REVIEW High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can damage the arteries, leading to heart disease and stroke. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report in 2023, one in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure, and it is a m
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Health Feedback→ CDC analysis of RSV vaccines data showed vaccines are safe, not associated with excess deaths, contrary to claim by Children’s Health Defense
REVIEW In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved several treatments to protect young children and older adults from infections with the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). In May of that year, the agency approved two RSV vaccines
Health Feedback→ Russell Brand’s YouTube videos use flawed analyses and simplistic correlations to link COVID-19 vaccines to heart issues, cancer, excess deaths
REVIEW Public figures easily have millions of people following them on social media and their messaging on such platforms can significantly influence their audience’s beliefs and behaviors on various issues. This influence can sometimes be valuabl
Full Fact→ Was Boris Johnson right to dispute Covid Inquiry evidence on excess deaths?
Pandemic deaths in the UK were indeed among the worst in western Europe as the Inquiry had heard—but also about in the middle, by the standards of Europe as a whole, as Mr Johnson said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cancer Is NOT Caused By ‘Excess Sugar In Your System’
Is cancer caused by the consumption of an "excess" amount of sugar "in your system"? No, that's not true: Sugar itself does not cause cancer. While sugar is not carcinogenic, meaning it does not cause cancer, consuming it is linked to som
Health Feedback→ Claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
REVIEW On 27 October 2023, entrepreneur Tony Delgado, who has more than a million followers on Instagram, posted a screenshot of an article with the headline “New Study Reveals Covid mRNA Jabs Killed ‘3.5X More Americans Than Virus Itself’”.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines aren’t associated with an increase in excess deaths, contrary to claim by John Campbell
REVIEW Why did some countries continue to experience excess mortality in 2022 and 2023, even though fewer people died from COVID-19? While an important question to answer, it has been exploited in the service of an anti-vaccine narrative, specifical
Logically→ There were, in fact, excess deaths during the 2022 heatwave in the U.K. and Europe
Full Fact→ Mirror wrong to say NHS standards ‘since Covid’ behind excess cardiovascular deaths
A print article claimed that poor NHS standards were the reason for almost 100,000 excess cardiovascular deaths since 2020, but it didn’t mention that Covid itself might have caused most of them.
The Dispatch→ Excessive Fines and Strange Bedfellows
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Excess Cyanocobalamin Does NOT Make Anxiety, Depression Worse — It’s Manmade Vitamin B12
Does cyanocobalamin, a man-made form of vitamin B12, cause or aggravate anxiety and depression if too much of it remains in the body? No, that's not true: The human body has a difficult time absorbing B12, no matter what form it comes in.
Logically→ No, the BBC has not admitted that the COVID-19 vaccines caused excess deaths in 2022 in the U.K.
AllSides→ No Evidence Excess Deaths Linked to Vaccines, Contrary to Claims Online
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/scicheck-no-evidence-excess-deaths-linked-to-vaccines-contrary-to-claims-online/
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Excess Deaths Linked to Vaccines, Contrary to Claims Online
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines substantially reduce the risk of dying from COVID-19, and serious side effects are very rare. Excess deaths among working-age adults in 2021 and 2022 were driven by COVID-19 and other factors, not vaccination. Faul
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Report doesn’t prove COVID-19 vaccines caused excess deaths
Report proves that COVID-19 vaccines caused 300,000 excess deaths in 2022.
Health Feedback→ Mucus doesn’t cause arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions; cold weather doesn’t “detox” the body of excess mucus
REVIEW A widely-shared Facebook video, which originated on TikTok, made several claims about the role of mucus in causing various diseases. As this review will explain, mucus may be a symptom of some diseases but it is not the cause. Mucus is releas
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause immunodeficiency and aren’t associated with excess mortality
REVIEW Inaccurate claims that COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system instead of boosting our immune defenses against SARS-CoV-2 have repeatedly surfaced on the internet. Health Feedback reviewed several of them and found them to be baseless, com
Health Feedback→ Data doesn’t show that vaccines are responsible for 2022 excess mortality, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
REVIEW Many countries experienced some level of excess mortality throughout 2022. Excess mortality is determined by comparing how many people were expected to have died based on the previous years’ mortality with how many people actually died. For
Health Feedback→ Studies indicate that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of death, despite misleading video on Europe excess death by John Campbell
REVIEW On 23 January 2023, retired nurse educator John Campbell published a YouTube video commenting on excess mortality data from EuroMOMO, a project monitoring mortality in 29 European countries or subregions, led by scientists at the Statens Seru
Health Feedback→ CDC data shows that COVID-19 is a major cause of excess deaths in the U.S., contrary to Exposé article ascribing deaths to COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW On 17 January 2023, the website The Exposé published an article, proclaiming in the headline that “Secret CDC Report confirms nearly 120k Youngsters ‘Died Suddenly’ in the USA by Oct. 2022 following roll-out of COVID Vaccines”. Citin
Full Fact→ How many excess deaths are A&E delays causing?
Earlier this month the Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimated delays are causing 300-500 deaths a week - but NHS leaders say they “don’t recognise these numbers”.
