REVIEW To date, there have been 95 million cases and two million deaths from COVID-19 worldwide. To curb the spread of the disease, several governments initiated massive vaccination campaigns using some of the recently developed and approved vaccine
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Health Feedback→ VAERS reports alone don’t demonstrate that the COVID-19 vaccines caused adverse events; evidence does not indicate vaccines caused Bell’s palsy and deaths
REVIEW An article published in mid-January 2021 by Children’s Health Defense, an organization which opposes vaccines, claimed that thousands of adverse events related to the COVID-19 vaccine, including deaths, were reported in December 2020. The o
Snopes→ Will Red or Blue Masks Be Required By ‘National Mask Code’?
A flyer went viral claiming unvaccinated people must wear red masks and face a range of restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health Feedback→ Cases of Bell’s palsy and death observed during Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine clinical trials were within expected background range of general population
REVIEW Following the publication of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech, social media posts and articles went viral on Facebook, claiming that the vaccine was responsible for causing adve
FactCheck.org→ A Guide to Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccine that’s likely to go into any American arms is Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine, which was designed and developed by the German biotech company BioNTech. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how
FactCheck.org→ A Guide to Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccine that’s likely to go into any American arms is Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine, which was designed and developed by the German biotech company BioNTech. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT Linked To Autism; Science Shows No Causation
Are vaccines definitively linked to autism? No, that's not true: While some people believe this to be the case -- and are spreading their belief online in advance of release of vaccines to battle COVID-19 -- it remains just that, belief.
Health Feedback→ Mild side effects from flu shots are common ; very serious adverse effects are very rare
REVIEW Claims that the flu vaccine for the 2020 – 2021 season caused dangerous side effects started circulating on social media in early October 2020 (see here). For example, some social media users reported developing an abnormally high fever
The Dispatch→ Will COVID Vaccine Holdouts in Australia Be Banned From Travel, Restaurants, or School?
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Health Feedback→ Contrary to claim in viral Facebook post, the flu vaccine does work and certain types of cancers can be cured
REVIEW A Facebook post published at the end of July 2020 expressed skepticism at how we could “make a vaccine in 6 months for an illness that [we] STILL don’t understand”—heavily implied to be COVID-19—by claiming that we “can’
Full Fact→ There is no indication that a Covid-19 vaccine will be mandatory or that those who don’t get it will have their movements restricted
A Facebook post claiming to show how a “mandatory coronavirus vaccine” would be enforced has been shared hundreds of times. Firstly there is currently nothing to suggest a coronavirus vaccine will be mandatory in the UK. The Chief Medical O
AFP Fact Check→ This 1998 photo shows young polio patients in Sierra Leone
A purported image of children with limb deformities has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts published in 2020 alongside a claim it shows the aftermath of vaccine trials on Africans. The claim is false; the photo, taken in 1998 in t
Health Feedback→ No, Bill Gates is not funding COVID-19 vaccines as a way to conduct global surveillance or to depopulate the world
This article posted by The Truth About Cancer on 13 June 2020 is the third and last article in a series claiming that vaccines are dangerous and that individuals will be forced to accept a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine once developed. The article, titled COVID-19
Truth or Fiction?→ Did ’61 out of 63 Females’ Become Infertile After Receiving a Vaccine Against COVID-19?
A graphic spreading online in June 2020 acted as a nesting doll for a spate of disinformation linking conspiracy theories about both COVID-19 and tech mogul Bill Gates. The graphic claims that “61 out of 63 females GlaxoSmithKline tested became
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Do All The Following — Contrary to Claims in Viral Message
Did President Trump do all of the things claimed in this viral post listing 10 accomplishments? No, that's not true. While several of the claims are true, many are misleading or false. The claim appeared in memes and text posts, including a po
Health Feedback→ Article inaccurately claims that coronavirus vaccine by Oxford researchers caused animal test subjects to develop COVID-19
SUMMARY This article, published in late May 2020, received more than 280,000 views on Facebook and more than 24,000 interactions on social media. The article makes numerous claims about Bill Gates and the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine being developed by Oxford
Health Feedback→ Claim that the Amish are healthier because they opt out of all vaccines is incorrect
REVIEW An article, published on 11 November 2017 by Mark Sloan on EndAllDisease, claims that “the unvaccinated Amish rarely get cancer, autism or heart disease”, attributing the occurrence of these diseases to vaccination. The article recently wen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Police ‘Forcing A Family’ Out Of Home In Handcuffs NOT Tied to COVID-19 Or HR 6666
Did police violently force a family from their home in handcuffs because they were in violation of House Resolution 6666? No, that's not true. The incident shown in a video is unrelated to the coronavirus or proposed legislation. It happened i
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence That Flu Shot Increases Risk of COVID-19
Quick Take A claim being pushed on social media and by an organization skeptical of vaccines is using a military study to falsely suggest that the flu vaccine increases someone’s risk of contracting COVID-19. The study does not say that, and the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Countries With High Rates Of Childhood Vaccinations Are NOT Hardest Hit With Coronavirus
Are countries or U.S. states with a high rate of childhood vaccinations the hardest-hit with the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: In fact, some of the countries with the lowest spread of the virus are those that have higher vaccination
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Plan By Bill Gates And The Vatican To Depopulate World With Coronavirus Vaccine; Video Misinterprets Gates’ Speech
Is Microsoft founder Bill Gates conspiring with the Vatican to try to depopulate the world with a new vaccine for the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: The video misinterprets a soundbite from Gates' TED Talk to try to make a point about
Truth or Fiction?→ Did New York State Kick 26,000 Students out of School Over Vaccinations — Only to Still Have Chickenpox Cases?
On October 19 2019, a Facebook user shared a letter sent by a Rocky Point, New York school district concerning reported cases of chickenpox, along with a list of its symptoms and other information about the virus: Alongside the letter (dated October
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback Because of Immigrants and Refugees?
In April 2019, the Facebook page “Donald Plants” shared the following meme (archived here), which claimed that six “eradicated diseases” are in the process of “making a comeback” thanks to the presence of refugees
FactCheck.org→ Measles Misinformation Gets an Immigration Twist
Quick Take A Facebook meme incorrectly blames the measles outbreak in the U.S. on immigrants from South America. The virus, however, was eliminated there in 2016. The recent uptick in measles cases is due to travelers returning from countries with outb
FactCheck.org→ Kentucky Governor Misguides on Chickenpox
On March 19, in the midst of a chickenpox outbreak in his state, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said in a radio interview that he had not vaccinated any of his children against the disease, choosing instead to purposely expose his kids to an infected person
FactCheck.org→ Darla Shine’s Measles Misinformation
Over a nearly 18-hour Twitter spree, Darla Shine, the wife of Bill Shine, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for communications, made a series of false and misleading statements about measles and vaccines. Shine said to “bring back”
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence New York Legislator Died from Flu Shot
Quick Take A self-described “alternative news” story suggests the flu shot was responsible for the death of a New York state senator. The official cause of death is still pending. Full Story The weekend before Thanksgiving, New York State