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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Do NOT Show Increased Risk Of Serious Adverse Events Of Special Interest In Randomized Trials

2022-07-01 Are Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines associated with an increased risk of serious adverse events of special interest? No, that's not true: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an email to Lead Stories that the vacc Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Contain Fetal Tissue

2022-07-01 Despite persistent claims to the contrary, none of the three authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccines contains fetal tissue. In an early phase of development, two of the coronavirus shots — the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna ̵ Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Clarence Thomas Incorrectly Claim Vaccines Contain Cells of Aborted Fetuses?

2022-07-01 Some mainstream news outlets misrepresented a statement the Supreme Court justice made in a dissenting opinion. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Studies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; preprint claiming to show otherwise is flawed

2022-07-01 REVIEW An article published by the website The Daily Sceptic, formerly known as Lockdown Sceptics, claimed that “Covid Vaccines More Likely to Put You in Hospital Than Keep You Out, BMJ Editor’s Analysis of Pfizer and Moderna Trial Data Finds” Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Website Peddles Old, Debunked Falsehood About COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines

2022-06-28 SciCheck Digest An executive at the German pharmaceutical company Bayer referred to mRNA vaccines used against COVID-19 as an example of innovation in biotech at the World Health Summit 2021. But a website post takes the executive’s words out of Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Covid vaccines won’t stop people getting pregnant

2022-06-28 There’s no evidence the vaccines affect fertility. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No evidence deaths from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome are really caused by Covid-19 vaccines

2022-06-27 Claims that cases of sudden, unexpected deaths are actually the result of Covid-19 vaccines are unevidenced. Nor is there currently any evidence that these deaths have become more common in the UK. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children Do NOT Receive Up To 72 Doses Of Recommended Childhood Vaccines Between Birth And 18

2022-06-24 Do American children receive up to 72 doses of recommended childhood vaccines between birth and 18? No, that's not true: Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, Lead Stories could Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Official Study’ Does NOT Confirm COVID Shots ‘INCREASE Risk Of Infection’ — ‘Vaccines Protect’

2022-06-24 Does an "official study" confirm that COVID-19 shots increase the risk of infection from the virus? No, that's not true: One of the authors of the study, Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad, said the article uses several numbers from the report out of Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims connecting sudden death in athletes to COVID-19 vaccines fall short of scrutiny

2022-06-23 According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ CDC Panel Recommends US Seniors Get Souped-Up Flu Vaccines

2022-06-22 Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don't provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Sudden Adult Death Syndrome is caused by COVID-19 vaccines.

2022-06-22 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Reduce Breast Milk Supplies Long Term, Didn’t Cause Baby Formula Shortage And Bill Gates Is NOT Behind It All

2022-06-21 Do COVID-19 vaccines reduce breast milk supplies, which has caused the baby formula shortage, and is billionaire Bill Gates behind the whole scheme? No, that's not true: A September 2021 study found that a small proportion of women report Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Claims That COVID Vaccines Cause a Brain Disorder

2022-06-20 A viral article recently published at The Defender claims in its headline “COVID-19 Vaccines linked to New Type of Incurable, Fatal Degenerative Brain Disorder.”The Defender is a news website of the Children’s Health Defense, a non-pr Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Posts Baselessly Link Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome to COVID-19 Vaccines

2022-06-17 https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/scicheck-posts-baselessly-link-sudden-arrhythmic-death-syndrome-to-covid-19-vaccines/ Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Baselessly Link Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome to COVID-19 Vaccines

2022-06-16 SciCheck Digest Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, or SADS, has been studied for decades and is caused by genetic heart problems. But social media posts suggest, with no evidence, that SADS is related to COVID-19 vaccines. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Vaccines Aren’t Linked to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

2022-06-15 The rare deaths in young adults have been linked to cardiac disorders. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ SADS is caused by genetic mutations affecting the electrical system regulating heartbeat; no evidence it is caused by COVID-19 vaccines

2022-06-14 REVIEW On 8 June 2022, political commentator here and here, demonstrating the article’s ability to mislead online users. Sudden arrhythmia death syndrome (SADS), sometimes incorrectly called sudden adult death syndrome, occurs in young, apparently Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Causing ‘Young And Fit Women Under 40’ To Die From Blood Clots

2022-06-03 Are "young and fit women under 40" dying from blood clots that are caused by the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The screengrab of the article posted is missing the context -- that the article was about a study in Scotland that end Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The FDA did not say Covid-19 vaccines are causing more heart attacks

2022-05-30 A claim that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said heart attacks are 71 times higher following the Covid-19 vaccine than following other vaccines, and that the vaccines are killing two people for every one they save is not true. This claim app Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No evidence Covid-19 vaccines cause monkeypox

2022-05-27 A post on Instagram claims that the current monkeypox outbreak is a side effect of the Covid-19 vaccines. There is no evidence this is true. What does the post say? The post includes two pictures from the cartoon Scooby-Doo, showing the unmasking of an Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Monkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it with COVID-19 vaccines

2022-05-26 REVIEW On 13 May 2022, the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of two confirmed cases of monkeypox in patients from the same household and without recent travel history to areas where the virus circulates Go to site post…»

Logically→ Monkeypox is just shingles, which is a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines.

