SciCheck Digest Seasonal influenza vaccines are recommended because they help prevent illness and death. Dr. Robert Malone incorrectly suggested that the annual shots are only given in the U.S. to support vaccine manufacturing in case of an in
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NZ Funeral Director’s ’95 Percent’ Statistic Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Is Causing Mass Death
Does a New Zealand funeral director's statement that 95 percent of the corpses he sees had been vaccinated against COVID-19 prove that vaccines are causing mass death? No, that's not true. This claim was drawn from anecdotal observations
Truth or Fiction?→ A Florida Attorney Opposed to Helmet Laws Died in a Motorcycle Crash
On October 26 2022, a popular Reddit post suggested that a Florida attorney known for opposing helmet laws had died in a motorcycle crash: Attorney who fought Florida helmet laws died in motorcycle crash while not wearing one from Leopa
Health Feedback→ Study by German researchers didn’t find significant safety concerns with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
REVIEW The claim that German researchers found the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to cause more side effects in young children began circulating in October 2022. Journalist Alex Berenson made this claim in a Substack post and an Instagram post, while Will J
Truth or Fiction?→ Lara Logan Rant Results in Newsmax Ban, Statement
Former CBS News correspondent Lara Logan was banned from far-right American cable network Newsmax in October 2022 after a bizarre antisemitic rant on October 19 2022 — the latest in a long string of appearances featuring escalating, fully conspi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: mRNA Vaccines For Livestock Are NOT Mandated For Australian Farmers As Of October 2022
Are Australian farmers being forced to inject livestock with mRNA vaccines that are killing cows? No, that's not true: Some biotechnology firms and governments have announced plans to research and eventually roll out less expensive and mo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Do NOT Reveal 90% Of Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against COVID Lost Their Babies
Do Pfizer documents reveal that 90 percent of pregnant women vaccinated against COVID lost their babies, and that COVID vaccination is going to lead to "mass depopulation"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that claim. E
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fentanyl Did NOT Kill George Floyd — It Was ‘Cardiopulmonary Arrest … Neck Compression’
Did a lethal amount of fentanyl kill George Floyd while he was being subdued by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin? No, that's not true: The autopsy report from the Hennepin County, Minnesota, medical examiner's office said the caus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Maps Do NOT Show Strong Connection Between Fluoride In Drinking Water And Alzheimer’s, Dementia
Do maps of the world show a strong connection between where fluoride is added to drinking water and dementia? No, that's not true: While there is some correlation between countries that fluoridate their drinking water and countries that h
Health Feedback→ Scientific studies show that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine reduces transmission; claim by Rob Roos is misleading
REVIEW Many social media posts and articles began circulating in October 2022, claiming that Pfizer admitted to not testing whether its COVID-19 vaccine prevented transmission before the vaccine hit the market. The claim originated from Rob Roos, a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Registering Dead People To Vote Is NOT Easy in Live Oak County, Texas
Is it possible to cheat the mail-in ballot elections system in Live Oak County, Texas, and vote on behalf of a deceased person? It's possible, but it would be extremely difficult. Many safeguards are in place to prevent that from happenin
PolitiFact→ Why an analysis of COVID-19 vaccines from Florida’s surgeon general is flawed
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo made headlines for announcing that men ages 18 to 39 should not get the COVID-19 vaccine. He’s continued to say there’s an 84% increase in cardiac-related deaths for that group, but doctors told us the unde
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID MRNA Vaccine NOT Found To Cause 84% Increase In Death For Men Ages 18-39
Have COVID mRNA vaccines been found to cause an 84 percent increase in death for men ages 18-39? No, that's not true: Lead Stories asked medical experts about the claim and they said it is misleading and can be misinterpreted to imply tha
FactCheck.org→ Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccination Analysis Is Flawed, Experts Say
The state of Florida recently announced that it was no longer recommending that younger males receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, based on an unpublished analysis that purportedly found an increased risk of cardiac-related death following vaccination. But
Health Feedback→ Analysis by Florida Department of Health about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines contains multiple methodological problems
REVIEW On 7 October 2022, the state of Florida issued new COVID-19 vaccine guidance recommending against men aged 18 to 39 years old getting the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. According to the guidance, this decision was based on a new unpublished study by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Trial NOT Intended To Test Transmission Prevention — That’s Not How Clinical Trials Work
Did a Pfizer representative "admit" the company erred when its COVID-19 vaccine was "never tested on preventing transmission" of the virus during clinical trials? No, that's not true. Vaccine clinical trials for drug approval are not mean
Climate Feedback→ Here’s what we know about how climate change impacts hurricanes – and what we don’t
There are some aspects of climate science that are clear-cut. It is, for instance, “unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land,” according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.[1] As human activities emit
Logically→ Thirty-three children have died after consuming cough syrups manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited in India.
Indian Health Ministry said that Maiden cough syrups are not sold domestically in India and there are no deaths among children from syrup consumption.
