REVIEW In April 2024, a copy of a New Jersey doctor’s office policy regarding sports physicals for student athletes circulated on social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. The policy stated that “Covid vaccinations affect your risk” of
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Full Fact→ There was no rise in the stillbirth risk in the US in 2021
The rate actually fell slightly, according to official data.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Everyone Should NOT Deworm Routinely — Only At-Risk Populations In Specific Regions
Should everyone routinely take dewormer medication, as a post on X suggested? No, that's not true: In certain parts of the world, the World Health Organization recommends periodically giving deworming medication to preschoolers, school-ag
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
The Dispatch→ The Health Risks of Microplastics, Explained
They are likely harmful, but we need more data.
Health Feedback→ Steve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk
REVIEW Since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in late 2020, false claims have spread that these vaccines cause cancer. However, fact-checks by Science Feedback and other fact-checking groups showed that these claims weren’t backed up by any scient
Health Feedback→ Insufficient evidence for the claim that benzoyl peroxide in skincare products poses cancer risk
REVIEW In early March 2024, media reports that skincare products contained high levels of benzene generated concern regarding the safety of these products. Benzene is a known cancer-causing chemical (carcinogen). These reports followed the publicati
Health Feedback→ Health risks associated with pesticide chlormequat on oat- and wheat-based food products require further investigation
REVIEW On 15 February 2024, the New York Post published an article that claimed 80% of Americans had tested positive for the pesticide chlormequat chloride, a chemical allegedly linked to infertility and delayed puberty. U.S. presidential candidate
Health Feedback→ Global COVID Vaccine Safety study identified already-known risks, doesn’t show that risks are greater than benefits
REVIEW In late February 2024, a flurry of posts appeared on social media platforms like Instagram, revolving around a study newly published in the scientific journal Vaccine. This is part of the Global COVID Vaccine Safety project that analyzed adve
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Elon Musk says there’s ‘scientific consensus’ on birth control depression, suicide risk. He’s wrong
There is “clear scientific consensus” that “hormonal birth control makes you fat, doubles risk of depression and triples risk of suicide.”
Health Feedback→ Claim that myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines carries serious risk of death is based on flawed study
REVIEW An article published by the website The Blaze in late January 2024 claimed that a study published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety showed the risk of COVID-19 vaccination outweighed its benefits. It cited the study’s concl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Increase Risk Of Ear Infections In Children
Do recommended childhood vaccinations increase the risk of ear infections in those they're intended to protect? No, that's not true: Infectious disease experts told Lead Stories that vaccinations, such as those for diseases like influenza
Logically→ Ethylene oxide used for sterilizing COVID-19 lateral flow tests poses no risk to public safety.
Logically→ Gammelt billede af syrisk barn med amputerede arme og ben knyttes til krigen mellem Israel og Hamas
Health Feedback→ Headlines overlook risk of COVID-19 by claiming Estonia study shows natural immunity is superior to vaccination
REVIEW Like with most pathogens that enter the body, infection with SARS-CoV-2 confers some protection against future encounters with the virus. This infection-induced immunity—often called “natural immunity”—has been repeatedly invoked as a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iceland Has NOT Banned ‘Covid Shots’ As Of December 5, 2023 — At-Risk People Encouraged To Stay On COVID Vaccine Schedule
Did Iceland ban COVID-19 vaccinations? No, that's not true: The Nordic nation has not banned COVID vaccines as of this publication and was actually encouraging at-risk populations to maintain a recommended vaccine schedule. Social media u
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, COVID-19 vaccinated blood poses no risk, health experts say
"You’re in danger” because the American Red Cross doesn’t label blood donations from donors vaccinated against COVID-19.
PolitiFact→ One Nation – Petition critical of Joe Manchin exaggerates number of W.Va. fossil fuel jobs at risk
Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.”
The Dispatch→ Future Ukraine Aid at Risk
Plus: Why do showdowns between the GOP and their own speakers keep happening?