Full Fact→ Excess deaths would be higher without Covid-19 vaccines
Dr Aseem Malhotra told the BBC that mRNA vaccines were “a likely contributing factor” to excess deaths in the UK. But the vaccines will have limited them, by preventing tens of thousands of deaths.
Health Feedback→ Excess deaths in the U.K. remain below the pandemic peak and aren’t linked to COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW In 2022, the U.K. had a high number of deaths compared to recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic. These excess deaths have been scrutinized by the media due to concerns about the ability of the health system to deliver sufficient care. A F
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Switzerland Did NOT Ban ‘Electric Cars Due To Their Excessive Energy Use’ On December 7, 2022
Did Switzerland ban electric vehicles "due to their excessive energy use" on December 7, 2022? No, that's not true: The country only discussed a draft of legislation that suggested that electric car use might be limited to essential activ
Full Fact→ British Heart Foundation comments on 30,000 excess deaths lack important context
Not all of the 30,000 excess deaths involving heart disease in England since the pandemic started were necessarily caused by healthcare disruption. Many may have been caused by Covid-19.
Truth or Fiction?→ Study: ‘Registered Republicans Had Far Higher Excess Death Rates Than Registered Democrats’ in Ohio and Florida
On October 3 2022, journalist James Surowiecki tweeted about a “new study” of post-vaccine pandemic mortality, contrasting deaths in Florida and Ohio with voter registrations: New study of almost 600,000 deaths in Ohio and Florida shows t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Start Of COVID Vaccinations For Children In Europe Is Responsible For ‘Shocking 691% Increase’ In Excess Deaths
Has the number of excess deaths in Europe gone up a "shocking 691%" in children since the European Medicines Agency (EMA) first approved the COVID vaccine for them? Yes, it's true that the number of excess deaths has gone up some sevenfol
Logically→ A German study shows a link between COVID-19 vaccines and excess deaths.
The study in question has not been peer reviewed and does not claim a causal link between vaccination and death.
Health Feedback→ No evidence for claim that excess folic acid causes ADHD; MTHFR gene variants are common, generally don’t cause health problems
REVIEW On 26 July 2022, businessman Brad Lea posted a video excerpt of his interview with Gary Brecka, CEO of Streamline Medical Group, on Facebook. The caption of the video claimed that “The MTHFR gene mutation inhibits the way the body processes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Study Does NOT Show That Higher Vaccination Rate Results In Higher Excess Mortality
Does a new study from Germany show that a higher COVID-19 vaccination rate results in higher death rates? No, that's not true: A German politician had presented a paper in a state parliamentary debate on November 17, 2021, that allegedly
Logically→ In Scotland, heart disorders have risen by 118 percent and excess deaths by 40 percent in young adults since being given the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Daily Expose's report is based on the assumption that the vaccine causes blood clots, which is misleading since it happens in very rare cases.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are driving the excess deaths in Scotland.
COVID-19 Vaccines did not cause the excess deaths. The excess deaths were caused by various ailments such as COVID-19, dementia, and cancer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Experts’ Did NOT Issue Warning That Black Licorice Causes Instant Death In ‘Seniors’– Only After Excessive Consumption
Did "experts" issue a warning stating black licorice causes instant death in "seniors"? No, that's not entirely true: This claim is missing context. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that eating an excessive amount of black lico
Health Feedback→ Excess mucus is a common symptom rather than cause of disease; soursop is not a cancer treatment
REVIEW A video originally posted to TikTok and shared around 5,000 times on Facebook claimed that “mucus is the cause of all diseases” and listed ways to reduce the production of mucus. Mucus is a protective secretion produced by the body. Mucus c
Logically→ Ear candling helps remove excess amounts of earwax.
Ear candling is not an effective way to clear out earwax. It is also an unsafe pseudoscientific treatment.
Logically→ Excessive steam inhalation can cause black fungus in COVID-19 patients.
Steaming therapy uses to soothe and relieve cold symptoms. Studies on oversteaming can cause black fungus in COVID-19 patients are in progress.
Health Feedback→ The CDC didn’t introduce a “major rule change” to inflate COVID-19 deaths; there have been more than 490,000 excess deaths in the U.S. to date
REVIEW An article published by the Gateway Pundit in early February 2021 claimed that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “illegally inflated the COVID fatality number by at least 1,600 percent”. The article received more t
Full Fact→ There are excess deaths in England and these PHE reports don’t prove otherwise
“The two most recent Public Health England All-Cause Mortality Surveillance reports (31 December and 7 January) show no statistically significant excess all-cause mortality.” The Critic, 11 January 2021. “We do NOT have EXCESS DEATH
FactCheck.org→ Flawed Analysis Leads to False Claim of ‘No Excess Deaths’ in 2020
Quick Take An economics professor’s flawed interpretation of U.S. mortality data has prompted a viral, false claim that COVID-19 hasn’t led to more deaths than normal this year. In fact, multiple analyses have found there to be a higher-tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Johns Hopkins Lecturer Did NOT Prove There Are No Excess 2020 Deaths Due To COVID
Did a Johns Hopkins economics lecturer prove there are no "excess deaths" in 2020 due to COVID-19 and that the official U.S. death toll is misleading? No, that's not true: Her claim is based on lines on an Excel chart she made from CDC da