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FactCheck.org→ Video: Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias teamed up to debunk false claims, spreading on social media, that were made by a state senator in Texas about vaccine safety. All three of the COVID-19 vaccines administered in the U.S. went throu
Health Feedback→ Article by OffGuardian, ZeroHedge claiming to list 30 facts about COVID-19 contains multiple inaccurate and misleading statements
REVIEW On 22 September 2021, OffGuardian published an article, which was reprinted by ZeroHedge and shared by other websites like InfoWars, listing 30 claims related to COVID-19. These articles, which went viral, received altogether more than 19,000
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenko ‘Vaccine Death Report’ Does NOT Show Credible Data — It Rehashes Disproven COVID Vaccine Claims
Does a 52-page pdf entitled, "The Vaccine Death Report" show how dangerous and deadly COVID-19 vaccines are? No, that's not true: This document contains an international cast of claims that have already been debunked. The vaccine disinfor
FactCheck.org→ Basketball Star Bradley Beal’s Misleading Comments About COVID-19
SciCheck Digest NBA star Bradley Beal made some misleading comments — shared in viral video clips — about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. No vaccine is 100% effective, but clinical trials and studies show the COVID-19 vaccines are very effe
Full Fact→ What is the advice on getting the Pfizer vaccine during pregnancy?
We have been asked on WhatsApp why there appears to be a discrepancy between information on Pfizer’s website and patient information leaflet, and the official government advice for pregnant women thinking about getting the Covid-19 vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Order Dishonorable Discharge For Troops Who Refused COVID-19 Vaccination
Did President Joe Biden order dishonorable discharge for 46% of U.S. service members who refused COVID-19 vaccination? No, that's not true: Although the Biden administration opposed sections of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence These Gumdrops Cure COPD
Do two shiny gumdrops per day cure COPD? No, that's not true: Neither the Food and Drug Administration nor the American Lung Association include gumdrop-form medications on their list of tested and approved medications for treatment of th
Full Fact→ Chemical used to sterilise Covid-19 tests won’t turn into deadly antifreeze
A video posted on Facebook suggests that ethylene oxide, a gas used to sterilise lateral flow swabs, will react upon contact with moisture and create deadly antifreeze and that ethylene oxide can immediately cause cancer. The video also claims that the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pine Needle Tea, Suramin Are NOT Cures For Autism Nor ‘Antidote’ For COVID Vaccine Side Effects
Does suramin or pine needle tea cure autism and serve as an antidote to people's adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: There is no evidence pine needle tea contains suramin, a drug invented by Bayer in the 20th cent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Boebert Did NOT Tweet Pelosi’s Whereabouts During January 6 Insurrection, Only That Pelosi Had Been Evacuated
Did U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert live-tweet Speaker Nancy Pelosi's whereabouts during the January 6, 2021, insurrection? Not exactly: Boebert tweeted when Pelosi was removed from the House chamber, but did not tweet where Pelosi was specifica
Health Feedback→ FDA experts support COVID-19 vaccines, didn’t author unsupported allegations of vaccine-caused deaths
REVIEW As of 22 September 2021, 54% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But discussions about the possible waning of vaccine-induced immunity over time and the spread of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant has prompted scient
Full Fact→ Ethylene oxide-sterilised swabs won’t cause harm during pregnancy
A post on Facebook shows a screenshot from the Public Health England (PHE) website about ethylene oxide, with an arrow pointing to a line that says “ethylene oxide may be harmful to the unborn child”. Text over the picture says “STERI
Full Fact→ Citric acid is not being used by ‘evil forces’ to harm population
A post on Facebook claims that citric acid is a poison derived from genetically modified black mould, which is being hidden in food and used in “spiritual warfare” by “evil forces in a direct attempt to lower the population’s vi
Full Fact→ Figures about Pfizer side effects for children need more context
A post on Instagram claims that 86% of children suffered an adverse reaction to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in clinical trials. Specifically, it says that 86% suffered an adverse reaction after the first dose, with 78.9% suffering an adv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine Is Not Rated ‘Toxic,’ No Evidence For ‘Eugenics’ Conspiracy Theory
Are COVID vaccines toxic and did mysterious "globalists" seek to kill off the weak and enslave the rest of the world's population by triggering the pandemic? No, that's not true: Both are recycled conspiracy theories, being repeated in a
Truth or Fiction?→ DHS Report Confirms Border Officials’ Surveillance Against Journalists and Activists
Federal officials say border authorities wrongfully conducted surveillance against journalists and activists crossing between the United States and Mexico — but the United States stopped short of commenting on whether they broke the law in doing
Full Fact→ MP makes unevidenced claims about vaccine damage
On 17 September Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope presented the Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill for its second reading in the House of Commons. The bill seeks to require the government sets up an independent review into “disablement
Logically→ Pfizer has voluntarily recalled all lots of its anti-smoking drug over carcinogen presence.
