What to know about government action against thimerosal
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PolitiFact→ What is the vaccine preservative thimerosal? What to know about it and its removal from flu vaccines
What to know about government action against thimerosal
PolitiFact→ What is the vaccine preservative thimerosal? What to know about it and its removal from flu vaccines
What to know about government action against thimerosal
News Facts Network→ Ohio State Launches AI Fluency Program for All Students Starting Fall 2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Starting this fall, every Ohio State University undergraduate will be required to... The post Ohio State Launches AI Fluency Program for All Students Starting Fall 2025 appeared first on News Facts Network.
Full Fact→ Has this Labour government ‘allowed the biggest influx of migrants in British history’?
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice hasn’t explained what this claim was based on, but neither we nor the Migration Observatory have seen data to support it.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Conservative influencers share edited Michelle Obama comment to push trans conspiracy theory
A video clip shows Michelle Obama describing herself as “a Black man.”
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What does Florida’s move to ban fluoride mean for public health?
Q&A: Florida’s move to ban fluoride
Health Feedback→ Influencer Gary Brecka spreads misinformation about water fluoridation in Instagram post
REVIEW In April 2025, U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to cease recommending water fluoridation. This followed another announcement by the U.S. Environmental Prot
The Dispatch→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Claims About Fluoride and IQ Are Unfounded
The HHS secretary made misleading claims in a Cabinet meeting and a press conference in Utah.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT ‘Reveal’ That The 2024/2025 Flu Shot Increases Flu Risk — Vaccine Ineffective, But Not Cause Of Infections
Does a draft paper by scientists at The Cleveland Clinic "reveal" that the 2024/2025 flu shot increased the risk of flu, as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: This study's finding that vaccination was "associated with" a highe
PolitiFact→ What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine
A Cleveland Clinic study found that a group of vaccinated healthcare workers were at higher risk for getting the flu than their unvaccinated colleagues. Vaccine skeptics said this supported their stance, but left out important context.
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Faulty Advice On Bird Flu
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists
Health Feedback→ German study showed that COVID-19 and flu caused deaths in Frankfurt during the pandemic, didn’t evaluate vaccination
REVIEW In March 2025, viral social media posts shared a screenshot of an article’s headline claiming “Germany Confirms mRNA ‘Vaccines’ Killed More People Than Covid”. One example posted on Facebook accumulated more than 200
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Shows Influencers Dancing At White House Holding ‘Epstein Files’ Binders — No Actual Dancing Was Reported
Did a video authentically show Rogan O'Handley, Chaya Raichik, Scott Presler, Liz Wheeler, Chad Prather and other people holding "Epstein Files" binders and dancing while exiting the White House? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates ‘Caught Pumping Bird Flu Jabs Into Food Supply’ In Story With That Headline — Not Even A Mention
Does a story claiming Bill Gates was "Caught Pumping Deadly Bird Flu Jabs Into America's Food Supply" in its headline actually describe Bill Gates doing that? No, that's not true: There is no mention of any food supply in the U.S. being i
The Dispatch→ Bird Flu Outbreak Continues to Spread
‘What’s concerning is the spillover events to humans.’
Health Feedback→ Flu vaccine reduces risk of flu-related illness and hospitalization, even though it hasn’t eradicated flu
REVIEW A Threads post from early February 2025 stated that “We’ve had the flu vaccine for 78 years. We still have the flu”, implying that the flu vaccine doesn’t work. Earlier iterations of this statement were documented by AFP and USA Today
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘National Pillow Fluffing Initiative,’ Similar Government Expenses Found by DOGE — It’s A Comedy Skit
Is the U.S. government spending money on the "National Pillow Fluffing Initiative," the "Bureau of Elevator Music Standards," the "National Velcro Noise Study," the "Program of Ice Cube Uniformity," the "American Cloud Watching Fund," the
The Dispatch→ But for Some Flubbed Paperwork …
Part 5 in a series.
Health Feedback→ Ingredients in bird flu vaccine Audenz are safe in the amounts present; no evidence that they’re toxic or cause cancer
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PolitiFact→ Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person
Following recent avian influenza outbreaks, the U.S. reported its first person with a severe infection, and California's governor declared a state of emergency. Public health officials say risk to the general public remains low.
