Does an anti-vaccine advocate prove his claims of vaccine dangers with "undercover" video of private World Health Organization meetings and does he provide credible citations of scientific research to prove his claims? No, that's not true
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FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Testimony of Federal Health Officials on Employee Vaccinations
SciCheck Digest Federal health officials testified at a Senate committee hearing that about 60% of their employees have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far. But viral online posts have distorted their comments to misleadingly claim that half of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democrats Were Not ‘Caught’ Not Wearing Masks — CDC Guidelines Allowed It
Were Democrats "caught" not wearing masks at the White House? No, that's not true: They were not wearing masks at a May 20, 2021, event at the White House because they were following the Centers for Disease Control guidelines. As of May 1
Health Feedback→ U.S. CDC director didn’t state that COVID-19 deaths were over-counted; her statements about deaths among vaccine breakthrough cases were misinterpreted
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 600,000 deaths in the U.S. and 3.4 million deaths worldwide as of 19 May 2021. Although the excess mortality in the U.S. since March 2020 clearly demonstrates that the pandemic has caused many more deaths than
FactCheck.org→ Websites and Social Posts Misrepresent CDC Director’s Comments on Breakthrough Deaths
SciCheck Digest In a May 16 interview, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director said the agency knew of 223 breakthrough fatalities among fully vaccinated individuals, but “not all … died of COVID.” That is not an admis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Life Insurers Will NOT Penalize Claimants Who Have Taken COVID-19 Vaccine
Is life insurance unavailable for a claimant who passes away due to taking an "experimental" COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for emergency use authorization (EUA) and life insurers do not penali
FactCheck.org→ The Wuhan Lab and the Gain-of-Function Disagreement
A disagreement between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci has put $600,000 of U.S. grant money to the Wuhan Institute of Virology back into the spotlight, while making “gain-of-function” research a household term — all am
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine Needle Is NOT Left In Arm And Is Not A Prop — It’s A Retractable Safety Syringe
Does this video show a nurse pretending to administer a shot to a person at a drive-through vaccine clinic? Or could it be that the nurse inserts the needle into the woman's arm and leaves it there? No, neither of these explanations tell
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. States Are NOT Liquefying ‘Vaccine-Murdered People,’ Spreading Them On Food Crops
Are U.S. states liquefying "vaccine-murdered people" and spreading them on food crops? No, that's not true: A video claims that a Wisconsin bill is legalizing such actions -- but the legislation does not allow for liquefied remains of "va
Full Fact→ Having a Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t make you more vulnerable to the disease
A Facebook post claims people who receive the Covid-19 vaccine will become more vulnerable to and die from the disease because of something called “vaccine enhancement syndrome”. This syndrome does not exist. The post may be referring to an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Fauci Did NOT Imply That Mask-Wearing Was For Show
Did Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), admit to wearing protective masks only for show? No, that's not true: In a televised interview, Fauci stated that because he is fully va
AFP Fact Check→ US government data does not show Covid-19 vaccine ‘death toll’
An article claims that US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows that Covid-19 shots have killed more people than all the other vaccines in the last 20 years combined. This is false; the CDC says there is no proven link between dea
Full Fact→ The risk of dying from a Covid vaccine is lower than 1 in 31,000
A post on Instagram claims the risk of a child dying from Covid-19 is around one in 3.5 million while the risk of dying from a vaccine is one in 31,000. This is not accurate. Risk to children The first figure appears to come from reports that in
AllSides→ Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
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FactCheck.org→ Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
SciCheck Digest Animal testing and clinical trials were conducted before the COVID-19 vaccines were granted emergency use authorization in the U.S. But a state senator in Texas falsely claimed at a hearing that animal tests were “stopped” b
Full Fact→ The so-called ‘Indian variants’ have been found in lots of countries
A Facebook post says: “So let me get this straight. The Indian variant has travelled over 4500 miles to get to the UK, yet it hasn’t affected any of the countries in between?” This is not accurate. The B1.617 lineage (which is sometim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Material Safety Warnings for ‘Deadly Poison SM-102’ Are NOT For The Form Used In Moderna’s COVID Vaccine
Is a radio host correct in saying the Material Safety Data Sheet for one part of an mRNA vaccine proves there is a poison in the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true. Chemicals in which lipids like SM-102 are maintained before us
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci ‘Project Manager’ Did NOT Confess To Creating COVID-19
Did Dr. Anthony Fauci's "project manager" confess to creating COVID-19? No, that's not true: The claim is based on an old interview with Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, a global environmental health organization. The vi
Snopes→ Biden Boosting World Vaccine Sharing Commitment to 80M Doses
President Joe Biden said that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks as domestic demand for shots drops and global disparities in distribution have grown more evident.
AFP Fact Check→ False posts misrepresent video of Israeli PM Netanyahu talking about his Covid-19 vaccination
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands times in Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok posts that claim it shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu purportedly threatening to kill Muslims with vaccines. The claim is false: the
Truth or Fiction?→ @KaitMarieox ‘Might Just Start Wearing A Mask Again … Wouldn’t Want To Give Off The Impression That I’m A Vaccinated Democrat’ Tweet
On May 17 2021 screenshots of a purported tweet from Kaitlin Bennett (@KaitMarieox) circulated, in which she purportedly stated that she might start “wearing a mask again” to avoid the impression she was a “vaccinated Democrat”:
The Dispatch→ Did the NIAID Fund Research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?