FactCheck.org→ No Proven Health Risks from Aspartame, But Also No Proven Benefits
Q: Does consumption of aspartame harm human health? A: Some research indicates possible negative effects from aspartame, but there’s no definitive evidence linking it to health problems in the general population. Aspartame is safe when consumed w
Health Feedback→ Benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh their risks, even for teenagers, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
REVIEW On 12 September 2023, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a meeting discussing COVID-19 vaccines. Writer Alex Berenson used data presented at this meeting to
Health Feedback→ CDC data didn’t show an increased risk of hospitalization in people vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
REVIEW Casting doubt on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines has been a recurring theme of misinformation since the vaccination rollout in December 2020. Health Feedback has covered this subject in several previous reviews, explaining why claims t
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t raise risk of catching and dying from the disease
An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid.
The Dispatch→ Democrats Are Making a Risky Bet With Biden
It’s no wonder the president has vouched for Mitch McConnell’s fitness after the latter’s latest health episode.
Health Feedback→ Posts misrepresent CDC risk assessment of new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of infection
REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a document on 23 August 2023 summarizing what was known at the time about a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called BA.2.86. In the document, the CDC reported that “BA.2.86 may be mo
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The CDC didn’t say vaccinated people are more at risk of a new COVID variant than the unvaccinated
CLAIM: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a new COVID-19 variant is more contagious among vaccinated people than those who are unvaccinated.
Health Feedback→ Misleading Instagram posts use news headlines out of context to imply COVID-19 vaccines increase COVID-19 mortality risk
REVIEW Entrepreneur and podcaster David Harris Jr. posted a picture on Instagram of headlines from two news articles, one from CNN in January 2021, and the other from the Washington Post in October 2022, with the caption “Just posting two headline
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT Prove ‘Absolute Linear Correlation’ Between COVID-19 Vaccines And Infection Risk
Does a study conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic provide an "absolute direct linear correlation" that the more COVID-19 vaccines a person receives, the higher likelihood that person has of contracting the disease, thus provin
Health Feedback→ England mortality data shows a lower COVID-19 mortality risk among vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated ones, contrary to claim by Slay News
REVIEW Large clinical trials and post-marketing real-world data showed that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing severe forms of the disease[1-5]. Despite this evidence, there have been misleading claims that the higher number of COVID-19 d
FactCheck.org→ Posts Exaggerate Significance of Swiss Study on Heart Risk and COVID-19 Vaccination
SciCheck Digest A Swiss study found that after a COVID-19 booster, less than 3% of people briefly had a slightly elevated blood level of a protein that can be a marker of heart injury. No one in the study had any serious heart damage, and other exp
Full Fact→ Food study didn’t show that later breakfasts raise diabetes risk
A MailOnline article and a press release both said that a new study found that eating breakfast earlier lowers the risk of diabetes. But the study did not say this.
Full Fact→ Drinking borax carries risk of toxicity
A video that has been widely shared on social media falsely claims that borax, a cleaning chemical, isn’t toxic when consumed, and can help with various ailments.
Full Fact→ Study didn’t show ‘hairdressers have a higher cancer risk because of chemicals at work’
Research covered by the Sun was exploratory and established no definite associations between people’s jobs and their risk of ovarian cancer.
Logically→ Doctor falsely claims risk of myocarditis after mRNA vaccine is ‘1 per 30 dose’
Logically→ Doctor falsely claims risk of myocarditis after mRNA vaccine is ‘1 per 30 dose’
Full Fact→ Evidence doesn’t show sunscreen increases cancer risk
A social media post falsely claims that sunscreens increase cancer risk, and makes assertions about endocrine disruption that aren’t borne out in the evidence.
Health Feedback→ CDC data didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase risk of hospitalization, contrary to claim by The Epoch Times
REVIEW The narrative that COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of getting sick with COVID-19 has resurfaced many times since the start of the vaccination campaign in late 2020. Health Feedback explained previously on multiple occasions that claims fe
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Does milk consumption increase breast cancer risk? More research is needed, experts say
A Facebook post says that drinking 3 cups of milk daily increases breast cancer risk. Different studies have varying conclusions.
FactCheck.org→ Cleveland Clinic Study Did Not Show Vaccines Increase COVID-19 Risk
SciCheck Digest Numerous studies have found that additional COVID-19 shots are generally associated with extra protection against the coronavirus. Many people on social media, however, have shared a preliminary finding from a Cleveland Clinic study
PolitiFact→ Clean slate? ‘Carbon capture’ of CO2 emissions seen as technology that’s a climate solution and risk
‘Carbon capture’ reduces how much carbon dioxide from fossil fuel emissions gets into the air. Experts consider the technology a climate solution and a risk.