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
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Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence supports wearing a face mask to reduce COVID-19 spread, mainly by preventing infectious liquid particles from reaching other people
REVIEW An article published on 6 April 2021 by Townhall Media, authored by radio talk show host Dennis Prager, claimed that mask-wearing is unsupported by science. Prager’s article received more than 14,000 interactions on Facebook, according to s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In Video, Generals Michael Flynn, Thomas McInerney Do NOT Provide Proven Facts About 2020 Election And COVID Pandemic
Does a video featuring Michael Flynn and Thomas McInerney contain only factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: The video recycles, without repairing, multiple false claims about COVID-19 and the 2020 election that have already
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘End Times’ Expert’s QAnon And COVID-19 ‘Zombie’ Claims On Jim Bakker Show Are NOT True
Are zombies created by COVID-19 and do the world's richest people drink the blood of tortured children? No, that's not true. A guest on the show of disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker, conspiracist Stephen Quayle, peddles multiple untrue c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Belgian Health Minister Getting Vaccinated Without a Needle
Does a viral video show Bart Somers, the "Health Minister of Belgium," getting vaccinated with a syringe that is missing the needle? No, that's not true: Somers was never the health minister in Belgium, and the video was taken from a news
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of A Person In A Body Bag Smoking A Cigarette Is NOT A COVID-19 Deception — It’s A Music Video
Did someone stage a grim scene: an open dump truck piled high with corpses in body bags, to present a false narrative about the COVID-19 pandemic? And was this staged scene revealed to be fake because a video captured one of the "dead bod
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2017 Fictional ‘SPARS Pandemic Scenario’ Document Is NOT Proof Of A Planned Pandemic
Does the existence of a fictional pandemic exercise scenario conducted by the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins University prove that the COVID-19 pandemic is a globalist plot for world domination? No, that's not true: Conspirac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video About COVID-19 Vaccines, mRNA and Cytokine Storms Is Hodgepodge Of Disproven Claims
Does a video about COVID-19 vaccines contain only factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: It's a hodgepodge of disproven claims. Among the recycled allegations are that antibodies will cause the messenger RNA (mRNA) to replica
Health Feedback→ The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines aren’t operating systems, and won’t transform the human body into a virus making factory
REVIEW On 29 March 2021, marketing and life coach Damon Jones, who goes by the handle @youngkhanthadon on Instagram, posted a video on Instagram, which was then shared on a Facebook page called Vintage King on 31 March 2021. In the video, a man iden
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
Health Feedback→ Not all coronaviruses are seasonal, contrary to pathologist Ryan Cole’s claim; COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing illness
REVIEW On 4 March 2021, pathologist Ryan Cole gave a speech to lawmakers at the Idaho State Capitol Building. Cole made several claims about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines, several of which were previously debunked by fact-checkers. His speech w
Poynter→ How vaccine passports might work in the US
Americans who want to go to concerts, fly on certain airlines or attend weddings in the next few months may have to prove they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. That approach has recently become a target for online misinformation and political spi
Poynter→ The coalition for factual information and informed public discourse is stronger than ever
In 2016, during the third Global Fact conference in Argentine capital Buenos Aires, the world’s fact-checkers decided to name April 2 as the International Fact-Checking Day to raise awareness of the importance of fact-checking, therefore providing th
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t hamper the function of the immune system and are likely to limit the generation of variants; no evidence that they produce more lethal variants
REVIEW On 13 March 2021, Vernon Coleman posted a video on the platform BrandNewTube, in which he claimed that the COVID-19 vaccines are “dangerous” and caused numerous health problems like strokes. Within two weeks, the video reached 240,000 views
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Convid 19 Relief Palliative Team’ Advance Fee Scam
According to this email, which claims to be from the World Health Organization and the Internal Revenue Service, you have won 23… The post ‘Convid 19 Relief Palliative Team’ Advance Fee Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccinated People Are NOT ‘Walking Biological Time Bombs’
Are people who received a COVID-19 vaccine "walking biological time bombs"? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence the vaccines help create "superstrains and superbugs." Contrary to what the video post claims, the va
Poynter→ How COVID-19 vaccines can be safe when they were developed so fast
The development of the first COVID-19 vaccines may have seemed to occur at a dizzying pace. After all, scientists identified a new virus and created vaccines to protect against its most severe effects within a year. But the research underpinning these
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Richard A Rothschild Did NOT Patent A COVID-19 Test Kit In 2015
Did Richard A Rothschild patent a COVID-19 test kit in 2015? No, that's not true: Richard A Rothschild's patent application for a system and method to test for Covid-19 was submitted on May 17, 2020, not in 2015. The 2020 patent applicati
Health Feedback→ Going vegan may lead to fewer pandemics, but it won’t eliminate them completely
REVIEW On 23 March 2021, American musician Richard Melville Hall, known professionally as Moby, posted a claim on Facebook stating that going vegan would mean a world with no pandemics, because 100% of pandemics have a zoonotic origin. Zoonoses are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disneyland Did NOT Announce A ‘No Screaming On Theme Park Rides’ Policy
Did Disneyland announce that there will be a new "no scream" policy on theme park rides and that the park would be enforcing this policy? No, that's not true: While there were recommendations that were published by the California Attracti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Wrong Vaccines’ Did NOT Turn People Into Zombies In ‘I Am Legend’ Film
Did the 2007 fictional movie "I Am Legend" tell the story of a population that gets turned into zombies by "the wrong vaccine" in 2021? No, that's not true: The movie is set in 2012, not 2021, and the characters in the movie are not harme
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are critical for controlling the pandemic; vaccines still offer partial protection against new variants of the virus
REVIEW On 6 March 2021, the independent consultant Geert Vanden Bossche published an open letter to the World Health Organization on Twitter. In it, Vanden Bossche claimed that COVID-19 vaccines “should not be used amid an epidemic” and
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed the COVID-19 vaccine in India.
