A number of posts on Instagram and Facebook have claimed that the Covid-19 vaccine is causing more deaths per day than Covid-19 in the UK. The image falsely claims that there have been 1,102 “vaccine deaths”. That figure actually relates to
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Full Fact - All content→ There’s no AI in vaccines creating fertility problems in unvaccinated people
Facebook users are sharing links to misinformation posted on the website of conspiracy theorist David Icke. The headline on the site falsely claims that people who have been vaccinated are “‘transmitting artificial intelligence synthetic &l
Full Fact - All content→ It’s not clear whether bald people get more ill with Covid-19
The Sun, the Mail and the Mirror have all reported scientific research into a possible link between baldness and severe Covid-19. All three newspapers said that bald men are about twice as likely to suffer from severe Covid. Obviously it is true that o
WaPo Fact Checker→ A refresher for Kevin McCarthy on people doubting Biden’s victory
The House Republican leader said Republicans no longer question the legitimacy of President Biden's victory in November.
Snopes→ Do Videos Show Magnets Sticking to People’s Arms After COVID-19 Vaccine?
A handful of viral clips attempted to further a conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Snopes→ Are People Hoarding Gas in Plastic Bags During the Shortage?
Bad decisions beget bad decisions.
Liste→ Thailand is not only country to require people to wear masks in private cars
Social media posts shared tens of thousands of times claim that Thailand is the only country in the world that requires people to wear a mask when travelling in a private vehicle. The claim is false: while Thailand did mandate face coverings in all p
Snopes→ Are Democrats Trying To Change ‘Mother’s Day’ to ‘Birthing People’s Day’?
Conservatives worried about the supposed end of Mother’s Day.
Top Fact Checks→ A fake image of people carrying the body of a COVID-19 positive person on a bicycle is viral in India.
The viral photo of a man taking a cycle rickshaw with a dead body is from 2017, and it is incorrectly attributed to India's current COVID-19 crises.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the death rate for vaccinated people is not higher than that of unvaccinated people
An Instagram post claimed that “the death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated (people).” The post featured a screenshot of a tweet by Chuck Callesto, a former candidate for Florida’s 3rd congre
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for children would protect children and at-risk people by reducing the virus’ spread
REVIEW On 5 May 2021, Canada’s health ministry authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children aged between 12 to 15. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to do the same soon and the European Medicines Age
Snopes→ Do Photos Show People With a Dead Tiger Shark in Florida’s Chassahowitzka River?
The harvesting of tiger sharks is prohibited under Florida law.
Liste→ McDonald’s and Coca-Cola have not announced plans to stop hiring white people for top positions
A screenshot shared on Facebook in South Africa claims that both McDonald’s and Coca-Cola have announced plans to cease hiring white people in leadership positions. However, the claim is false; both companies distanced themselves from the claim, conf
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The benefits of getting the COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks; there is no increased mortality rate among vaccinated people relative to unvaccinated people
REVIEW Social media posts calling the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines into question commonly point to adverse events occurring after vaccination as evidence that the vaccine is responsible. As shown by this previous Health Feedback review, posts mak
Snopes→ Detroit Pizza Man Paints Street, Tries to Save People Dough
A Detroit pizzeria owner upset over people getting $150 tickets for unwittingly parking in a handicap zone got a bucket of blue paint and marked the street himself.
Full Fact - All content→ Claims 163 million people searched ‘how to hit a woman so no one knows’ are untrue
A screenshot of an article claiming “‘How To Hit A Woman So No One Knows’ Was Googled 163 Million Times During 2020” has been widely shared online. One reshare of this headline has been liked more than 200,000 times on Ins
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Biden Say People Making Less Than $400K ‘Will Not Pay a Single Penny in Taxes’?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-taxes-400k/ A viral video clip consists of a genuine excerpt fr
Snopes→ Did Biden Say People Making Less Than $400K ‘Will Not Pay a Single Penny in Taxes’?
The Biden administration's tax plan will not raise taxes on people making less than $400,000, but those people will still have to pay taxes.
Snopes→ Did Lebron James Say He Wants Nothing To Do With White People?
It's hard to fit context into a six-second clip.
Top Fact Checks→ Gujarat police arrested seven people for manufacturing fake Remdesivir.