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence shows fluoride in water and toothpaste is safe at recommended levels
REVIEW A Facebook reel posted in November 2024 made a number of claims about fluoride, including that it causes dental fluorosis, cavities, and cancer. It also claimed that fluoridated toothpaste is deadly to children. Concerns about the alleged neg
Health Feedback→ Flu shots don’t contain dogs as ingredients; cell lines of canine origin are used during the manufacturing process and eliminated from the final vaccine product
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Cause Liver Flukes; Parasites Come From Contaminated Food, Water, Not Vaccination
Do vaccinations cause liver flukes in the human stomach? No, that's not true: Vaccine experts contacted by Lead Stories called the notion "science fiction" and "nonsense." Liver flukes are parasites you can get from eating contaminated fo
Health Feedback→ Flawed analysis by Peter McCullough and others used to promote baseless claim that brain blood clots “112,000% more likely” after COVID-19 vaccine than flu vaccine
REVIEW In September 2024, a video posted on Facebook by the McCullough Foundation claimed that “brain clots […] are 112,000% more likely to occur after receiving a C-19 product than after receiving an influenza inoculation”. At the time
The Dispatch→ The Fluoridation Fracas, Explained
Studies have validated fluoride’s benefits at low levels, but newer research shows risks.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, an early morning influx of Milwaukee votes doesn't prove the Wisconsin Senate race was stolen
A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.
Health Feedback→ No evidence that lemon balm is a cure for bird flu, contrary to claim by Bryan Ardis
REVIEW In a video from “The Dr Ardis Show”, chiropractor Bryan Ardis claimed that lemon balm is a proven remedy to “neutralize and destroy all avian flu”, including the H5N1 variant. Excerpts from the video were also published on Facebook an
PolitiFact→ Russian influence operations intensified ahead of Election Day. Officials expect it to continue
n the weeks leading up to Election Day, videos with ridiculous, false narratives circulated on X. The intelligence community attributed them to Russian influence actors. After Trump’s victory, experts say the network behind the false narratives remai
PolitiFact→ Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Decades of research finds drinking fluoridated water is safe. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants the incoming Trump administration to recommend removing fluoride from water. Here’s what science says.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Embraces RFK Jr.’s Views on Vaccines, Fluoride
In the waning days of his campaign, former President Donald Trump has further embraced some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s incorrect or controversial views on health, including vaccines and fluoride. In a Nov. 3 telephone interview with NBC News’ D
Health Feedback→ Low amounts of fluoride added to community water not associated with neurotoxicity, contrary to online claims
REVIEW Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in soil, water, and in small amounts, in many foods. In the 1940s, researchers in the U.S. discovered that low amounts of fluoride strengthen tooth enamel, preventing cavities. This finding set the
PolitiFact→ Patriot Voice – In another sign of Russian influence, posts falsely try to tie Kamala Harris to Sean Diddy Combs
Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff received $500,000 for tipping off Sean “Diddy” Combs about police raids.
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Influencers Misrepresent Routine Revision to Defense Department Policy
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take The Department of Defense issued a standard policy revision in September to existing procedures for the intelligence community. Some social media accounts have misrepr
The Dispatch→ Georgia and Moldova Weigh Western Future Despite Russian Influence
Moscow and Kremlin-aligned groups make their presence known in former Soviet republics.
Health Feedback→ Claim that flu is “natural healing process” overlooks flu-related hospitalizations and deaths
REVIEW A Facebook post from early September 2024 claimed that “a flu is your body healing itself” while “a flu shot is big pharma removing that natural healing process and profiting from it”. The post, which received more than 10,000 user en
Health Feedback→ Studies show flu vaccine reduces risk of flu-related illness and hospitalization; benefits of flu vaccine outweigh its risks
REVIEW With flu season approaching in Europe, the U.S., and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere, campaigns to encourage flu vaccination in these regions are expected to roll out shortly. Public health authorities such as the World Health Organiza
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Vance cherry-picks data to claim 81% murder spike amid Haitian migrant influx in Springfield, Ohio
In Springfield, Ohio, “murders are up by 81%.”
Health Feedback→ No evidence that red onion and Coca-Cola infusion cures the flu; drinking soda is linked to adverse health outcomes
REVIEW “Natural” flu remedies often attract widespread attention online, though scientific evidence for their effectiveness may be sparse. In one such example, a Facebook reel shared in late August 2024 claimed that an infusion of Coca-Cola and
The Dispatch→ Russian Influence Scheme Targets Right-Wing Media Site
The influencers paid by Russia claim they were victims of the fraud.