"Almost every study now has said with these new boosters, you're more likely to get infected with the bivalent booster."
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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – More access to contraception increases abortion demand? No, that’s not right
“More contraception availability increases abortion demand."
Health Feedback→ Possible increases in cancer rates and lower life expectancy in 2021 are primarily driven by effects of COVID-19, not vaccination
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
Logically→ Receiving COVID vaccines increases the risk of contracting coronavirus.
The report is a non-peer-reviewed preprint with several limitations. The study focuses on only bivalent COVID vaccines.
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
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump touts one year’s decline in drug overdoses, ignoring three years of increases
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."
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Flu Vaccine Increases Strep A Infections, Contrary to Online Claims
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
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
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kaiser Did NOT State Risk Of COVID-19 Infection ‘Increases With Each Shot’
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oxford Study Does NOT Say COVID Vaccination Increases Infection Risk by 44% — Figure Is From Study Subsection Only
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
Snopes→ Elvis Death Anniversary Increases Tourism at His Birthplace
Roy Turner was named executive director of the Birthplace last fall after longtime leader Dick Guyton retired.
FactCheck.org→ Scott Overstates Tax Increases in Inflation Reduction Act
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
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Immunity, Contrary to Immune Suppression Claims
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
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence doesn’t support the claim that induced abortion increases the risk of breast cancer and mental illness
REVIEW On 18 May 2022, Newsmax posted to its Facebook page
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Study Does NOT Find COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Risk Of Autoimmune Disease Myocarditis By 13,200%
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
Full Fact→ ‘BBC article’ claiming shallow breathing increases risk of heart attack is fake
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
Logically→ Heat and humidity build up in masks increases risk of illness.
As long as masks are regularly washed or disposed, experts say there is no evidence to suggest it increases chance of bacterial infections.
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
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
Snopes→ US Trade Deficit Increases to $71.2 Billion in May
The Commerce Department reported Friday that the deficit rose 3.1% from the revised April deficit of $69.1 billion.
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading Facebook posts claim Covid-19 vaccine increases risk of catching the novel coronavirus
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
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise training significantly increases people’s ability to detect disinformation, new Stanford study finds
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
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
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
Logically→ Trump gave historic funding increases for high-quality child care.
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.
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence That Flu Shot Increases Risk of COVID-19
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Is NOT Warning People The Morel Mushroom Increases Coronavirus Risk By 200%
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
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claim on Interest Rate Increases
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,
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases
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
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump wrong on size and timing of military pay increases
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
Snopes→ Death Toll in Czech Mine Explosion Increases to 13
The explosion occurred about 2,600 feet underground.
PolitiFact→ Future45 – A vote for any Democrat is not a vote for socialism, open borders and tax increases
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
Snopes→ Will Many Amazon Workers Not Receive Minimum Wage Increases?
Not everyone, such as Independent contractors, will be included in the company-wide minimum wage pay hike.
Snopes→ Walmart Increases Starting Salary to $11/hour, Attributes Move to Tax Reform
The company is also giving some employees bonuses and improving maternity and parental leave.
Snopes→ Netflix Increases Price for Most Popular U.S. Plan by 10 percent
The company will now charge $11 per month, instead of $10, for the HD and multi-device plan.
Washington Post→ Does an HHS appointee believe abortion increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer?
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
FactCheck.org→ It’s Too Soon to Attribute the California Storms to Climate Change, Experts Say
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
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
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Misleading Unemployment Statistic
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump’s Tax Cuts and the National Debt
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”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Worms Do NOT Cause Autism — There Is No Known Cause
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
FactCheck.org→ Viral Tweet Misrepresents NOAA Report on Rising Global Temperature
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