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Full Fact - All content→ Why is the Nuremberg Code being used to oppose Covid-19 vaccines?
As the UK Covid-19 vaccine roll out has gathered pace, and the use of “vaccine passports” continue to be debated, an increasing number of social media users are voicing their opposition to these moves and claiming they are an infringement o
Top Fact Checks→ An ayurvedic anti-viral drug named Clevira is used to treat mild and moderate cases of COVID-19.
Clevira is approved by CCRAS and ITRC as a supporting drug to boost immunity and platelets count in treating mild and moderate COVID-19 cases.
Snopes→ California Man Accused of Selling Fake Vaccination Cards
The owner of a Northern California bar was arrested on suspicion of selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards to several undercover state agents for $20 each.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ohio Doctor’s Death Caused By Second Shot Of Covid-19 Vaccine
Did a surgeon from Ohio die shortly after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine? There is no evidence that Dr. Thomas Lee Flanigan's death on April 27, 2021, was related to the COVID-19 vaccine he had received 12 weeks earlier
Liste→ Fabricated screenshots of news broadcasts used to spread false claims about Ugandan presidential inauguration
Facebook posts shared multiple times with purported screenshots from major news networks have claimed that Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine will be sworn in as president ahead of his rival Yoweri Museveni. The claim is false; the screenshots are
Snopes→ Feds: Man Used Fraudulent PPP Loan to Buy Alpaca Farm
The owner of a Massachusetts pizza parlor lied about the number of employees he had to fraudulently obtain more than $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, then used some of the money to buy and stock an alpaca farm in Vermont.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Vaccines do provide immunity and can be used to achieve herd immunity
REVIEW As COVID-19 vaccination campaigns move forward in a number of countries, journalists, healthcare professionals and scientists have raised the questions of when a country can expect to reach herd immunity and if they are close to reaching it.
Lead Stories→ Attention Mike Lindell: What You May Want To Know About The ‘Data’ Used In Your Stolen Election Claims
Top Fact Checks→ Prime Minister Boris Johnson used the phrase “let the bodies pile high” on more than one occasion.
In 2017, Boris Johnson made offensive remarks on dead bodies in Libya. His comments on COVID-19 remain unverified.
Snopes→ ‘Strategic Lies’: Deliberate Untruths Used as a Political Tactic
“Strategic lying” is a technique in which a politician tells a deliberate lie with the purpose of shifting the news agenda onto his or her preferred territory.
Top Fact Checks→ A nebulizer can be used as a substitute for an oxygen cylinder.
Doctors have discredited the use of nebulizers as a substitute for oxygen cylinders, calling the advice "baseless." A video of Dr. Alok Sethi from Sarvodaya Hospital in Faridabad, India, has gone viral. In the clip, a nebulizer is used as a
Snopes→ Cop Accused of Hurting Woman’s Arm: ‘Ready for the Pop?’
A Colorado police officer accused of dislocating the shoulder of a 73-year-old woman with dementia while arresting her seemed to be aware he had injured her.
Full Fact - All content→ Covid-19 child vaccine trial paused over clot concerns, not cot death
A post on Facebook has claimed that: “In Oxford, researchers have started testing the AstraZeneca vaccine in children…Those experiments with children have now stopped. There have been severe side effects...such as SIDS...Some children have
Snopes→ Lindsay Lohan’s Dad Accused of Taking Kickbacks from Rehab
The estranged father of actor Lindsay Lohan was arrested on charges that he illegally took kickbacks for referring patients to a substance abuse treatment center.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Derek Chauvin’s Attorney DID Say ‘Aliens’ Caused George Floyd’s Death — But He Was Explaining Reasonable Doubt
Did Derek Chauvin's attorney say that "space aliens" flew in, inhabited Chauvin's body and caused George Floyd's death? Yes, but the meaning is lost without the full context of the statement. Defense attorney Eric Nelson mentioned space a
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Rare Clotting Events That Caused the J&J Pause
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet April 23 to “provide further recommendations” on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, possibly clearing the way for its r
Snopes→ Was a Hospital Employee in Italy Accused of Skipping Work For 15 Years?
The "serial absenteeist" was placed under investigation for fraud, extortion, and abuse of office.
Top Fact Checks→ Prime Minister Boris Johnson was accused of breaking the pre-election purdah rules for the 2021 London mayoral election.
The Labour party accused Prime Minister Johnson of breaching the ministerial code during a televised COVID-19 press conference.
Top Fact Checks→ Industrial oxygen cannot be converted and used as medical oxygen.
Industrial oxygen cylinders or inert gas cylinders can be converted to medical oxygen cylinders.
