Has the FDA approved ear magnets as a smoking cessation product? No, that's not true: A social media post claimed such a device was a "Natural, FDA approved" method for people to quit smoking. A spokesperson for the Food and Drug Administ
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Health Feedback→ Claim that the HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer misleads by cherry-picking data from FDA document
REVIEW The World Health Organization reports that cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. In 2022, there were approximately 660,000 new cases of cervical cancer and around 350,000 deaths from cervical cancer. The main ca
Health Feedback→ No, a court didn’t rule that the FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19
REVIEW In June 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s consumer advisory and social media posts advising consumers not to take ivermectin for COVID-19 became embroiled in a lawsuit. The lawsuit’s settlement in late March 2024 became
PolitiFact→ At stake in mifepristone case: abortion, FDA’s authority and return to 1873 obscenity law
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to federal regulation of mifepristone, a prescription-only abortion drug. A victory in the case, brought by a conservative group, would lay the groundwork for a de facto nationwide abortion ban.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Potential Adverse Reactions Are NOT Listed On Hepatitis B Vaccine Package Insert Because FDA Says They Are Causally Related
Are potential adverse reactions listed on a Hepatitis B vaccine package insert because the Food and Drug Administration says those adverse reactions and the vaccine are causally related? No, that's not true: The FDA requires manufacturers
AllSides→ Posts Mislead About COVID-19 Vaccine Safety With Out-of-Context Clip of FDA Official
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/posts-mislead-about-covid-19-vaccine-safety-with-out-of-context-clip-of-fda-official/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead About COVID-19 Vaccine Safety With Out-of-Context Clip of FDA Official
SciCheck Digest Given the extra scrutiny and large number of doses, reports of possible side effects to a vaccine safety monitoring system increased with the COVID-19 vaccines. The high number of reports does not mean the vaccines are unsafe, contr
Logically→ Nej, amerikanska FDA har inte erkänt att alla cancerbehandlingar orsakar cancer
Logically→ No, FDA did not admit that all cancer treatments cause cancer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Say All Cancer Treatments Cause Cancer — Agency Studying <.5 Percent Of Cases Related To Last-Option Treatments Of Advanced Blood Cancers
Did the Food and Drug Administration say all cancer treatments "actually cause cancer"? No, that's not true: The agency issued a press release announcing that it is investigating only cases related to one specific type of drugs -- CAR-T t
AllSides→ Posts Falsely Claim FDA ‘Required’ to Take mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines off Market Due to Adulteration
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/11/scicheck-posts-falsely-claim-fda-required-to-take-mrna-covid-19-vaccines-off-market-due-to-adulteration/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Claim FDA ‘Required’ to Take mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Off Market Due to Adulteration
SciCheck Digest As with many medical products, the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may contain trace amounts of residual DNA from the manufacturing process. It is not considered adulteration, and the Food and Drug Administration is not “required” to pul
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Is NOT ‘Required To Take The COVID Vaccines Off The Market’
Is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "required to take the COVID vaccines off the market" as of October 21, 2023? No, that's not true: COVID-19 vaccines are not being taken off the market by the FDA as of this writing. All vaccines t
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – You can pass the salt: Bill Gates and the FDA aren’t coming for it
“FDA wants to replace salt with Bill Gates’ new mRNA fake salt.”
Logically→ No, FDA is not planning to replace salt with ‘mRNA fake salt’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Does NOT Plan To Replace ‘Most Salt In America’ With ‘Bill Gates’ New mRNA Fake Salt’
Did the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attempt to substitute "most salt in America" with a single alternative that contains "mRNA chemicals" and is produced by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates? No, that's not true: An FDA representativ
Health Feedback→ The FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary
REVIEW Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many misleading claims have promoted the ability of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 despite a lack of evidence. Recently, social media claims have suggested that the U.S. Food and Drug
Logically→ FDA har ikke skiftet holdning til ivermectin
PolitiFact→ Maria Bartiromo – The FDA didn’t reverse course. Ivermectin is still not approved as a COVID-19 treatment.
