of the National Urban League, becoming the face of Black America’s modern struggle for jobs and justice for more than a
Snopes→ AP: Trooper Kicked, Dragged Black Man Who Died in Custody
Body camera footage shows Master Trooper Kory York dragging Ronald Greene “on his stomach by the leg shackles” following a violent arrest and high-speed pursuit, according to internal State Police records obtained by The Associated Press.
Snopes→ No, Kaleb From Shriners Hospitals Ads Has Not Died
The brittle bone disease patient was the subject of internet rumors in February 2021.
Full Fact - All content→ Many more than 3,000 people have died of Covid-19
Readers have asked us about a widely shared blog which falsely claims that “only 3,000 people have died of Covid-19”. This is based on a misreading of statistics from NHS England. The most recent data available, up to 5 February, shows that
Full Fact - All content→ Some people have died after Covid-19 vaccination—not because of it
We’ve seen several posts on Facebook using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in the US to claim that Covid-19 vaccines have caused many deaths. This is not what the VAERS data means. It is a list of reported incidents that took p
Snopes→ Dustin Diamond, Saved by the Bell’s ‘Screech,’ Has Died at 44
Dustin Diamond, best known for his portrayal of lovable nerd Samuel 'Screech' Powers in the television franchise 'Saved by the Bell,' has died of cancer at age 44.
Top Fact Checks→ An 88-year-old man collapsed and died several hours after being vaccinated in Israel.
Doctors discouraged linking the vaccine with the death and said that the man suffered from multiple illnesses.
Top Fact Checks→ A man in Switzerland died after taking the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
Health authorities in Switzerland dismissed rumors about the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine causing the death.
Top Fact Checks→ A 75-year-old Israeli man died two hours after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
The man in question had cancer and heart problems. Preliminary investigations have not linked his death to the vaccine.
Top Fact Checks→ A Miami doctor died of a blood disorder 16 days after getting the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
A causal relationship between the blood disorder and the vaccine has not been determined.
Full Fact - All content→ 53 people have not died in Gibraltar because of the Covid-19 vaccine
Claims that 53 people died in Gibraltar in the first ten days after Covid-19 vaccinations started there have gone viral on Facebook. The implication in the article seems to be that these deaths were caused by the vaccine. Linking these deaths to the va
Top Fact Checks→ Hundreds died after a massacre at an Oriental Orthodox Church in Ethiopia.
Over 750 people died in a massacre at a church in Ethiopia where the Ark of the Covenant is believed to be kept.
Top Fact Checks→ A 9-year-old boy has died in Trinidad and Tobago after participating in the “blackout” challenge.
The cause of the child's death and whether he participated in the challenge has not yet been determined.
Full Fact - All content→ What you need to know about the claims 23 people died after getting the Covid-19 vaccine in Norway
We’ve been asked by our readers to investigate claims that 23 people died in Norway after getting the Covid-19 vaccination. According to the Norwegian Medicines Agency, as of 14 January there had been 23 deaths “associated with” getti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John F. Kennedy Jr. Is NOT Working To Expose His Father’s Killers — President Kennedy’s Son Died In A 1999 Plane Crash
Is John F. Kennedy Jr. actively working to expose his father's killers, even if it means he has to bring down the whole government? No, that's not true: JFK Jr. has been dead since crashing his small plane into the Atlantic Ocean on July