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PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Gov. Ron DeSantis falsely claims bivalent booster vaccine increases chances of COVID-19 infection

2023-01-20 "Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster." Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – More access to contraception increases abortion demand? No, that’s not right

2023-01-18 “More contraception availability increases abortion demand." Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Possible increases in cancer rates and lower life expectancy in 2021 are primarily driven by effects of COVID-19, not vaccination

2023-01-13 REVIEW On 6 January 2023, Children’s Health Defense published an article by Joseph Mercola claiming that “Cancer rates have increased since the introduction of the COVID-19 shots” and that “COVID-19 boosters may be causing aggressive metasta Go to site post…»

Logically→ Receiving COVID vaccines increases the risk of contracting coronavirus.

2023-01-13 The report is a non-peer-reviewed preprint with several limitations. The study focuses on only bivalent COVID vaccines. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Risk Of Lung Blood Clots 50% In Elderly

2023-01-13 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump touts one year’s decline in drug overdoses, ignoring three years of increases

2023-01-09 As president, Donald Trump “marshaled the full power of government to stop deadly drugs, opioids, and fentanyl from coming into our country. As a result, drug overdose deaths declined nationwide for the first time in nearly 30 years." Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Flu Vaccine Increases Strep A Infections, Contrary to Online Claims

2022-12-23 SciCheck Digest Several European countries have reported an early spike of group A strep infections, mostly among children, including cases of rare but deadly bacterial infections. There is no evidence the increase is being caused by nasal spray fl Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Multiple studies showed that COVID-19 increases the risk of heart inflammation more than vaccines do; study in Israel misleadingly used to claim otherwise

2022-11-16 REVIEW Social media posts began circulating in September and November 2022, claiming that COVID-19 doesn’t increase the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, despite evidence showing otherwise. These are conditions in which the heart becomes infla Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kaiser Did NOT State Risk Of COVID-19 Infection ‘Increases With Each Shot’

2022-10-18 Did Kaiser Permanente, a major American non-profit healthcare provider, admit that the risk of COVID-19 infection "increases with each [vaccine] shot"? No, that's not true. Lead Stories spoke with the lead author of the study, an assessme Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oxford Study Does NOT Say COVID Vaccination Increases Infection Risk by 44% — Figure Is From Study Subsection Only

2022-09-30 Does an Oxford University study say COVID-19 vaccination increases the risk of infection by 44 percent? No, that's not true: The figure comes from a small subsection of the study and doesn't represent its overall conclusions. One of the s Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Elvis Death Anniversary Increases Tourism at His Birthplace

2022-08-16 Roy Turner was named executive director of the Birthplace last fall after longtime leader Dick Guyton retired. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Scott Overstates Tax Increases in Inflation Reduction Act

2022-08-11 The Inflation Reduction Act proposes to raise over $700 billion in new revenues over 10 years to be spent on energy, climate change initiatives, health care and deficit reduction. But not all of those revenues come via higher taxes. More than half come Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Immunity, Contrary to Immune Suppression Claims

2022-07-29 SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines teach the immune system to recognize and fight the coronavirus, greatly reducing the likelihood of severe disease if a person is infected. There is no evidence the vaccines impair immunity, as some, including Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence doesn’t support the claim that induced abortion increases the risk of breast cancer and mental illness

2022-05-23 REVIEW On 18 May 2022, Newsmax posted to its Facebook page Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Study Does NOT Find COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Risk Of Autoimmune Disease Myocarditis By 13,200%

2022-05-04 Did a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study find COVID-19 vaccination increases the risk of suffering autoimmune disease myocarditis by 13,200%? No, that's not true: The study never mentions autoimmune myocarditis, which Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ ‘BBC article’ claiming shallow breathing increases risk of heart attack is fake

2022-02-16 An image of a fake mocked-up BBC News article is being shared on social media. The headline reads: “Breathing too many times a day could raise your risk of a heart attack”, and the article excerpt claims a trial found that this can increase Go to site post…»

Logically→ Heat and humidity build up in masks increases risk of illness.

2022-01-06 As long as masks are regularly washed or disposed, experts say there is no evidence to suggest it increases chance of bacterial infections. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No evidence suggests that Pfizer’s smoking cessation medication Chantix increases the risk of cancer; recall of this product is irrelevant to the safety of COVID-19 vaccines

2021-11-05 REVIEW Misinformation discouraging COVID-19 vaccination has taken many forms. One of them involves misleading claims suggesting that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers marketed unsafe products in the past. These narratives foster distrust in the product Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Trade Deficit Increases to $71.2 Billion in May

2021-07-02 The Commerce Department reported Friday that the deficit rose 3.1% from the revised April deficit of $69.1 billion. Go to site post…»

AFP Fact Check→ Misleading Facebook posts claim Covid-19 vaccine increases risk of catching the novel coronavirus