Pharmaceutical companies and labs have developed the COVID-19 vaccines. The assertion by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is incorrect.
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed the COVID-19 vaccine in India.
Pharmaceutical companies and labs have developed the COVID-19 vaccines. The assertion by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is incorrect.
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed the COVID-19 vaccine in India.
Pharmaceutical companies and labs have developed the COVID-19 vaccines. The assertion by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is incorrect.
Health Feedback→ Messenger RNA is essential for life and a normal component of cells; study by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering is unrelated to RNA vaccines
REVIEW An article published by Natural News on 2 March 2021 claimed that COVID-19 RNA vaccines will cause cancer, as mRNA “can instruct human cells ultimately in the same way as cancer drivers”. The article cited a study published by researchers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Report 1,739 Deaths From The COVID-19 Vaccine
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report 1,739 deaths from the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: There's no public evidence the vaccine caused deaths. As its source, the claim cites the government's rough
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The COVID-19 Positivity Rate Among Illegal Migrants At The Border Is NOT ‘Upwards Of Around 50%’
Is the COVID-19 positivity rate among migrants at the border "upwards of around 50%"? No, that's not true: It's less than 6%, according to the acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The claim cited the National Sh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Turn Gates Foundation Into A Corporation To Carry Out U.S. Plot To Depopulate Developing Countries
Is the Gates Foundation a multinational corporation that profits from vaccines as part of a U.S. government plot hatched in the 1970s to depopulate developing countries? No, that's not true: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a re
Poynter→ Why European governments took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
The news that most European governments suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has health experts worried that it could hamper an already slow vaccine rollout on the continent and fuel vaccine skepticism. France, Italy, Spain and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Proof 2,000 People Died From The COVID-19 Vaccine And People Over 60 Do NOT Need To Have Someone With Them For 20 Days After The Shot For Health Precautions
Did 2,000 people die from the COVID-19 vaccine and do people over 60 need someone to stay with them for up to 20 days after getting the vaccine, as a health precaution? No, that is misleading. There is no proof that the deaths of people w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Hanks Did NOT Die Of Coronavirus In March Of 2020
Did Tom Hanks die of coronavirus in March of 2020? Or, were reports of his 'death' last year just a code to let certain people know that he had been indicted? Was Hanks then executed in May of 2020? Has the public been tricked with comput
Poynter→ When will we reach herd immunity? Here’s what the experts say.
It’s been a long, dark winter of COVID-19 concerns, stoked by high post-holiday case counts and the American death tally exceeding 530,000 lives lost. But with three vaccines — Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — now authorized f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mass Vaccination Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic Does NOT Create An ‘Irrepressible Monster’
Does mass vaccination amid the COVID-19 pandemic create an "irrepressible monster" of disease? No, that's not true: Vaccines represent one of our best hopes of stopping the spread of the virus and its variants, according to medical expert
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 RNA vaccines are safe, cannot modify human DNA; death rate in vaccinated people aren’t higher than in unvaccinated people
REVIEW In an interview with Daystar Television Network, Sherri Tenpenny, a physician, made several claims about the COVID-19 vaccines currently in use in the U.S. Specifically, she claimed that the COVID-19 RNA vaccines could modify human DNA and that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel’s Vaccination Data Do NOT Reveal A ‘Frightening’ Death Rate
Does Israel's vaccination data reveal a "frightening" death rate for elderly patients injected with Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: This "new holocaust" conspiracy theory is contradicted by peer-reviewed medical studies and
Poynter→ European fact-checkers try to explain the confusing move to stop using the AstraZeneca vaccine
European fact-checkers are trying to thread the needle between debunking falsehoods about the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and explaining why several European countries have paused its distribution. Most say they’re putting a greater emphasis on expl
Poynter→ Do masks really work? Here are PolitiFact’s answers for mask skeptics.
A year into the pandemic, masks have become part of daily life. Want to use a face covering to broadcast your patriotism? Online stores sell masks with U.S. flags. Wondering how to pair your mask with your outfit? Magazines show how celebrities do just
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hank Aaron, Marvelous Marvin Hagler Were Killed By The COVID-19 Vaccine
Were the deaths of baseball great Hank Aaron and famed boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler caused by the COVID-19 vaccine? No, there's no publicly available evidence that's true: Hagler's wife said the vaccine "for sure" did not cause the death
Poynter→ 15 of PolitiFact’s weirdest COVID-19 fact checks
The novel coronavirus is no laughing matter. Over the past year, it has killed more than 500,000 Americans, shuttered schools and workplaces, caused an economic recession, and strained the health care system. Throughout the pandemic, disinforma