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Full Fact→ Covid-19 pandemic was not planned by Rockefeller Foundation
It has been claimed on social media that the pandemic was planned by the Rockefeller Foundation, under the guise of something called ‘Operation Lockstep’. Claims circulating on WhatsApp say these plans were originally published in a book in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: University of Miami Study Does NOT Confirm COVID Vaccine Will Affect Sperm Production
Does a University of Miami study confirm that COVID-19 vaccines will affect men's production of sperm? No, that's not true: The Miami study looked at sperm counts of men infected and killed by COVID, not those of vaccinated men. The Insta
AFP Fact Check→ Covid-19 shots not designed to increase cold, flu lethality
Instagram posts claim Covid-19 vaccines will leave people exposed to deadly illness during the next cold and flu season, and that germ theory -- the proven concept that pathogens can cause disease -- is a hoax. These claims are false; experts say they
FactCheck.org→ Magnet Videos Refuel Bogus Claim of Vaccine Microchips
SciCheck Digest The ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. are publicly available. Yet a false claim that the vaccines contain microchips is receiving renewed attention through a spate of videos of people claiming that magn
FactCheck.org→ Tucker Carlson Misrepresents Vaccine Safety Reporting Data
SciCheck Digest The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System accepts any reports of adverse side effects following vaccination to help regulators detect potential problems. Anyone can submit a report, whether or not the incident is vaccine-related. Fox
AFP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent US study on dangers of coronavirus spike protein
Multiple Facebook posts have shared parts of a study by US-based scientists that analysed spike proteins of the novel coronavirus. The posts suggest the study is evidence that some Covid-19 vaccines could be harmful. The claim is misleading: both the r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Will NOT Count Only Unvaccinated COVID-19 Cases
Will the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only count unvaccinated COVID-19 cases? No, that's not true: The agency says it tracks all cases, regardless of vaccination status. A claim to the contrary appears to be in referen
FactCheck.org→ Post Misleads on Japan’s Policy for Donating Blood After COVID-19 Vaccination
SciCheck Digest Japan only recently adopted guidelines for accepting blood donations from those who have received COVID-19 vaccines. The guidelines are intended to give donors time to get over any side effects from the vaccine. Without providing that c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Woman Fainted — But Did NOT Die — At Guanajuato, Mexico, COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
Did a woman captured on video falling off her chair at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic die? No, that's not true: No evidence of her death was presented by those using the video to discourage vaccination. There is ample evidence two women suffer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Contains A Magnetic Microchip
Did a woman prove with a short video that the area where she received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has become magnetic, or that she was microchipped? No, that's not true: The 20-second long video describes no methodology and does not offer
Full Fact→ Viral video spreads misinformation about ethylene oxide and Ivermectin
A viral video on Facebook, viewed thousands of times, contains a number of incorrect or misleading claims related to the Covid-19 pandemic. These inaccurate statements concerning the safety of the chemical ethylene oxide, the efficacy of the drug
AFP Fact Check→ Nigerian pastor falsely claims Covid-19 jabs are ‘death warrants’ and mandatory in the country
Nigerian preacher David Oyedepo claimed during a church service that Covid-19 vaccines are effectively death warrants, stating that the jabs were not tested before they were distributed globally. He also told followers that the shots are mandatory in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Military Is NOT In Control Of The White House; Biden IS In Charge — He’s The President
Is Joe Biden not in charge and is the military in control of the White House? No, that's not true. Biden is the president of the United States per the U.S. Constitution Article 20. The military is not in charge of the White House, and the
FactCheck.org→ Both Sides Spinning Jobs Report
The recently released jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provided an opportunity for Democrats and Republicans alike to spin the facts in their favor. In an economic speech, President Joe Biden repeated a talking point: that his administr
FactCheck.org→ No Scientific Basis for Vaccine ‘Shedding’ Claims
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines do not contain a live virus, so there isn’t a biological path for a vaccinated person to “shed” the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to those around them. Nor is there any evidence the vaccines cause reproductive problem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trevor Noah Did NOT Discourage Mask-Wearing Or COVID-19 Vaccinations
Did Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," express anti-mask and anti-COVID-19 vaccine opinions during a segment of his show? No, that's not true: Noah was expressing his discontent with changes in the message from the Ce
AFP Fact Check→ Scientist makes inaccurate claims on Covid-19 vaccine safety
An American scientist claims that Covid-19 vaccines pose safety concerns, including sterilization and changes to DNA, in remarks shared on social media. But experts and public health bodies say there is no evidence that mRNA shots are causing reproduct
Snopes→ Pfizer COVID-19 Shot Expanded to US Children As Young As 12
COVID-19 vaccines finally are headed for more kids as U.S. regulators expanded use of Pfizer's shot to those as young as 12, sparking a race to protect middle and high school students before they head back to class in the fall.