2022-05-25 Shingles is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus in previously infected individuals. Its transmission routes are not related to COVID-19 vaccines. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Monkeypox, Shingles

2022-05-24 Do COVID-19 vaccines cause monkeypox and shingles? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that either disease is caused by the shot for COVID. Both monkeypox and shingles are caused by specific viruses, neither of which are included in Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about its spread, symptoms and vaccines

2022-05-24 A rare outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa has health officials worldwide scrambling to find its source and contain it. The disease is not as easily spread as COVID-19 and vaccines are available, so pandemic-weary Americans shouldn’t expect lockd Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe disease and other complications outweigh the risk of myocarditis, which is higher after COVID-19 itself

2022-05-18 REVIEW On 10 May 2022, comedian Theo Von posted on Facebook a four-minute video clip of an interview between him and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The clip was an excerpt of a 45-minute interview for Von’s podcast This Past Weekend, which was first publis Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Find Pesticides In Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines

2022-05-17 Did the U.S. military find pesticides in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vials? No, that's not true: Not only are there no pesticides on the ingredients list for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, but the Department of Defense press office issued a sta Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Still no connection between COVID-19 vaccines and AIDS

2022-05-16 “Your government quietly confirmed the fully vaccinated are developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.” Go to site post…»

Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines prevent infection in just 12 percent of those vaccinated.

2022-05-16 Most COVID-19 vaccines are found to provide protection against the transmission of COVID-19 in around 50 percent of recipients. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Were Available Before Biden Took Office, Contrary to False Tweet

2022-05-13 When Joe Biden was sworn in as president, two COVID-19 vaccines had already been authorized and millions of people nationwide had been vaccinated against the disease. But in a May 12 tweet touting economic progress made under Biden, the White House fal Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Covid vaccines haven’t been mandated in the EU ‘under the radar’ under ‘Resolution 2361’

2022-05-13 A post on Facebook claims: “Mandatory Vaccination for the EU Just Went Through Under the Radar”.  The post adds that the “European Council has amended resolution 2361 and no longer objects to compulsory vaccination.”  Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Military Didn’t Find Pesticides in Moderna Vaccines

2022-05-13 Is it "satire," or gaslighting the public with potentially dangerous medical misinformation? You be the judge. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The Lancet didn’t say Covid-19 vaccines are only 1% effective

2022-05-10 A post on Facebook, apparently discussing the Covid-19 vaccines, claims: “Imagine a product expected to be taken multiple times by billions of people...that was presented in a way that led those people to believe its effectiveness was 98% good... Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ ‘Pfizer document’ doesn’t show company admitting vaccines unsafe in pregnancy

2022-05-09 Claims that Pfizer had recently released documents stating that the Covid-19 vaccines were not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding have been shared thousands of times on Twitter.  The posts, which show an extract from an official-lookin Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Multiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems, despite widespread claims on social media

2022-05-07 REVIEW On 27 April 2022, The Epoch Times published an article in which gynecologist James Thorp and former Pfizer scientific advisor Michael Yeadon associated COVID-19 vaccines with poorer pregnancy outcomes and fertility problems. The article recei Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, New Pfizer Docs Don’t Show That Vaccines Are Unsafe During Pregnancy

2022-05-06 These so-called "Pfizer Docs" have been a source of several false claims. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ YouTube videos – Fact-checking claims about Danish preprint study on COVID-19 vaccines and mortality

2022-05-06 “mRNA Vaccines Show No Mortality Benefit - Danish Study” Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No evidence supports claim that MTHFR gene influences the risk of side effects from vaccines and medications like Tylenol

2022-05-02 REVIEW Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause “fibrous lung clots”, contrary to claim by Jane Ruby

2022-05-01 REVIEW On 27 April 2022, Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children are unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines; an adenovirus infection is the most likely hypothesis so far

2022-04-29 REVIEW On 15 April 2022, the WHO issued a multi-country alert about an increase in cases of severe acute hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) of unknown origin in previously healthy children. The severity of the cases was striking for being uncommo Go to site post…»

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