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Health Feedback→ Fauci quoted out of context in misleading video, didn’t change his views about benefits of COVID-19 vaccines

2024-08-21 REVIEW A video comparing two interviews of Anthony Fauci, the former director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), went viral on social media in August 2024. The video was viewed more than 1.5 million times acro Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Mpox has nothing to do with the Covid-19 vaccines

2024-08-16 Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus. It is not a side effect of vaccination. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Facebook reel misinterprets patents for proposed therapies and vaccines as patents for viruses

2024-08-16 REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 1 August 2024 shared a screenshot of a tweet asking “Why are there patents on viruses?” The screenshot listed AIDS, H1N1, Ebola, swine flu, Zika, SARS, and coronavirus as evidence of viruses being patented. It al Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Vaccines are not ‘poison’

2024-08-15 Vaccines are tested and monitored to a much higher standard than most other medicines. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Studies show vaccines don’t cause sudden infant death syndrome

2024-08-01 REVIEW An Instagram post from July 2024 claimed that childhood vaccines cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), drawing more than 7,000 likes. It also claimed that vaccines contain toxic levels of aluminum, suggesting that this is the cause of SI Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Peanut oil isn’t an ingredient in vaccines; doesn’t cause peanut allergies

2024-07-26 REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 22 July 2024 claimed that peanut oil is an ingredient used in vaccines and thus responsible for an increase in peanut allergies over the last half century. It also claimed that peanuts help with illnesses related to Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Falsehoods About Childhood Vaccines in Leaked Phone Call With RFK Jr.

2024-07-18 Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In a leaked phone call with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former President Donald Trump incorrectly suggested that childhood vaccine doses are too large Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Study claiming 74% of deaths due to COVID-19 vaccines contains signs of potential biases, uses flawed methodology

2024-07-14 REVIEW In late June 2024, social media posts on Facebook claimed that “73.9% of deaths” from a collection of 325 autopsy case reports were “significantly linked to COVID-19 vaccination” (examples here and here). These posts referenced a revi Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No research shows that COVID-19 vaccines promote cancer in people; study cited as evidence tested the spike protein from the virus in laboratory cells

2024-07-10 REVIEW On 1 July 2024, the group America’s Frontline Doctors posted a Facebook reel claiming “SPIKE PROTEINS FROM COVID SHOTS COULD PROMOTE CANCER GROWTH”. The reel was viewed more than 400,000 times. America’s Frontline Doctors became widel Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kuhbandner and Reitzner Study Did NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccines Caused Excess Mortality In Germany — Other Causes Identified

2024-07-09 Did a German preprint study published in February 2024 by Christof Kuhbandner and Matthias Reitzner prove that COVID-19 vaccines caused the number of deaths per year to rise above recent trends, as several online posts and articles implie Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Contrary to headline by The People’s Voice, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t “killing millions” but instead prevented deaths

2024-06-20 REVIEW On 31 May 2024, an article in The People’s Voice claimed “Japanese Leader Apologizes to the Unvaccinated: ‘You Were Right, Vaccines Are Killing Millions of Our Loved Ones'”. Posts sharing this headline made the rounds on Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Ninth Circuit Court appeal regarding mRNA vaccines misinterpreted by Infowars and social media posts

2024-06-17 REVIEW In June 2024, posts circulated on Instagram claiming COVID-19 mRNA vaccines weren’t actually vaccines under “traditional medical definitions”. The posts reference an article published 8 June 2024 on InfoWars, which claimed that the “9 Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Fact Check: Study does not say COVID vaccines may have fuelled excess deaths

2024-06-14 https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/study-does-not-say-covid-vaccines-may-have-fuelled-excess-deaths-2024-06-13/ Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ NHS data doesn’t support Epoch Times’ claim that myocarditis only occurs after COVID-19 vaccines

2024-06-10 REVIEW Initial clinical trials demonstrated that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective against severe disease[1,2], leading to their authorization and approval by health authorities in many countries. Post-marketing surveillance confirmed that th Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The British Medical Journal Did NOT Attribute Excess Deaths Since COVID-19 Pandemic To Vaccines

2024-06-07 Did the British Medical Journal attribute excess deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic to vaccines in a study that appeared in one of its publications? No, that's not true: In a statement on its website, the publication said, "This study doe Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines lowered excess deaths during the pandemic, contrary to headline by the Daily Telegraph

2024-06-07 REVIEW From early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reliable and comparable figures on the deaths due to the disease were difficult to obtain. A proxy way of measuring this was to use excess deaths figures, which are calculated based on the difference betwe Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Evidence so far doesn’t indicate an association between COVID-19 vaccines and autoimmune diseases

2024-05-29 REVIEW A Facebook reel Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Say In May 2024 That COVID Vaccines Killed 500,000 Children, Young Adults

2024-05-22 Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say in May 2024 that COVID mRNA vaccines killed 500,000 children and young adults? No, that's not true: The public health agency said it has not reported any such figures. Official data a Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t contain cells or tissues of aborted fetuses

