REVIEW Several videos have gone viral claiming that COVID-19 vaccines contain certain kinds of synthetic organisms. On 1 October 2021, a video was published by The Stew Peters Show, in which osteopath Carrie Madej claimed to have discovered “s
Publication: covid-19
Snopes→ Does Vid Show Seattle First Responders Turning in Boots After Being Fired Over Vaccines?
Footage of the alleged protest received more than 3 million online views — and counting.
Snopes→ Why No Ads for COVID-19 Vaccines? (Hint: It Has Nothing To Do with Side Effects)
Full FDA approval of the vaccines would change the picture.
Snopes→ No Evidence Southwest Airlines Reversed Course on Worker Vax Mandate
Facebook users incorrectly believed that the company had previously said it would terminate employees for refusing the vaccine.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are highly effective against COVID-19, but unvaccinated people can still endanger vaccinated people, contrary to Tucker Carlson’s claim on Fox News
REVIEW More than half the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of 12 October 2021. However, the pace of vaccination significantly slowed down compared to the first months of the campaign. In a press conference on 24 Septembe
Snopes→ Are Container Ship Backups and Supply Chain Disruptions a Communist Plot?
Rumors abound that October 2021 supply chain interruptions across the U.S. were deliberate.
Health Feedback→ No evidence that the fall in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is linked to the use of ivermectin
REVIEW Between July and August 2021, Indonesia experienced a second surge in COVID-19 cases that caused over 50,000 deaths in the country. National Geographic reported that Indonesia had become a new major epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly
Snopes→ Did Muhammad Ali Encourage Vaccinations?
NBA player Kyrie Irving's refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccination has drawn egregiously flawed comparisons to another famous athlete.
Health Feedback→ Several laboratories in Spain have cultured and isolated the virus SARS-CoV-2; the claim that the virus doesn’t exist is false
REVIEW On 8 October 2021 a video published by The Charlie Ward Show claimed that Spain’s health minister had admitted in court that COVID-19 does not exist. The video received more than 3,000 interactions on Facebook, including 2,000 shares, a
Health Feedback→ Incorrect vaccine administration is a potential cause of post-vaccine adverse effects, but more research is still needed to confirm or reject this hypothesis
REVIEW A video published by the Jimmy Dore Show claimed in its title that a study showed COVID-19 vaccines are being administered incorrectly. In the video, the comedian Jimmy Dore cited another video, made by staff nurse John Campbell, who discusse
Snopes→ Did Raising Cane’s Send Corporate Staff To Work as Cooks, Cashiers Amid Labor Shortage?
From the office to the deep fryer they reportedly went.
Snopes→ Did a Delta Pilot Die Mid-Flight Due to COVID-19 Vaccination?
An FAA spokesperson said: "The FAA has found no evidence such an event occurred."
Snopes→ Do COVID-19 Vaccines Change the Color of Human Blood?
Some organisms do have blue blood — just not humans.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are highly effective at reducing the risk of death from COVID-19; The Exposé misleadingly claims the UK vaccination campaign has failed
REVIEW An article on The Exposé (formerly The Daily Exposé) a website marked as promoting conspiracy theories by Media Bias Fact Check, made a series of claims about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the U.K. Logica
Health Feedback→ No evidence suggests a causal link between Ivermectin recommendation and the decline of COVID-19 cases in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
REVIEW Between March and May 2021, National Geographic reported that India was suffering the “worst COVID-19 surge in the world” that raised the country’s death toll to over 400,000. The number of daily COVID-19 cases peaked in May 2021, d
Snopes→ No Evidence Southwest Pilots Called Out Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
Southwest Airlines canceled a large number of flights, but not for the reason some claimed.
Snopes→ Merck Asks US FDA to Authorize Promising Anti-COVID Pill
If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in a matter of weeks — it would be the first pill shown to treat the illness.
Health Feedback→ The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; vaccinated children don’t die at a higher rate compared to unvaccinated children
REVIEW On 2 October 2021, writer Adrian Norman claimed on Instagram that for every 1,000 children vaccinated, one had died due to the vaccine during the clinical trials for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines against COVID-19. Norman a
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claims in a LifeSiteNews article, COVID-19 vaccination makes it less likely for someone to get COVID-19
REVIEW An article about the COVID-19 vaccines was published by LifeSiteNews on 30 September 2021. Earlier this year, LifeSiteNews was permanently banned by Facebook for repeatedly violating the company’s COVID-19 policies. The website, whose a
Snopes→ Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Aborted Fetal Cells?
