We have been asked on WhatsApp about the effect of the Covid-19 vaccines on breastfeeding. Although there is limited data regarding breastfeeding and the vaccines as pregnant and breastfeeding women were not included in clinical trials, all evidence co
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Poynter→ Evidence shows that COVID-19 variants are largely spread among unvaccinated people
A Facebook post authored by someone touting toxicology credentials joined the growing field of inaccurate claims that falsely blame the vaccine for a pandemic that has stretched into a second year. The Aug. 13 post was a screenshot of information tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Pulse’ Column Does NOT Accurately Describe COVID Risk And Misleads With VAERS Data And Claims The Unvaccinated Are No Threat
Does an opinion column in The Pulse accurately characterize the fatality risk COVID poses and does it correctly describe what is shown by data in the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System)? No, that's not true: Without noting that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine IS Approved By The FDA
Is the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine not approved by the FDA? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on August 23, 2021. The agency made the announcement publicly, sharing the approva
Full Fact→ Chris Preddie wrong about Pfizer CEO not taking Covid vaccine
A video posted on Facebook by Chris Preddie OBE claims Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said he doesn’t need a Covid-19 vaccine. The video includes an interview from CNBC with Mr Bourla with text imposed above it which says “PFIZER CEO HAS NO
Full Fact→ Screenshot of website about Covid-19 vaccine side effects is fake
A Facebook post includes what appears to be a screenshot of a website listing Covid-19 vaccine side effects recorded by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Yellow Card scheme. Text in the post says: “A few people asked
Full Fact→ Covid virus variants are real
A post on Facebook falsely claims that variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, and biological viruses as a whole, do not exist. Viruses exist The post seems to claim that viruses do not exist. This is wholly false. Viruses
Logically→ The Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has said that it is likely that a vaccine resistant strand of COVID-19 will emerge.
While it is possible, Bourla said that Pfizer are able to formulate a new vaccine within 90 days of any new variants appearing.
Snopes→ New NY Governor Adds 12,000 Deaths to Publicized COVID Tally
Andrew Cuomo’s critics had long charged that he was manipulating coronavirus statics to burnish his image as a pandemic leader.
Logically→ Teenagers are more at risk of death from COVID-19 vaccination than older people.
Post-COVID-19 vaccination deaths are rare and often occur because of underlying health conditions. Side effects are well-publicized and temporary.
Snopes→ Pentagon: US Troops Must Get Their COVID-19 Vaccines ASAP
More than 800,000 service members have yet to get their shots, according to Pentagon data.
Poynter→ Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was vaccinated against COVID-19 in March
A clip from an interview with Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla has been circulating on social media. In it, he was asked why he hasn’t yet received his COVID-19 vaccine. He responded that as soon as he can he will, but he doesn’t want to cut t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine Is NOT Illegal; ‘Doctor’ Does NOT Prove ‘Criminal’ FDA Regulation Violations
Is the FDA approval of the COVID-19 vaccine illegal, and does a "doctor" prove the Pfizer informational insert with its vaccine shows criminal regulation violations? No, that's not true: The claims made on the Stew Peters show by a guest
Snopes→ White House Staff Are Not Required To Get Vaccinated for COVID
However, a vaccine mandate for federal employees states that they have to be regularly tested for the virus if they choose not to be vaccinated.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines are recommended at any stage of pregnancy
We’ve been asked on WhatsApp whether there is any reason to avoid the Covid-19 vaccines currently available in the UK during the first trimester of pregnancy. Dr Jo Mountfield, consultant obstetrician and vice president of the Royal College
Logically→ COVID-19 is nothing more than a bad seasonal flu.
Claims made by Dr. Roger Hodkinson are unfounded. COVID-19 is not the same as the seasonal flu.
Poynter→ COVID deaths of Broward County teachers did happen, despite claims otherwise
A CNN report on Aug. 13 stated that in a 24-hour span, four Broward County, Florida, schoolteachers had died from COVID-19 and at least three of them were unvaccinated. The Broward Teachers Union later corrected the announcement that served as the b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Touted By Others As ‘Ph.D., Oxford’ Did NOT Make True Statements About COVID-19 Vaccines To A School Board — Did NOT Attend Oxford University
Does a doctor share evidence of vaccine harm to an Ohio school board? No, that's not true: A man who appeared at a school board meeting in Ohio repeated multiple COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories that Lead Stories has previously debunk
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Yale Professor, Ivermectin Maker Say The Horse Dewormer Is NOT Proven Effective Against COVID-19 — Mississippi Hospitalized Man After Dose
Has ivermectin been proven a safe and life-saving treatment for COVID-19? No, that's not true: The manufacturer of the drug, Merck, says its scientists find no evidence ivermectin works as a COVID-19 treatment and are concerned by the lac
Snopes→ Did Tucker Carlson Say This About Nebraska Man’s Death to Stoke COVID Vaccine Fears?
