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Full Fact→ A missed opportunity: update on the Online Safety Bill
Parliament can still close dangerous gap on health misinformation
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Democrat Cindy Axne Claims Republican Challenger Puts Donors Before Children’s Safety
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/14/fact-check-democrat-cindy-axne-claims-republican-challenger-puts-donors-before-childrens-safety/
Snopes→ Are Folded, Fentanyl-Laced Dollar Bills a Safety Threat?
A warning issued by a sheriff's office in Tennessee prompted scary headlines in several other states.
Snopes→ ‘Enough is Enough’: Thousands Demand New Gun Safety Laws
Thousands of people rallied on the National Mall and across the United States in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings.
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Biden Cites Mass Shootings, Claims Expanding Background Checks Would Give More Safety
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/02/fact-check-biden-cites-mass-shootings-claims-expanding-background-checks-would-give-more-safety/
Full Fact→ Why Parliament must act on the Online Safety Bill
MPs can take action to protect us all from harmful misinformation What is the Online Safety Bill? The Online Safety Bill will bring in new rules for internet companies to make sure their users are protected from harms that can take place on thei
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media posts misrepresent safety of Bath & Body Works products during pregnancy
Bath and Body Works products are not recommended during pregnancy because they are suspected of “damaging fertility or the unborn child.”
Logically→ The Jo Cox Foundation donated money to a charity that risked the safety of a suspended teacher by revealing his name after he’d gone into hiding.
The Jo Cox Foundation made the donation before the incident resulting in the suspension of the teacher occured.
Snopes→ Holocaust Survivors Flee from Ukraine to Germany for Safety
In an unexpected twist of history, some of the 10,000 Holocaust survivors who had been living in Ukraine have now been taken to safety in Germany.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Fact-checking false claims that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine labels hid safety information
The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report.
Full Fact→ Express publishes misleading article about safety of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
A widely shared article on the Express website about the safety of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is misleading in several ways. It incorrectly claims that a recently published document about adverse events following vaccination is the first time the
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring Document
SciCheck Digest A Pfizer document recently released by the Food and Drug Administration describes adverse events reported following vaccination and attests to the continued safety of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine. A popular video and other online po
Full Fact→ Parliament must step in to ensure Online Safety Bill protects citizens from harm
Responding to the Online Safety Bill, published today, Will Moy, chief executive of Full Fact, said: “As it stands, the Online Safety Bill falls short of the Government’s aim to make the UK the safest place to be online.” “Ultim
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FEMA added COVID-19 safety measures to nuclear explosion protocols before Russia invaded Ukraine
“NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout.”
Snopes→ Yes, Elon Musk Sent Starlink Terminals to Ukraine, But at What Safety Cost?
One expert who weighed in noted that satellite communications may pose more danger than safety.
Full Fact→ Tackle government and internet company ‘censorship-by-proxy’ in Online Safety Bill
Our new report, out today, warns of government ‘censorship-by-proxy’ tactics through internet companies during the pandemic. Government press releases, ministerial comments, and media briefings show regular collaboration with internet
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Studies included on list do not question COVID-19 vaccine safety
List shows “1,000 peer reviewed studies questioning COVID-19 vaccine safety”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FDA didn’t say Pfizer misled them about vaccine safety. The statement came from a public commenter
Says the FDA said that Pfizer “falsely misled” the agency about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines and that the shots are killing more people than they save.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – These 10 countries have not canceled COVID-19 safety protocols
Turkey, Brazil, Britain, Sweden, Spain, Czech Republic, Mexico, El Salvador, Japan and Singapore canceled all COVID-19 quarantine procedures, testing and compulsory vaccination and are considering COVID-19 “just a seasonal flu.”