An October 2021 viral video rehashed an old controversy.
Snopes→ Have More Americans Died from COVID-19 Than from All Foreign Conflicts?
Another way to put 700,000 deaths into perspective: This is more than the population of Washington D.C.
Snopes→ Are NY Hospitals Not Letting Unvaccinated Parents Take Their Newborn Babies Home?
Current research says that the risk of a newborn getting COVID-19 from a parent is low.
Snopes→ Did Seattle Woman Die from Rare Blood Clotting Condition After COVID Vax?
An obituary for Jessica Berg Wilson, who died after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, went viral online.
Health Feedback→ Study by UCSF researchers found that vaccinated people made up the minority of infections and that vaccination protects against hospitalization and death
REVIEW An article published by The Conservative Treehouse claimed that a “California study finds that vaccinated individuals are more susceptible to COVID variant infections than unvaccinated”. This claim was based on a preprint (a study not yet
Snopes→ Have More Military Personnel Died from COVID Vaccines than Disease Itself?
In the first six weeks it was available online, a video claiming as much garnered nearly 900,000 views.
Health Feedback→ Article by OffGuardian, ZeroHedge claiming to list 30 facts about COVID-19 contains multiple inaccurate and misleading statements
REVIEW On 22 September 2021, OffGuardian published an article, which was reprinted by ZeroHedge and shared by other websites like InfoWars, listing 30 claims related to COVID-19. These articles, which went viral, received altogether more than 19,000
Snopes→ Merck Says Experimental Pill Cuts Worst Effects of COVID-19
If cleared, the drug would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19, a potentially major advance in efforts to fight the pandemic.
Snopes→ Indiana Mom Says Twin Babies Suffering from COVID
In a viral video, the mother showed hospital paperwork in response to TikTok commenters who didn't believe her 2-month-old babies tested positive for COVID-19.
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claims on social media, people who received a COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood and other blood products, including convalescent plasma
REVIEW This video, originally posted to TikTok and shared on social media platforms, claimed that people who received a COVID-19 vaccine can’t donate convalescent plasma because the vaccine “wipes out” natural antibodies. The video
Snopes→ Did Norway Reclassify COVID-19 as the Flu?
Social media posts claim the Scandinavian nation stated it was “no more dangerous than the flu.”
Snopes→ Did Biden Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Event?
Here's a window into this conspiracy theory going viral among the president's critics.
Snopes→ School Board Group Asks US for Help Policing Threats
Parents and community members have been disrupting meetings and threatening board members in person, online and through the mail.
Snopes→ ‘Pfizermectin’? Is Pfizer’s New Drug Just Ivermectin in Disguise?
"Protease inhibitors" are a class of antiviral drugs that have been used to treat HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and possibly COVID-19.
Snopes→ Idaho Respiratory Therapist Treating COVID Patients Shares Emotional Moment in Viral Video
"I'm currently hiding in the bathroom, because every time I try to leave, I start crying again."
Snopes→ Health Workers Once Saluted As Heroes Now Get Threats
Some are being issued panic buttons in case of assault and ditching their scrubs before going out in public for fear of harassment.
Snopes→ No, Walmart Did Not Say Customers in Canada Would Need Vaccination Proof
A bogus meme, presented as an official company announcement, was widely shared on social media in September 2021.
Health Feedback→ FDA experts support COVID-19 vaccines, didn’t author unsupported allegations of vaccine-caused deaths
REVIEW As of 22 September 2021, 54% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But discussions about the possible waning of vaccine-induced immunity over time and the spread of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant has prompted scient
Snopes→ Did People Receive Unsolicited Masks from China?
These unsolicited packages were likely part of a "brushing scam."
Health Feedback→ No scientific evidence for claim by pathologist Ryan Cole that COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system
REVIEW An article published by LifeSiteNews on 13 September 2021, claiming that an Idaho doctor observed a 20-fold increase in cancer occurring in people who had received the COVID-19 vaccine. The article received more than 9,000 engagements on Face
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 treatments can improve a patient’s survival and recovery, but don’t replace the individual and community benefits of vaccination
REVIEW During the summer of 2021, many countries experienced a new COVID-19 surge mainly driven by the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. First identified in India in October 2020, this variant became rapidly dominant in many countries inc