The claim appeared to stem from former U.S. Democratic Sen. Al Franken, who hasn't yet returned our request for comment.
Health Feedback→ Janci Chunn Lindsay’s claims that COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe are inaccurate and unsupported by scientific evidence
REVIEW In early August 2021, several posts (see examples here, here, and here) claiming that COVID-19 vaccination will cause fertility problems, blood clotting, and increase the chances that the virus bypasses previous immunity to it (immune escape)
Snopes→ Jesse Jackson and His Wife Test Positive for COVID-19
The civil rights activist had been vaccinated in January 2021.
Snopes→ US Regulators Give Full Approval to Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
The U.S. becomes the first country to fully approve the shot.
Poynter→ COVID-19 vaccination does not violate the Nuremberg Code
A man calling himself the “vaccine police” posted a video on Facebook making unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 vaccines and the people administering them at a Walmart pharmacy in Missouri. The video uploaded on Aug. 16 runs for more t
Snopes→ Radio Host Who Regretted Vaccine Skepticism Dies of COVID
Nashville radio station SuperTalk 99.7 WTN confirmed Phil Valentine’s death in a tweet.
Snopes→ U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls Tests Positive for COVID-19
Nehls, a Republican from the Houston area, said that he is fully vaccinated and hopes the symptoms pass soon.
Snopes→ Congressman Barry Moore, Wife Test Positive for COVID-19
The congressman disclosed the diagnosis in a post on social media.
Snopes→ Kentucky Supreme Court Reins in Gov. Beshear’s Efforts to Combat COVID-19
The ruling revolves around a dispute between Beshear and the GOP-led legislature over the scope of the governor’s executive authority in times of emergencies.
Snopes→ Biden Sees Dip in Support Amid New COVID Cases: AP-NORC Poll
President Joe Biden is facing a summer slump, with Americans taking a notably less positive view of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his job approval rating ticking down.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Scientifically Speaking,’ The Vaccinated Are NOT The Disease Vectors ‘Spreading The Mutant Variants’ of COVID-19
Are people vaccinated against COVID-19 "superspreaders," serving as the transmitting vectors for the virus that caused the midsummer 2021 increase in hospitalizations, and did the delta variant and other new forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIPAA Does NOT Protect People From Having To Reveal Their COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known by its acronym HIPAA, protect people from having to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status at a restaurant, bar or similar business or organization? No, t
Full Fact→ Covid testing hasn’t left 12 million on NHS waiting lists
A Facebook post shares a meme which says “Britain in 2021: We are currently testing millions of people who aren’t ill, whilst not treating 12 million people who are ill”. The caption of the post then says that this backlog of “g
Health Feedback→ Video shared by Sebastian Gorka Facebook page shows nurse making false and unsubstantiated claims about ivermectin, COVID-19 PCR tests, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
REVIEW On 13 August 2021, the Facebook page “America First With Dr. Sebastian Gorka” published a video of nurse Nicole Whitley, who made several claims about ivermectin, COVID-19 vaccine safety, and the COVID-19 PCR tests. Sebastian Gork
Logically→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cannot alter your DNA.
mRNA is different from DNA. mRNA can’t combine with DNA to alter our genetic code.
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines and pregnancy: fact checked
We all deserve information we can trust, especially when making important decisions about our health. For pregnant women and their families, this has been an especially worrying time. Vaccine uptake among pregnant women has been lower than other
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICU Nurse Offers NO Proof Ivermectin Is Effective At Treating COVID-19
Does an ICU nurse give proof that ivermectin is effective at treating COVID-19? No, that's not true: Ivermectin, which is frequently used to treat or prevent parasites in animals, is not approved for treating or preventing COVID-19 in hum
Snopes→ Three Senators Test Positive for COVID in Breakthrough Cases
Three senators said they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, a high-profile collection of breakthrough cases that comes as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly across the United States.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death due to COVID-19 for under 50s by up to 177.5 percent.
A Daily Expose article has misinterpreted data from Public Health England to falsely claim that vaccines increase the risk of death.
Full Fact→ What we know about Covid-19 vaccines and miscarriages
We’ve seen a number of claims over the last few months about the Covid-19 vaccines and miscarriages. Here we debunk a few of the most common ones. What we know so far There is no scientific reason the vaccine might be expected to affect pregnancy
Full Fact→ What do we know about Covid-19 vaccines and fertility?
We’ve been asked on WhatsApp for information regarding the Covid-19 vaccines and womens' fertility. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) which is the professional association of pregnancy, childbirth, and women's reproduct