FactCheck.org→ Scientist Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Vaccine Safety for Children
SciCheck Digest The approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. are effective at preventing severe disease, and experts say the benefits of vaccination for children outweigh any known or potential risk. But social media users have shared vide
Health Feedback→ Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; their safety and effectiveness are established; the vaccines aren’t experimental
REVIEW Political commentator Tomi Lahren posted a tweet on 19 January 2022, claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines are experimental. The tweet received more than 1,100 engagements. A screenshot of her tweet was also published to Lahren’s Facebook pag
Health Feedback→ Robert Malone’s statements on The Dana Show about vaccine safety and virus variants are inaccurate and unsupported
REVIEW On 9 December 2021, The First TV network broadcasted this video interview between host Dana Loesch and Robert Malone. The interview went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 88,000 interactions only on Loesch’s Facebook page. In addition,
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin didn’t refuse COVID-19 vaccine for safety reasons
“Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech and inventor of the BIO N TECH Pfizer jab, refuses to take the jab for safety reasons.”
FactCheck.org→ Viral Story Takes Fauci COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Comments Out of Context
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. were found to be safe and effective in clinical trials and real-world conditions. Dr. Anthony Fauci did not admit that “Covid Vaccines May Actually Make People ‘Worse,'” as a
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old Fauci comments about vaccine safety are being taken out of context
“Dr. Fauci opens up the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine could be making people more likely to be infected by the virus.”
Health Feedback→ Clip of Anthony Fauci discussing potential vaccine safety concerns is from March 2020; current scientific evidence shows COVID-19 vaccines reduce risk of infection and serious illness
REVIEW A 19 March 2020 Facebook Live conversation between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Anthony Fauci, the director for the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, was recently used to spread misinformation about the COVID-19 v
Full Fact→ Full Fact welcomes Joint Committee’s Online Safety Bill report—but questions on freedom of expression unanswered
Today the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill published their report on the government’s proposed legislation, due next year. We thank the MPs, Peers, and staff who produced this important and thoughtful report in such a short t
Logically→ BioNTech’s CEO refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine over safety concerns.
A video from before EU's vaccine roll out is being shared with a false narrative. Both Dr. Ugur Sahin and his wife are vaccinated.
Snopes→ FDA: Merck COVID Pill Effective, Experts Will Review Safety
The Food and Drug Administration posted its analysis of the pill ahead of a public meeting next week.
Full Fact→ Hand gel safety alerts only apply to certain brands
A Facebook post claims that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says that hand gel “causes cancer”. The post uses what appears to be a code for the FDA, by writing F/D/apple symbol. The post also says that this has followed “da
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
FactCheck.org→ Video: Tucker Carlson Misrepresents Vaccine Safety Reporting Data
Social media posts repeatedly misuse unverified reports to a federal database designed to detect safety issues in vaccines to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous. In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias teamed up to debunk mi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nature Article Does NOT Say Electric Vehicles Are A Net Negative, Based On Emissions, Safety
Are electric vehicles having a negative effect on all societies around the world? No, that's not true: The Nature article that the Facebook user links to as support doesn't even agree with the user's claims that electric vehicles (EVs) do
Snopes→ DC Suspends Most of Its Metro Trains over Safety Issue
The ruling promises to complicate daily travel and commutes for thousands of riders for an unspecified length of time.
Snopes→ Workers at Bezos’ Rocket Company Allege Sexism, Safety Risks
More than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship company of being a toxic work environment and not adhering to proper safety protocols.
Snopes→ NBA Releases Protocols to Teams for Virus Safety This Season
Unvaccinated players will be tested far more often than their vaccinated colleagues and face a slew of other restrictions.
FactCheck.org→ Video: Idaho Doctor Makes Baseless Claims About Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias teamed up to debunk false claims made by a doctor in Idaho about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and treatments. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have been found to be safe and effecti
Snopes→ Yes, a Texas Dad Stripped Down to His Swimsuit To Make Point About Mask Safety
The incident went viral.
Health Feedback→ Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated its efficacy and safety in several stages of clinical trials before been authorized for emergency use, and therefore isn’t experimental
REVIEW In December 2020, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine became the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use in the U.S. Since then, the country has administered more than 202 million doses of this vaccine to its population. On 23 Au