Liste→ ‘Positive’ and ‘negative’ control swabs in Covid-19 test kits only used for quality control, experts say
An image purporting to show components of a Covid-19 test kit has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim that the “positive” and “negative” control swabs are proof that test results are “fixed” in advance. The claim is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove PCR Test Can Kill You, Be Used To Vaccinate You
Can the PCR test kill you and be used to vaccinate you? No, that's not true: The claim is made without proof, and PCR test experts say it's not possible. The claim originated in a video published on brandnewtube.com on February 9, 2021, b
Liste→ Canola oil, used in meat substitutes, is safe
An Instagram post claims that canola oil -- an ingredient in plant-based alternatives to meat -- is toxic. This is false; nutritionists say the oil is not harmful for humans to consume, and it is recognized as safe by US regulators.
Liste→ Covid-19 shots not found to have caused deaths that followed vaccinations
Social media posts claim there have been 3,005 “Covid vaccine deaths” since December 1, 2020. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it has received that many reports of deaths among people who took a Covid-19 vaccine, but fou
TruthOrFiction→ Rep. Maxine Waters Accused of ‘Inciting a Riot’
On April 19 2021, far-right blogger and commentator Dan Bongino shared an hour-long video under the title “Ep. 1502 Caught on Tape, Maxine Waters Is Inciting Violence.” It appeared to be very similar to a claim tweeted by self-styled right-
Snopes→ Police: FedEx Shooter Legally Bought Guns Used in Shooting
A trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that suspect Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indianapolis, legally bought the rifles in July and September of last year,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deaths Caused By Foreign Objects in Rectum Did NOT Surpass ‘AR’ Rifle Deaths
Did deaths in 2020 caused by foreign objects placed in the rectum surpass total deaths from "AR" (Armalite Rifle) fire in the last five years? No, that claim cannot be supported with available data: As of April 16, 2021, there is no publi
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms; other factors may determine an individual’s susceptibility to infection, but the microorganism is still the cause
REVIEW The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that SARS-CoV-2 is not an equal-opportunity virus. Certain medical conditions, such as asthma, pregnancy, and diabetes among others, can make someone more likely to get severely ill from COVID-1
Full Fact - All content→ Claims that a quarter of all Covid-19 deaths weren’t caused by the virus misinterpret the data
Several major media organisations reported this week that a quarter of Covid-19 deaths in the week ending 2 April 2021 were not caused by the virus. This is broadly correct. Data shows 23% of deaths involving Covid-19 that week did not have Covid
Snopes→ No, There’s No Evidence BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Used Donations To Buy House
Let's talk about home prices in Los Angeles.
Snopes→ No Evidence BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Used Donations To Buy House
Let's talk about home prices in Los Angeles.
Top Fact Checks→ The U.S. physician Dr. Stanley Plotkin used hundreds of aborted human fetuses to develop the COVID-19 vaccine.
Fetal cell lines are used in the study of viruses and vaccines, but these are not the same as fetal tissue.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Compensation for vaccine injury claims can be awarded even without proof that the vaccine caused the injury
REVIEW A Facebook ad published on 9 April 2021 claimed that the U.S. government paid out more than $4.5 billion for vaccine injury claims and implied that this is an indication that vaccines are unsafe. The ad was published by Health Choice Connecti
Liste→ This image of a Guinean hospital has been used in multiple false posts
An image showing sick patients lying on the floor of a hospital hallway receiving intravenous (IV) treatment has been used in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims that the facility is located either in Uganda, Mali or Nigeria. In reality, AFP Fact
Snopes→ Officer Accused of Force in Stop of Black Army Officer Fired
Local officials said an internal investigation opened at the time into the use of force determined that department policy wasn’t followed.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 related deaths are indeed caused by COVID-19 and not by contributing health conditions
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the U.S. since early 2020 and caused nearly 31 million identified cases and 560,000 deaths in the country, and 2.9 million deaths worldwide, as of April 2021. Intensive care units being critically overwhelmed i
Snopes→ Was Bread Once Used to Erase Pencil Marks?
At least our modern-day erasers never get stale.
Top Fact Checks→ Oxford has paused trials of the AstraZeneca vaccine among children and teenagers.
Oxford University has said there are no safety concerns over the vaccine but that it will wait for data on blood clotting before resuming trials.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The Gateway Pundit falsely claimed two vaccines used in the US caused deaths and injuries in Europe
As states across the U.S. expand the eligibility for getting a COVID-19 shot, a conservative website blasted out a warning from Europe. The Gateway Pundit claimed two of the vaccines being used in the United States are behind thousands of deaths and in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2010 Census Data Could NOT Be Used To Cast Votes for The Dead And Departed in 2020, Nor Were Vote Machines Hacked
Was 2010 census data used to cast fraudulent votes of dead voters and those who had changed addresses in a nationwide hack of the 2020 election? No, that's not true. By law, 2010 census data at the individual name level will not be availa