Are COVID-19 vaccines experimental gene technology that is still under development? No, that's not true: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom says none of the vaccines authorized in the U.K.
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Health Feedback→ Claims that a “Johns Hopkins study” showed lockdowns are ineffective at reducing COVID-19 mortality are based on a working paper with questionable methods
REVIEW In early February 2022, multiple social media posts and articles published by various outlets, including Fox News (see here and here) and the Daily Mail, widely touted a “Johns Hopkins study” purportedly showing that lockdowns only reduce
Full Fact→ No link between Covid-19 vaccines and new HIV strain
A post on Facebook draws a link between high Covid-19 vaccination rates in the Netherlands and the discovery of a new, more virulent HIV variant in the country. The post reads “Congratulations, you VAIDS’ed yourself”. The term “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Document Does NOT Admit Shots May Cause Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease — Real-World Data Do NOT Support It
Does Pfizer admit in confidential documents that its COVID-19 vaccine may cause vaccine-associated enhanced disease (VAED)? No, that's not true: The document, called 5.3.6 CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS OF POST-AUTHORIZATION ADVERSE EVENT REPORTS OF
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Post Misleads on NIH’s Position on Ivermectin
SciCheck Digest The National Institutes of Health has not recommended and the Food and Drug Administration has not approved ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. But a Facebook post misleadingly implies that an article published on the NIH website is an
Logically→ 45,000 people died due to the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. within three days.
This a claim from July 2021 that was debunked by the CDC. None of its safety monitoring systems found evidence 45,000 died from the jab.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Data Do NOT Reveal COVID-19 Vaccines Killed, Injured 946,000
Do government data reveal that more than 946,000 people suffered injuries or death from COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The so-called revelations are misused and misquoted material from a list of unverified vaccine reaction report
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thrombosis Deaths In UK Are NOT 500-600% Greater Than In Any Of The Last 14 Years
Are thrombosis deaths in the United Kingdom 500% to 600% greater than in any of the last 14 years? No, that's not true: The UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) says there's no evidence of an increase in thrombosis deaths in 2021. In
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Booster Enhances Protection, Contrary to ‘Immune Fatigue’ Claims
SciCheck Digest A COVID-19 booster dose increases protection against the coronavirus. But in an interview, comedian Bill Maher incorrectly said COVID-19 booster shots were “useless” and could cause “immune system fatigue.” Online, others have m
Full Fact→ Vaccinated Brits won’t have AIDS by the end of February 2022
An article shared on social media falsely claims that by the end of February everyone in the UK who has received a Covid-19 vaccine will have Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It also wrongly alleges that “‘vaccine’-related m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Evidence Does NOT Support Quantum Entanglement Claims By Anti-Vaccine Activist Sherri Tenpenny
Did Dr. Sherri Tenpenny make a case that the COVID-19 pandemic, treatments and mitigation efforts are a global government plot to kill people -- a "democide" -- or a plot to transform people into genetically modified "transhumans" who are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates, Dr. Fauci, Dr. Tedros Are NOT Facing Death Penalty From International Tribunal
Are leaders including billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates; Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID); and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (W
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Repeat Inaccurate Reporting on Ivermectin and Omicron
SciCheck Digest A Japanese company found that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin showed an “antiviral effect” against the omicron variant in a lab setting. Reuters has corrected a story in which it “misstated” that the drug was e
Full Fact→ A surgeon made several incorrect claims about Covid-19 vaccine on GB News
An orthopaedic surgeon made several false and misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines during an appearance on GB News on 22 January 2022. The video has been viewed more than 230,000 times combined, just on GB News’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTub
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOD Whistleblowers’ ‘Mind Blowing COVID Vaccine Injury Numbers’ Were NOT Based On Accurate Data, Pentagon Says
Did Department of Defense (DOD) "whistleblowers" reveal what a headline claims were "mind-blowing COVID-19 vaccine injury numbers"? Yes, they did, but their figures were based on a comparison with what the Pentagon says were under-reporte
FactCheck.org→ Scientist Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Vaccine Safety for Children
SciCheck Digest The approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. are effective at preventing severe disease, and experts say the benefits of vaccination for children outweigh any known or potential risk. But social media users have shared vide
Logically→ The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines lead to severe heart failure.