“The FDA is now saying that it’s OK to take ivermectin if you have COVID.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Approve Ivermectin As COVID-19 Treatment
Was ivermectin approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for COVID-19 in August 2023? No, that's not true: The FDA has not granted approval of the anti-parasitic drug for treating the virus. Clinical studies a
Logically→ The FDA has not changed its position on ivermectin
PolitiFact→ FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation — sometimes with fuzzy facts
FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation, sometimes with fuzzy facts.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts contain false claims about FDA product approval
Social media posts claim a “nasal herbal box” is FDA approved for weight loss and liver health. This is simply not true.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Has NOT Approved TLOPA Ultra Eye Therapy Drops As Of June 26, 2023
Do TLOPA™ Ultra Eye Therapy Drops cure cataracts, presbyopia, glaucoma and other eye conditions? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that these eye drops cure any eye issues. It is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration
Health Feedback→ There are FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. as of May 2023, contrary to claim by Peter McCullough
REVIEW COVID-19 vaccine distribution began in the U.S. on 14 December 2020, following the authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier that month. Almost two and a half years later, in May 2023, participants in an Arizona Sen
PolitiFact→ Why the FDA is recommending the newer, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines
The FDA announced that it was revoking the original, monovalent COVID-19 vaccines to replace them with newer, bivalent doses. The change is unrelated to safety. The bivalent vaccines protect against multiple variants and require a single dose.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Ban COVID-19 Vaccines
Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban COVID-19 vaccines in April 2023? No, that's not true: On April 18, 2023, the agency amended its previous emergency use authorizations (EUAs) to remove authorization for monovalent vaccin
Full Fact→ FDA document does not say graphene oxide is in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
A blog has made false claims about a recently released Covid-19 vaccine document. The document does not say that the Pfizer vaccine contains graphene oxide.
PolitiFact→ Alliance Defending Freedom – Do 1 in 5 women suffer complications from abortion pills? No, group suing FDA shares flawed data
Abortion pills are dangerous and “1 in 5 women will suffer a complication.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The FDA didn’t approve Twinkies, just some of its ingredients
"Vitamins aren’t FDA approved, but Twinkies are.”
Truth or Fiction?→ FDA Approves Narcan for Over-The-Counter Sales
On March 29 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/UpliftingNews and a viral tweet both reported that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved over-the-counter sales of Narcan: Today, the US FDA approved Narcan (naloxone) n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 49% Of COVID Vaccine Ingredients Can NOT Be Changed Without FDA Approval Under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)
Can 49 percent of COVID-19 vaccine ingredients produced under emergency use authorization (EUA) be changed without telling the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? No, that's not true: Even very small changes to a vaccine must be reported
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FDA approval is required for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers to change ingredients in shots
“Because the Covid shots are still manufactured under the Emergency Use Authorization, they can change up to 49% of the ingredients without FDA approval."
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Twist Meaning of CDC, FDA Disclosure on Bivalent Booster
SciCheck Digest Government health agencies disclosed a potential safety concern for strokes in those 65 and older with one of the COVID-19 vaccines, but the agencies haven’t found any causal relationship and the concern was flagged by just one
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘FDA Chief’ Does NOT Call For Immediate End To COVID Vaccines — Millions Are NOT Dropping Dead
Did the chief of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) call for an immediate end to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The head of the FDA is Dr. Robert M. Califf and he is not mentioned in the article where the claim appears. The s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC, FDA Did NOT Find Link Between Pfizer Bivalent COVID Vaccine, Strokes
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) find a link between the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and strokes in the elderly? No, that's not true: The U.S. public health agencies
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Risk Of Lung Blood Clots 50% In Elderly
Does a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study prove the Pfizer COVID vaccine increases the risk of lung blood clots in the elderly by 50 percent? No, that's not true: The study does not establish a causal relationship between the v
Logically→ The FDA has admitted that the Pfizer vaccine is linked to blood clotting in older people.
The FDA study has been misinterpreted. It found some instances of pulmonary embolism but did not establish a definitive link to vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Is NOT Introducing Plastic As New Food Group
Is the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) introducing plastic as a new food group for Americans? No, that's not true: An FDA spokesperson told Lead Stories, "This claim is false." The video that makes the claim appears to be connected t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Ex-FDA ‘Commisioner’ Stephen Hahn Was Arrested By Military
Did the military arrest former FDA "Commisioner" Stephen Hahn? No, there's no evidence to substantiate that: The claim was reported on a website that is well-known for making up stories about public figures. The site posts a disclaimer wa