REVIEW On 30 May 2023, The Exposé published an article claiming that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) “admitted” that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility, citing changes made by the EMA to COVID-19 vaccine guidance indicating that heavy mens
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Logically→ The EMA has not said COVID-19 vaccines adversely affect female fertility
Logically→ The number of recorded miscarriages in Lanarkshire did not double in 2022
Health Feedback→ Animal studies included in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine approval application showed no signs of reproductive toxicity
REVIEW On 19 April 2023, the Brownstone Institute published an article claiming that Australian regulatory authority the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had evidence that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe during pregnancy before
Health Feedback→ No evidence that COVID-19 vaccination affects placenta, contrary to a claim by Naomi Wolf
REVIEW COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women has been a recurring subject of scientific disinformation since the onset of the vaccination campaigns in 2021. Health Feedback explained in previous reviews how COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause miscarriages or stillbirths contrary to misleading interpretations of VAERS data
REVIEW Vaccine misinformation founded on misleading presentations of data from adverse event databases are still going strong on social media. One example of this is a graph posted by Instagram users in March 2023, depicting a sharp increase in misc
Logically→ mRNA vaccines have caused a sharp increase in the number of stillbirths recorded in Singapore.
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook, Google Supplied User Data to Help Police Locate ‘Abortion Seekers’ in the United States?
On March 5 2023, popular posts on Reddit’s r/technology and r/politics featured an article claiming that Google and Facebook (Meta) supplied user data to police prosecuting “abortion seekers”: Facebook and Google are handin
Logically→ Fifty-eight percent of pregnant women suffered a miscarriage in the Pfizer vaccine trials.
Logically→ A facility has been developed to produce 30,000 lab-grown babies using artificial wombs.
A conceptual animated video has been taken out of context. The creator of the video says the facility is not real, and no such prototype has been made
Logically→ Pregnant and breastfeeding people have been advised not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The NHS advises both of these groups to get vaccinated. There is no truth to this claim.
Logically→ The U.K. government has changed its recommendations regarding COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women.
The U.K. government still recommends pregnant women take the COVID-19 vaccine. A section of its report on the topic has remained unchanged since 2020.
Logically→ A confidential Pfizer document reveals that 82-97 percent of pregnant women who received the company’s COVID-19 vaccine “lost their babies.”
Faulty calculations were used to compute the percentage 82-97 to imply that expectant mothers lost their babies after receiving the Pfizer shot.
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence shows COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of pregnancy complications and isn’t associated with any safety issues; Pfizer’s clinical trial doesn’t show otherwise
REVIEW On 12 August 2022, the website Daily Clout published an article claiming that “44 percent of pregnant women participating in Pfizer’s mRNA COVID vaccine trial suffered miscarriages.” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologis
Logically→ One cannot get pregnant if they take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Studies have proven that the COVID-19 vaccine does not affect a person's ability to get pregnant.
Health Feedback→ Large-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
REVIEW On 25 May 2022, Steve Bannon, former White House strategist, hosted author Naomi Wolf on his podcast War Room Battleground. During the podcast, Wolf claimed that the babies of vaccinated mothers were dying in disproportionately higher numbers
Snopes→ Do These Images Show MRIs of Fetuses?
When science becomes nightmarish.
Snopes→ With Roe in Doubt, Some Fear Tech Surveillance of Pregnancy
The often obscure companies collecting our health history and geolocation data may know more about us than we know ourselves.
Snopes→ No, Pregnancy Tests Do Not Contain Plan B Pills
Please, do not eat any part of a pregnancy test.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines aren’t associated with a higher risk of pregnancy complication, contrary to claim by Daniel Horowitz
REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as medical associations such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend the vaccination of “pregnant and lactating individuals” against CO
Health Feedback→ Prenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
REVIEW Ultrasound (also called ultrasonography) is widely used in medicine for imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to produce internal images of the body. One of its advantages is that it doesn’t use X-rays, meaning that patients aren’t
Poynter→ The CDC’s pregnancy guidance brings vaccine data deficits full term
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every Thursday. The void of uncertainty The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Feedback→ Preliminary data indicate that COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of pregnancy-related adverse outcomes
REVIEW The authorization for emergency use of the first vaccines against COVID-19 sparked one of the largest mass vaccination campaigns in history. In the U.S., 182,896,080 persons received at least one dose of vaccine as of 7 July 2021 and 157,908,
Truth or Fiction?→ Are American Women ’50 Percent More Likely’ to Die From Pregnancy or Childbirth Than Their Mothers?
Hidden in the middle of a story about the effects of social media disinformation on a pregnant woman is a statistic that might give readers pause, but it is chilling — and accurate. The information was part of a February 20 2020 NBC News story o
Truth or Fiction?→ Does Footage Prove Elizabeth Warren Lied About ‘Visibly Pregnant’ Firing?
In early October 2019, a number of social media posts and attendant articles referenced a multi-layered claim that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) “lied” about being fired because she was “visibly pregnant.” Social medi
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Twins Have Different Fathers?
On May 4 2019, the Facebook page “Facts that will blow your mind” shared the following meme about the ability of women to “get pregnant while already pregnant”: Text superimposed on an image of a pregnant woman read: Not on
Truth or Fiction?→ Tandem Nursing Milk Differences
A March 24 2019 post on the Facebook page “Breast is Best without Fear” (archived here) featured a purported image of different milks expressed by the “same mama,” thanks to nursing children of different ages and with separate
Pro-Choice Activist Breaks World Record With 27th Abortion?
A story about a woman cheerfully embarking on her 27th straight abortion hit social media in October 2018, shocking readers who learned about Elena Travis, the 34-year-old med school student with an unusual hobby (but a heart of gold): The historic operation was performed at the Sacramento Street Health Center and required Elena Travis, 34, […]
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Snopes→ Woman Says Boyfriend Pressed Her to ‘Produce a Baby’
A North Dakota woman convicted of killing her pregnant neighbor by cutting the baby from her womb testified that her boyfriend had pressured her to "produce a baby."
Snopes→ Yes, Joanna Gaines from ‘Fixer Upper’ Is Pregnant
Joanna and Chip Gaines, stars of the home improvement reality TV show, made the announcement on social media.
Snopes→ Pregnant Smoker Complains About Construction Noise?
A infamously viral newspaper photograph shows a pregnant woman smoking a cigarette and complaining about the effects of construction noise on her unborn child.
Snopes→ Babies Born In-Flight Get Free Air Travel for Life?
Although babies born in-flight are occasionally given free air travel for the rest of their lives by the carrier, it's a rare occurrence and not a standard practice.
Snopes→ Can a Fetus Send Its Own Stem Cells to Repair Its Mother’s Damaged Organs?
Genetically distinct fetal cells can remain in a mother’s body for decades after birth and can even incorporate themselves into her organs.