The data used by the JAMA report is from VAERS, a passive surveillance reporting system not verified by the CDC or the U.K government.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccines Do NOT Create Spike Protein Buildup In Brain, Lung, Heart, Bone Marrow, Sex Organs
Do COVID-19 vaccines cause patients to suffer by triggering them to produce spike proteins throughout the body, including the brain, lung, heart, bone marrow and reproductive organs? No, that's not true: The claim was made without citatio
FactCheck.org→ Studies Show Boosted Immunity Against Omicron with Booster Doses
Neither primary vaccination nor natural immunity is generally stopping infections with the omicron variant, but research shows booster doses substantially increase protection. Yet, Republican Sen. Rand Paul claimed that a case of COVID-19 provides “a
FactCheck.org→ Studies Show Boosted Immunity Against Omicron with Booster Doses
Neither primary vaccination nor natural immunity is generally stopping infections with the omicron variant, but research shows booster doses substantially increase protection. Yet, Republican Sen. Rand Paul claimed that a case of COVID-19 provides “a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Graphene, Cannot Be Remotely Detonated To Explode Like Bombs
Are remotely detonated graphene bubbles exploding like bombs in the bodies of COVID vaccine recipients, causing Marburg/hemorrhagic fever-like symptoms? No, that's not true: COVID-19 vaccines do not contain graphene oxide and therefore "b
FactCheck.org→ Posts About ‘Cross Reactants’ Misrepresent Accuracy of COVID-19 PCR Tests
SciCheck Digest Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for COVID-19 are highly accurate. People on social media, however, are circulating lists of germs that they baselessly claim will cause such tests to be falsely positive. In reality, it’s t
FactCheck.org→ Posts About ‘Cross Reactants’ Misrepresent Accuracy of COVID-19 PCR Tests
SciCheck Digest Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for COVID-19 are highly accurate. People on social media, however, are circulating lists of germs that they baselessly claim will cause such tests to be falsely positive. In reality, it’s t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna IS Mandating COVID Vaccine For Its Employees — So Is Pfizer
Are vaccine-makers Moderna and Pfizer not mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for their employees? No, that's not true: Since August 2021, Moderna and Pfizer have had COVID vaccine requirements in place for their U.S. workers. Medical and reli
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines don’t make you a ‘ticking time bomb’
A post on Instagram has shared a video clip of a woman in the US falsely claiming that the Covid-19 vaccines are dangerous and ineffective. As we have said many times, this isn’t true. The Covid vaccines being used in both the UK and the US are s
Full Fact→ Spanish Flu pandemic wasn’t caused by a meningitis vaccine
A video posted on Facebook makes a number of false claims about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, this pandemic is estimated to have infected over a third of the world’s population, a
Health Feedback→ The COVID-19 vaccines protect people from severe COVID-19 and don’t weaken the immune system
REVIEW An article published by the website The Exposé on 22 January 2022 made a number of claims, one of which was that the COVID-19 vaccines lead to a weakened immune system. However, as we will explain below, this is based on misleading and misin
Logically→ Antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients proved to be more effective than vaccines during the Delta variant surge.
Reports citing an early release of a CDC study are used to misrepresent information on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ Antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients proved to be more effective than vaccines during the Delta variant surge.
Reports citing an early release of a CDC study are used to misrepresent information on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ Antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients proved to be more effective than vaccines during the Delta variant surge.
Reports citing an early release of a CDC study are used to misrepresent information on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence COVID Vaccines Damage Children’s Brains, Jeopardize Reproduction, Generate Toxins
Do COVID-19 vaccines for children fail risk/benefit analysis, permanently damaging children's brains and reproductive systems to prevent a harmless infection? No, that's not true: The claim is made without scientific evidence to support i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taiwan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths NOT Higher Than All Virus Fatalities
Did the number of COVID-19 vaccine-related deaths in Taiwan eclipse the cumulative death toll from the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself? No, that's not true: There is no data to support the contention that the vaccines are more deadly than COVID.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT ‘Dangerous And Ineffective’ And Do NOT ‘Need To Be Withdrawn From The Market’
Are COVID-19 vaccines "dangerous and ineffective" and do they "need to be withdrawn from the market"? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the vaccines are "safe and effective." More than 535 million do
Full Fact→ Rubbing hydrogen peroxide over your body every day does not treat cancer
A video on Facebook, which has been viewed more than 65,000 times, suggests that rubbing hydrogen peroxide on your skin can treat cancer. During the video the speaker says that hydrogen peroxide “kills germs and viruses” and “tu
Full Fact→ PCR inventor Kary Mullis quote doesn’t prove the tests are useless
A post on Facebook claims that Kary Mullis, the inventor of the biotechnological process of PCR said the following: “Anyone can test positive for practically anything with a PCR test, if you run it long enough with PCR if you do it well, you can
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 deaths in people with pre-existing health conditions are still caused by COVID-19, contrary to claim by Jimmy Dore
REVIEW Retired nurse practitioner John Campbell published a YouTube video, titled “Freedom of information revelation”. In the video, Campbell claimed that this request “shows the number of deaths actually solely attributable to Covid may be wa
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Blog post ignores important context about COVID-19 immunity study
“The CDC admits that natural immunity from prior infections is superior to vaccinated immunity alone.”
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis Misleads on Omicron-Resistant COVID-19 Antibody Treatments
After the Food and Drug Administration pulled its authorization of two COVID-19 antibody drugs because the treatments are highly unlikely to work against the omicron variant, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida misleadingly claimed the decision had been made
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis Misleads on Omicron-Resistant COVID-19 Antibody Treatments
After the Food and Drug Administration pulled its authorization of two COVID-19 antibody drugs because the treatments are highly unlikely to work against the omicron variant, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida misleadingly claimed the decision had been made
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine Critic Dr. Robert Malone Is NOT Correct That COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Work, Cause Infertility And Claims Won’t Be Paid
Did Dr. Robert Malone correctly claim in a speech that COVID-19 vaccines are not working, that they cause infertility and that vaccine makers are protected legally while families are not? No, that's not true: The vaccines have prevented s