Pfizer's recall of Chantix over a "potential increased cancer risk in humans" is wrongly being used to question the safety of the company's vaccine.Sharing the screenshot of a Daily Mail article on the recalling of Chantix, an anti-smoking d
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Dubious Claim About Ivermectin and Male Fertility
SciCheck Digest The Food and Drug Administration says male infertility is not a known side effect of the antiparasitic medication ivermectin. Dubious claims that the drug sterilizes 85% of male users were incorrectly attributed to a questionable 2011
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Data Mining Posts
On September 22 2021, actor Wil Wheaton shared a warning about data mining on Facebook (one of many circulating at the time), advising followers to educate themselves about data mining. Facebook Warnings About Data Mining in September 2021 Wheaton̵
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Face Masks Are Unhealthy — Air Monitor Malfunction or Misuse Caused That Scary Alarm
Does this video of an air quality monitor's danger signal prove it is unhealthy to wear one of the surgical masks recommended to slow the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: The screen on the gadget in the video, according to the use
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines aren’t comparable to thalidomide scandal
An Instagram post which includes photos of children born with birth defects, appears to compare the thalidomide scandal with the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme. While it doesn’t mention Covid-19 vaccines explicitly, text at the to
Full Fact→ Children should still follow Covid-19 rules after vaccination
A section of an “easy read” consent form for the Covid-19 vaccines for children and young people, which was published by the government, wrongly stated that people who have been vaccinated no longer have to follow government rules. The leaf
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 treatments can improve a patient’s survival and recovery, but don’t replace the individual and community benefits of vaccination
REVIEW During the summer of 2021, many countries experienced a new COVID-19 surge mainly driven by the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. First identified in India in October 2020, this variant became rapidly dominant in many countries inc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Numbers Don’t Support Public Commenter Claiming ‘We Are Killing More People Than We Are Saving’ During FDA VAX Panel
Did a member of the Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee say, "We are killing more people than we are saving with the shots"? No, that's not true: A member of the public said this. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putting Hydrogen Peroxide In A Nebulizer Does NOT Help Fight Pathogens — It’s Dangerous
Does putting hydrogen peroxide in a nebulizer help the user's body fight pathogens? No, that's not true: Such a practice is not only ineffective, but dangerous, according to information from medical organizations. The claim appeared in a
Logically→ Breastfeeding babies are dying of adverse reactions due to their mothers being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Theoretical concerns regarding the safety of vaccinating lactating individuals do not outweigh the potential benefits of receiving the vaccine
Logically→ The quality of FDA-approved drugs is not scientifically evaluated.
The FDA follows a strict approval process and evaluates all clinical data related to a drug's safety and efficacy before approving it for public use.
Full Fact→ Electrolysis video doesn’t prove tap water is dangerous
A video on Facebook of someone appearing to ‘test’ tap water with an electrical device, alongside the caption “and we wonder why we’re feeling dumbed down” has been viewed almost 100,000 times. The person in the vide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: General Dynamics Has NOT Canceled Vaccine Mandate — Company Has Yet To Make Any Announcement On Vaccinations Or Tests For Employees
Did General Dynamics reject the vaccine mandate from the federal government after 40% of its employees threatened to walk away if the mandate was implemented? No, that's not true: A General Dynamics spokesperson said that the claim is unt
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mounted Border Patrol Did NOT Use Whips To Round Up Haitian Refugees Amid Surge of Migrants
Did U.S. Border Patrol agents use whips to round up Haitian migrants and refugees who were crossing a river at the Mexican border near Del Rio, Texas? No, that's not true: While photos and video circulating show mounted border patrol agen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dermatopathologist Ryan Cole Does NOT Back With Data His Claim That Pfizer Vaccine Weakens Patients’ Immune Systems
Did an Idaho doctor trained in skin-test analysis prove his claims that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine weakens the immune system and seems to be causing cancer? No, that's not true: The claims are supported only by anecdotes, not by data and h
The Dispatch→ Have ‘1 in 9 Vaccinated Adolescents Suffered a Severe Adverse Reaction’ From the Pfizer Vaccine?
A viral Facebook post from Physicians for Informed Consent, self-described as a “nonprofit organization focused on science and statistics,” claims that “1 in 9 vaccinated adolescents suffered a severe adverse reaction” from the
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19: The Unvaccinated Pose a Risk to the Vaccinated
Q: How do people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 pose a risk to people who have been vaccinated? A: An unvaccinated person who is infected with COVID-19 poses a much greater risk to others who are also unvaccinated. But vaccines are not
Full Fact→ Pfizer’s new trial drug is not ivermectin in disguise
A Facebook post falsely suggests that a potential new Covid-19 treatment from Pfizer is essentially the same as ivermectin. In fact the two drugs are structurally very different. The post shows a screenshot of a Pfizer press release announcing th
The Dispatch→ Is Biden Withholding VA Benefits From Unvaccinated Veterans?
A widely shared article from Delaware Ohio News claims: “Biden Orders VA to Withhold Health Benefits From Unvaccinated Veterans.” The article has also been shared on Facebook with the caption: “Say how Anti American you are with
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines passed animal trials
In an apparent reference to the Covid-19 vaccines, a post on Facebook claims that people are “being Injected by something that couldn’t even make it past the Animal Trials”. The post does not mention Covid-19 vaccines specifically, bu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: iPad Glitch At Los Angeles Voting Center Does NOT Mean GOP Votes Were Stolen In California Recall
Is the message some citizens received at one Los Angeles County voting center -- that a county computer indicated they had already voted -- evidence that Republican votes were stolen in California's gubernatorial recall election? No, that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: You Can NOT Update Voicemail In An Emergency With No Phone Service
Can you change your voicemail on your landline or cellphone when the phone has no service, data or connection to Wi-Fi? No, that's not true: Both T-Mobile and AT&T said that that was not possible. The claim appeared in a Facebook post