2021-04-08 Multiple Facebook posts share a claim that people become more prone to Covid-19 infection after they receive their first of two vaccine doses. The claim is misleading: while people who have received the Covid-19 jab can still contract the virus, gettin Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise training significantly increases people’s ability to detect disinformation, new Stanford study finds

2020-12-14 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Dec. 14, 2020) – The Poynter Institute’s digital media literacy program for older adults, MediaWise for Seniors, helps participants identify online disinformation and misinformation, according to a study conducted by the Stanf Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Bidens’ Income DID Go From $396,456 In 2016 To $16.5 Million For 2017-2019 — It’s In Public Records: Increases From Book Deals, Speaking Dates

2020-10-21 Did Joe and Jill Biden's income go from $396,456 in 2016 to a three-year total of $16,596,979 for 2017-2019? Yes, that's true and it is all public record. A viral meme is questioning the huge income increase for the Bidens since they left Go to site post…»

Logically→ Trump gave historic funding increases for high-quality child care.

2020-08-28 Trump initially proposed to cut the funding for Child Care and Development Block Grant by $95 million compared to 2017. He later signed it into law. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ No Evidence That Flu Shot Increases Risk of COVID-19

2020-04-27 Quick Take A claim being pushed on social media and by an organization skeptical of vaccines is using a military study to falsely suggest that the flu vaccine increases someone’s risk of contracting COVID-19. The study does not say that, and the Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Is NOT Warning People The Morel Mushroom Increases Coronavirus Risk By 200%

2020-03-16 Did the CDC warn people that eating morchella, the true morel mushrooms, increases your chance of contracting the coronavirus by 200%? No, that's not true: That is a prank being played by a self-proclaimed lover of the mushroom. The claim orig Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim on Interest Rate Increases

2019-01-09 Quick Take The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates nine times since 2015, so a claim circulating on social media that there were no increases during the Obama administration is wrong. Full Story The central bank raised interest rates on Dec. 19, Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases

2018-12-27 The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases During a holiday visit to troops stationed in Iraq, President Donald Trump bragged that he had secured them not only their first pay raise in over a Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases

2018-12-27 The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases During a holiday visit to troops stationed in Iraq, President Donald Trump bragged that he had secured them not only their first pay raise in over a Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Death Toll in Czech Mine Explosion Increases to 13

2018-12-21 The explosion occurred about 2,600 feet underground. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Future45 – A vote for any Democrat is not a vote for socialism, open borders and tax increases

2018-10-24 The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | A vote for any Democrat is not a vote for socialism, open borders and tax increases A new national ad sponsored by Future 45, a pro-President Donald Trump Super PAC, claims that voting for any Democrat will Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Will Many Amazon Workers Not Receive Minimum Wage Increases?

2018-10-06 Not everyone, such as Independent contractors, will be included in the company-wide minimum wage pay hike. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Walmart Increases Starting Salary to $11/hour, Attributes Move to Tax Reform

2018-01-11 The company is also giving some employees bonuses and improving maternity and parental leave. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Netflix Increases Price for Most Popular U.S. Plan by 10 percent

2017-10-05 The company will now charge $11 per month, instead of $10, for the HD and multi-device plan. Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ Does an HHS appointee believe abortion increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer?

2017-05-25 I was surprised, then, when the next thing she said was that abortion increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer. The National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ It’s Too Soon to Attribute the California Storms to Climate Change, Experts Say

2023-01-30 The relentless storms that hit California from Dec. 27 to Jan. 16 caused extreme flooding and extensive damage in most of the state, killing at least 22 people. A series of storms hit back to back, soaking the state in the midst of California’s drie Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Studies indicate that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase risk of death, despite misleading video on Europe excess death by John Campbell

2023-01-28 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 Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Misleading Unemployment Statistic

2023-01-27 Speaking at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ winter meeting, President Joe Biden botched a statistic on the number of people receiving unemployment benefits, misidentifying them simply as the number of people “out of work.” His comment Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Trump’s Tax Cuts and the National Debt

2023-01-27 On January 25 2023, a Reddit account shared a screenshot of a tweet by musician and political blogger Jeff Tiedrich to r/WhitePeopleTwitter, asserting that former United States President Donald Trump’s tax cuts were “responsible for” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Worms Do NOT Cause Autism — There Is No Known Cause

2023-01-27 Do worms cause autism? No, that's not true: An expert told Lead Stories that there is "no scientific evidence" that supports the claim, made in a video on TikTok, that worms cause autism. There is no definitively known cause of Autism Spe Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Viral Tweet Misrepresents NOAA Report on Rising Global Temperature

2023-01-26 SciCheck Digest The warming trend in global temperature continued in 2022, which was the sixth-warmest year on record, according to a recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. But a viral tweet — using just a small Go to site post…»

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