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
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Full Fact→ Mpox has nothing to do with the Covid-19 vaccines
Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus. It is not a side effect of vaccination.
Health Feedback→ Facebook reel misinterprets patents for proposed therapies and vaccines as patents for viruses
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
Full Fact→ Vaccines are not ‘poison’
Vaccines are tested and monitored to a much higher standard than most other medicines.
Health Feedback→ Studies show vaccines don’t cause sudden infant death syndrome
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
Health Feedback→ Peanut oil isn’t an ingredient in vaccines; doesn’t cause peanut allergies
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
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Falsehoods About Childhood Vaccines in Leaked Phone Call With RFK Jr.
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
Health Feedback→ Study claiming 74% of deaths due to COVID-19 vaccines contains signs of potential biases, uses flawed methodology
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
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
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kuhbandner and Reitzner Study Did NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccines Caused Excess Mortality In Germany — Other Causes Identified
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
Health Feedback→ Contrary to headline by The People’s Voice, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t “killing millions” but instead prevented deaths
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
Health Feedback→ Ninth Circuit Court appeal regarding mRNA vaccines misinterpreted by Infowars and social media posts
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
AllSides→ Fact Check: Study does not say COVID vaccines may have fuelled excess deaths
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/study-does-not-say-covid-vaccines-may-have-fuelled-excess-deaths-2024-06-13/
Health Feedback→ NHS data doesn’t support Epoch Times’ claim that myocarditis only occurs after COVID-19 vaccines
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The British Medical Journal Did NOT Attribute Excess Deaths Since COVID-19 Pandemic To Vaccines
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
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines lowered excess deaths during the pandemic, contrary to headline by the Daily Telegraph
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
Health Feedback→ Evidence so far doesn’t indicate an association between COVID-19 vaccines and autoimmune diseases
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Say In May 2024 That COVID Vaccines Killed 500,000 Children, Young Adults
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
Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t contain cells or tissues of aborted fetuses
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
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines were tested in clinical trials, aren’t experimental
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
Health Feedback→ Modified RNA in COVID-19 vaccines aren’t linked to cancer development
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
The Dispatch→ Claims That Vaccines Include Dangerous Levels of Aluminum Are False
None of the vaccines mentioned in a Facebook post contain more aluminum than regulations allow.
Health Feedback→ Country-to-country comparison doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, contrary to Facebook post by journalist Sharyl Attkisson
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
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Doctor’s office notice not proof of COVID-19 vaccines’ danger to young athletes
Notice from a New Jersey doctor’s office proves that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous for athletes.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A Tennessee bill doesn’t ban vaccines from being pumped into the food supply
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Did NOT Ban The Inclusion Of Vaccines In The Food Supply
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
FactCheck.org→ Posts Raise Unfounded Concerns About Aluminum in Vaccines
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
Full Fact→ HPV vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective
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.
Health Feedback→ 2019 report by TV host Sharyl Attkisson exaggerates one expert’s opinion in court case to claim vaccines cause autism
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
Full Fact→ Japan has not banned mRNA Covid-19 vaccines
These remain available in the country.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Findings on short-term heat exposure had no relationship to COVID-19 vaccines
A study that found sunbathing can increase the risk of heart disease is a cover-up for the “side-effects of the vax.”
Full Fact→ Iceland has not banned Covid-19 vaccines
Covid-19 vaccines are still available in Iceland
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/scicheck-social-media-posts-misinterpret-biden-on-mrna-cancer-vaccines/
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines
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
Health Feedback→ Steve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk
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
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
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Did NOT Cause ‘Explosion In Autoimmune Diseases’ — They Strengthen Body’s Natural Defenses
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
Health Feedback→ Vaccines, treatments reduced public health threat posed by COVID-19, explaining different approach in 2024 compared to 2020
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
Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccine ingredients are safe in the amount present in vaccines; cells, animal products, and viruses aren’t part of these ingredients
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
AllSides→ Are COVID-19 vaccines gene therapy?
https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/covid-vaccines-gene-therapy-health-cdc-fact-brief/?utm_source=gigafact&utm_id=112