On May 1, 2021, in Gujarat, a fake Remdesivir manufacturing unit was busted, and seven people were arrested.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Insufficient evidence to claim COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual irregularities in vaccinated women; vaccinated people aren’t making unvaccinated people ill
REVIEW In April 2021, multiple social media posts and articles claimed that COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual problems in vaccinated women (see examples here, here, here, and here). Others even claimed that vaccinated women were causing unvaccinated
Liste→ Small percentage of vaccinated people will get Covid-19
Social media posts seek to raise doubts about vaccines by saying those who believe immunized people are at risk from others who have not received shots do not think they work. But while studies have found that vaccines protect against Covid-19, US hea
Liste→ Covid-19 vaccine does not make people dangerous to others
Social media posts claim that people vaccinated against Covid-19 pose a health risk to those who have not been immunized by “shedding” spike proteins. But experts say this is impossible, and that there is also no proof for the claim that the shots
Top Fact Checks→ Eight percent of people are responsible for 60 percent of COVID-19 cases in India
The study in question was conducted in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, not the whole of India.
Full Fact - All content→ There were nowhere near one million people at the anti-lockdown march
Following the anti-lockdown protest in London on Saturday 24 April, claims that up to one million people attended have been shared widely. Crowd sizes are difficult to estimate accurately. Nevertheless one million is an implausible estimate. One video
Snopes→ Did Anthony Hopkins Write ‘Let Go of People Who Aren’t Ready To Love You Yet’?
Sir Anthony Hopkins is best known for acting — not writing essays.
Top Fact Checks→ A video clip circulating online shows people collapsing in the street in India due to COVID-19.
The video in question is related to the Vizag gas leak in 2020. It is not linked to COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unvaccinated People Do NOT Need To Stay Away From Vaccinated People — mRNA Vaccines Don’t Deliver Virus
Should unvaccinated people stay away from vaccinated people because the COVID-19 vaccine sheds and causes problems including miscarriages in pregnant unvaccinated people? No, that's not true. "This claim is false," Dr. George Rutherford,
Snopes→ NFL Modifies COVID-19 Protocols for Vaccinated People
In a memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell to the 32 clubs, he modified protocols to ”reflect the reduced risk of infection and transmission for fully vaccinated individuals."
Snopes→ Is LA Sheriff’s Dept. ‘Forcibly Vaccinating’ People With Special Needs?
The same faux-medical group that includes a doctor who believes in demon semen is now pushing context-free videos to cast a community service initiative as totalitarianism.
Full Fact - All content→ There’s more to the claim only 32 vaccinated people were hospitalised with Covid-19
Only 32 people hospitalised with Covid after having vaccination Telegraph, 21 April 2021. An article in the Telegraph has claimed that only 32 vaccinated people were hospitalised with Covid-19 in recent months. It also said that “of 74,405 Covid
Liste→ Greta Thunberg did not urge Chinese people to stop using chopsticks to save trees
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg urged Chinese people to stop using traditional chopsticks in order to save trees. The claim is false: AFP found no record of such remarks, while a spokesperson f
Full Fact - All content→ Being near to people vaccinated against Covid-19 won’t give you side effects
Some social media posts claim that unvaccinated people can experience Covid-19 vaccine side effects, particularly issues with fertility, simply by being in close proximity to people who have had a vaccine. This is not true. The three types of vaccine d
Snopes→ How Many People Were Fatally Shot by US Cops the Past Year?
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich drew attention after tweeting out the number.
Liste→ Facebook posts mislead on ‘stroke dangers’ for people ‘getting out of bed too quickly’
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a purported health notice that warns people who get out of bed "too quickly" are likely to suffer a stroke. The claim is misleading: health experts said the warning was “not true” for healthy people who ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Florida Law Does NOT Grant Total Immunity To ‘People Who Drive Through Rioters’ — Only Civil Immunity
Did Florida pass a law granting immunity to people who drive through rioters amid BLM riots? Yes, but it only grants civil immunity, not criminal immunity. HB1, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 19, 2021, grants an "affirmative defense
Snopes→ Is Budweiser Giving Away a Free Beer to People Who Have Been Vaccinated?
For a limited time, and in participating states only, it is possible that proof of vaccination against COVID-19 could get you a $5 spending card to be used on a Budweiser beer.
Top Fact Checks→ There are more cases of COVID-19 among children and young people than the rest of the population in India.
Children and youth ventured out of their homes & interacted more publicly in recent months after the pandemic protocols were relaxed compared to 2020.
Snopes→ Gunman Dead After Multiple People Shot at Indianapolis Fedex Facility
Fedex released a statement saying it is cooperating with authorities and working to get more information.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Red Cross Does NOT Reject Plasma Donations From People Who Got COVID-19 Vaccine — Just NOT Accepting ‘Convalescent Plasma’
Is the Red Cross not accepting plasma donations from people who have had COVID-19 vaccine? No, that is misleading. There is a difference between the two blood products and Red Cross is still accepting whole blood, platelets and plasma fro