2024-05-07 REVIEW The claim that some vaccines contain animal cells or tissues from aborted human fetuses is a recurring theme of vaccine misinformation. Science Feedback explained on several occasions that this is misleading. Vaccine manufacturing processes s Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines were tested in clinical trials, aren’t experimental

2024-05-03 REVIEW A Facebook reel posted on 26 April 2024 by the Pastor Chris Facebook page, which has more than two million followers, claimed that COVID-19 vaccines are “ineffective and harmful”. In the reel, faith leader and preacher Chris Oyakhilome ca Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Modified RNA in COVID-19 vaccines aren’t linked to cancer development

2024-04-29 REVIEW Science Feedback and other organizations have repeatedly refuted unsupported claims and flawed public health data analyses suggesting that the COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of cancer. We also explained that a predicted increase of new c Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Claims That Vaccines Include Dangerous Levels of Aluminum Are False

2024-04-23 None of the vaccines mentioned in a Facebook post contain more aluminum than regulations allow. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Country-to-country comparison doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, contrary to Facebook post by journalist Sharyl Attkisson

2024-04-15 REVIEW Country-to-country comparisons have been used to push the narrative that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, even though clinical trials and post-marketing surveillance proved the opposite[1-3]. Science Feedback previously covered such claims Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Doctor’s office notice not proof of COVID-19 vaccines’ danger to young athletes

2024-04-12 Notice from a New Jersey doctor’s office proves that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous for athletes. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A Tennessee bill doesn’t ban vaccines from being pumped into the food supply

2024-04-11 Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Did NOT Ban The Inclusion Of Vaccines In The Food Supply

2024-04-08 Did Tennessee prohibit the inclusion of vaccines in the food supply? No, that's not true: The proposed law, Tennessee House Bill 1894, was awaiting Gov. Bill Lee's signature as of April 8, 2024, and would consider any food containing vacc Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Posts Raise Unfounded Concerns About Aluminum in Vaccines

2024-04-05 SciCheck Digest Small amounts of aluminum have been used for many decades to strengthen the immune response to vaccines. Exposure to high levels of aluminum has been associated with brain and bone problems, but there is no evidence that the level o Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ HPV vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective

2024-04-03 They have been proven to be very effective at reducing the risk of some cancers in later life, and a large body of evidence shows that they are safe. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ 2019 report by TV host Sharyl Attkisson exaggerates one expert’s opinion in court case to claim vaccines cause autism

2024-04-03 REVIEW On 6 January 2019, an episode of the TV show Full Measure, hosted by journalist Sharyl Attkisson, went viral on social media. The episode, titled “The Vaccine Debate”, claimed to provide evidence that the U.S. government knew long ago tha Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Japan has not banned mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

2024-03-28 These remain available in the country. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Findings on short-term heat exposure had no relationship to COVID-19 vaccines

2024-03-26 A study that found sunbathing can increase the risk of heart disease is a cover-up for the “side-effects of the vax.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Iceland has not banned Covid-19 vaccines

2024-03-26 Covid-19 vaccines are still available in Iceland Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines

2024-03-25 https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/scicheck-social-media-posts-misinterpret-biden-on-mrna-cancer-vaccines/ Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines

2024-03-22 SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines are not “being used to cure cancer,” as social media posts falsely claim, misinterpreting President Joe Biden’s reference to mRNA cancer vaccines during his State of the Union address. Biden was refer Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Steve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk

2024-03-18 REVIEW Since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in late 2020, false claims have spread that these vaccines cause cancer. However, fact-checks by Science Feedback and other fact-checking groups showed that these claims weren’t backed up by any scient Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ CDC analysis of RSV vaccines data showed vaccines are safe, not associated with excess deaths, contrary to claim by Children’s Health Defense

2024-03-14 REVIEW In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved several treatments to protect young children and older adults from infections with the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). In May of that year, the agency approved two RSV vaccines Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Did NOT Cause ‘Explosion In Autoimmune Diseases’ — They Strengthen Body’s Natural Defenses

2024-03-13 Did vaccines cause an "explosion in autoimmune diseases"? No, that's not true: Only in rare cases has vaccination been associated with autoimmune diseases. Vaccines are rigorously tested for safety before being approved for use, and exten Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Vaccines, treatments reduced public health threat posed by COVID-19, explaining different approach in 2024 compared to 2020

2024-03-07 REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidelines for protection against respiratory diseases on 1 March 2024. Respiratory diseases include the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and, for the first tim Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccine ingredients are safe in the amount present in vaccines; cells, animal products, and viruses aren’t part of these ingredients

2024-03-07 REVIEW Vaccination helps people live longer and healthier by protecting them against life-threatening diseases that were widespread not long ago. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), immunization against preventable disease Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Are COVID-19 vaccines gene therapy?

2024-03-06 https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/covid-vaccines-gene-therapy-health-cdc-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact&utm_id=112 Go to site post…»

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