Health Feedback→ Article by cardiologist Aseem Malhotra made unsupported claims about the benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccination
REVIEW On 26 September 2022, cardiologist Aseem Malhotra published a two-part article (archived here and here) in the Journal of Insulin Resistance—of which Malhotra is an editor— calling for a global pause of mRNA vaccines. Part 1 of the articl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MRNA COVID Vaccines Are NOT So Risky That Vaccinations Should Stop
Do mRNA COVID vaccines pose a significant health risk to recipients that warrants halting vaccination while global policies for COVID-19 are reappraised? Was insufficient testing performed on the vaccines prior to their public release? No
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Fifth Texas National Guardsman [Died by] Suicide After Being Ordered by Greg Abbott to Patrol Migrants’
On October 5 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet claiming that a “fifth Texas National Guardsman” had died by suicide after being “ordered by [Texas Governor] Greg Abbott to patrol migrants”: BREAKING: A fifth
Health Feedback→ Neither medical treatments nor errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
REVIEW In September 2022, a Facebook user posted a video, which appeared to have originated from TikTok, featuring an interview with naturopath Peter Glidden. In that video, Glidden claimed that “The third leading cause of death, as published in t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Covid-19 Vaccination Reactions Are NOT Causing US Military Crashes And Aircraft NOT Grounded In September 2022
Are complications from COVID-19 vaccinations causing U.S. military pilots to crash, resulting in the U.S. Navy and U.S Marine Corps grounding all aircraft after crashes in California killed six people in September 2022? No, that's not tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Drinking Breast Milk Containing Vaccine mRNA Killed 6 Babies
Did six babies die after drinking breast milk that contained traces of a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support such claims and alleged cases are unverifiable. In September 2022, vaccine skeptics misre
Truth or Fiction?→ Study: ‘Registered Republicans Had Far Higher Excess Death Rates Than Registered Democrats’ in Ohio and Florida
On October 3 2022, journalist James Surowiecki tweeted about a “new study” of post-vaccine pandemic mortality, contrasting deaths in Florida and Ohio with voter registrations: New study of almost 600,000 deaths in Ohio and Florida shows t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Graphene Oxide
Do any of the COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States contain graphene oxide? No, that's not true: Graphene oxide is not listed as an ingredient in any of the four COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. There is no public
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccine Opponents Misrepresent CDC Webcast on Causes of Blood Clots
SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted an online seminar about the treatment of blood clots, which is expected to grow as the U.S. population ages and the obesity rate increases. But some vaccine opponents misrepresented
FactCheck.org→ Posts Take Biden’s Vaccination and Hurricane Prep Comments Out of Context, Again
SciCheck Digest Last year, President Joe Biden made a special plea to residents in hurricane-prone states to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in advance of possible evacuations or shelter stays. Now, as Hurricane Ian approached Florida, social media pos
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Most Intense Weather Broadcast Ever’
As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida in September 2022, old clips of Shepard Smith’s blunt warnings to Floridians about a different storm gained new life online. “So the weatherman just gonna OD on us like that?” read one tweet showi
FactCheck.org→ Video Makes Baseless Claim About Insurance Coverage of Vaccinated Frenchman
Quick Take COVID-19 vaccines have been found to be safe and effective in trials and real-world conditions. Yet an online video baselessly claims a French life insurer refused to pay benefits for a man who died after receiving the vaccine because the in
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Defund the Police’ Digitally Altered Attack Ad
On September 25 2022, a screenshot of a popular tweet apparently showed a dishonest attack advertisement against Rep. Ricky Hurtado (D- North Carolina): Look at this – it’s a comically dishonest political attack in NC. Rep. Ricky Hurtado ha
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Omicron-Updated COVID-19 Boosters
Earlier this month, the U.S. began administering the first COVID-19 booster vaccines that have been updated to better match the latest circulating coronavirus strains. Many scientists expect the revised boosters will be more effective than their predec
Snopes→ Khmer Rouge Tribunal Ends Work After 16 Years, 3 Judgments
The international court convened in Cambodia to judge the Khmer Rouge for its brutal 1970s rule ended its work after spending $337 million and 16 years to convict just three men of crimes after the regime caused the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million p
Snopes→ 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Mexico, 2 Dead
A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico, causing at least two deaths, damaging buildings and setting off landslides.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airline Industry Does NOT Lie About Best Crash Position To Save $$ On Passenger Death or Injury Costs
Does the airline industry give passengers incorrect information about bracing themselves for a crash because the financial cost to airlines is $40 million lower for passenger deaths than it is when passengers survive? No, that's not true.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Drug-Soaked Napkins Are Being Placed in Car Door Handles
Is an instantly disabling drug being soaked into napkins and placed on car doors to incapacitate targets of rape, abduction and car theft? Experts that Lead Stories spoke with said that there is no scientific evidence or official reports
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘NyQuil Chicken Challenge,’ Explained
On September 20 2022, Twitter’s “trending topics” prominently featured “NyQuil chicken” (purportedly due to a dangerous TikTok trend or “challenge,”) and clicking on the topic directed people to a large warning
FactCheck.org→ Is the Pandemic ‘Over’? Biden Says So, But Scientists Say That’s Up for Debate
In a surprise moment in a “60 Minutes” interview, President Joe Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic “is over.” While he correctly acknowledged that the coronavirus was still a problem, epidemiologists say there’s no single agreed-upon definition
Health Feedback→ The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an “international medical crisis” is baseless
REVIEW On 1 September 2022, a team of researchers at the MRC Center for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at the Imperial College London, published a study in The Lancet where they estimated that the COVID-19 vaccines prevented 19.8 million deaths
Truth or Fiction?→ The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not ‘Over’
On September 18 2022, during a 60 Minutes segment, United States President Joe Biden’s remarks included a claim that the COVID-19 pandemic was “over” — leading to quite a lot of pushback: In an interview on “60 Minutes