A video on Instagram that has been viewed more than 20,000 times claims that a second wave of Covid-19 has been planned, and Covid-19 vaccines are going to be fatal. Both claims are false. Conspiracy theories about the planning of Covid-19 have been sh
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Health Feedback→ Clinical trials showed that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe; its side effects are mostly mild
REVIEW On 10 February 2021, a video was posted on the podcast channel The Joe Rogan Experience on the platform Spotify, in which commentator Joe Rogan (interviewing fellow commentator Michael Malice) made a series of statements about the side effects
FactCheck.org→ Texas Doctor Spreads False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Federal officials authorized two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 after they were determined to be safe and effective against symptomatic illness in clinical trials. But a Texas doctor, in a widely shared video, falsely claims the vaccines do
Snopes→ Geert Vanden Bossche Stokes Fear of COVID-19 Vaccine To Promote His Own Flawed ‘Solution’
Anti-vaccine activists are promoting a veterinarian's claim that the only way to prevent a future COVID-19 vaccination-related calamity is through a product he claims to have invented.
Full Fact→ Covid-19: Behind the death toll
We see the scale of this pandemic in another way if we look at the death toll alongside how many years of life are being lost—including among people who don’t die. Readers have been asking us different versions of the same question for man
Snopes→ Reports Say CNN’S Chris Cuomo Got Special COVID-19 Testing
The news anchor emerged as a central figure in the latest damaging stories about his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Logically→ The South African COVID-19 variant is in 18 countries in Europe.
Several countries in the EU have now seen the strain of coronavirus that was first reported in South Africa in December.
Full Fact→ Inaccurate Covid vaccine ‘Q&A’: fact checked
A Covid-19 vaccine “Q&A” sheet has been circulating on social media. It presents a checklist of claims about the vaccine, alongside ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answers. Some of the claims are inaccurate and suggest the mRNA va
Full Fact→ Travel to Spain requires negative Covid test
On Instagram, businessman Wayne Lineker has claimed that, once international travel resumes, people will not need to have been vaccinated in order to travel to Spain and will only require proof they have tested negative with a PCR test in the 72 hours
Full Fact→ Oranges don’t test positive for Covid-19
A post shared widely on Facebook claims that an orange has tested positive for Covid-19 using a lateral flow test. It’s unclear whether the post is implying that the tests are inaccurate or unreliable. In reality, the test cannot work properly wi
Logically→ West Bengal is among the top 4 States in India for the cumulative coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination.
Bengal stands in 5th place among all states after administering 48,66,734 doses of the COVID vaccine as of March 29, 2021.
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts touting pineapple drinks misrepresent research on potential Covid-19 treatment
A screenshot of a news report detailing research on a potential Covid-19 treatment that involves pineapple plants has been shared on Facebook alongside photos of pineapple drinks. The posts, however, are misleading: the research noted in the news repor
Snopes→ Is This Joker Right That ‘COVID’s Over, Baby’?
A man dressed as the Joker declared that "F-ing COVID is over.” To celebrate, he made it rain.
Snopes→ Did Meghan McCain Once Say She Had ‘No Problem’ With ‘Chinese Virus’ Label for COVID-19?
In March 2021, "The View" co-host apologized for "any past comments" that aided former President Donald Trump's "racist rhetoric." But what exactly did she say?
Snopes→ Is FEMA Covering Funeral Expenses for People Who Died From COVID-19?
The emergency management agency reportedly might cover up to $7,000 per family.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are critical for controlling the pandemic; vaccines still offer partial protection against new variants of the virus
REVIEW On 6 March 2021, the independent consultant Geert Vanden Bossche published an open letter to the World Health Organization on Twitter. In it, Vanden Bossche claimed that COVID-19 vaccines “should not be used amid an epidemic” and
Health Feedback→ Jamaica already recorded tens of thousands of COVID-19 cases as of March 2021, contrary to viral meme suggesting that smoking cannabis prevents infections
REVIEW In late March 2021, the claim that Jamaica hadn’t experienced cases of COVID-19 circulated on Facebook. The COVID-19 situation in the Caribbean island was rarely featured in large international news outlets, which may have led people to bel
Snopes→ Do Homeless People Have Access to COVID-19 Stimulus Payments?
Most Americans will receive $1,400, one-time payments as part of the March 2021 federal relief bill.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccine exports and the UK
A viral tweet claims that the EU has exported 41.6 million vaccines, mostly to the UK, while the US and UK have exported none. A screenshot of the tweet has also been spreading on Facebook. This 41.6 million figure and the graph in the image come
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed the COVID-19 vaccine in India.
Pharmaceutical companies and labs have developed the COVID-19 vaccines. The assertion by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is incorrect.
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed the COVID-19 vaccine in India.
Pharmaceutical companies and labs have developed the COVID-19 vaccines. The assertion by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is incorrect.
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi developed the COVID-19 vaccine in India.
Pharmaceutical companies and labs have developed the COVID-19 vaccines. The assertion by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is incorrect.
Poynter→ Here’s where the $1.86T in the COVID-19 relief package goes
There are a few big chunks of money in the American Rescue Plan Act that have generated a lot of news coverage and are pretty well known. In response to a reader’s request, we present the whopping $1.86 trillion spending plan in pie chart form. There
AFP Fact Check→ Papua New Guinea post shares Covid-19 vaccine misinformation
A Facebook post circulating in Papua New Guinea warns that Covid-19 vaccines are being trialled on people in the country and advises them to “stay away from hospital” if they develop symptoms. The post adds that the disease is “just a seasonal f
Snopes→ Will a COVID-19 Vaccination Get You a Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut?
In case you need another reason to get the vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Report 1,739 Deaths From The COVID-19 Vaccine
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report 1,739 deaths from the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: There's no public evidence the vaccine caused deaths. As its source, the claim cites the government's rough
Snopes→ New Study Confirms Link Between COVID and Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vertigo
A rapid systematic review of COVID-19 and hearing difficulties revealed a possible link between COVID-19 and audio-vestibular symptoms (hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo).
The Dispatch→ Did Marvin Hagler Die From the COVID-19 Vaccine?
After former professional boxer Marvin Hagler died on March 13 at age 66, rumors began to spread online suggesting that he died from the COVID-19 vaccine. A widely shared Instagram post claims that “Marvin Hagler was allegedly in ICU fighting aft
The Dispatch→ Did Marvin Hagler Die From the COVID-19 Vaccine?
After former professional boxer Marvin Hagler died on March 13 at age 66, rumors began to spread online suggesting that he died from the COVID-19 vaccine. A widely shared Instagram post claims that “Marvin Hagler was allegedly in ICU fighting aft
Logically→ A U.S baby is the first to be born with COVID-19 antibodies.
The first baby to have been born with antibodies is based in Singapore.
Health Feedback→ Ivermectin isn’t a highly effective drug for treating COVID-19
REVIEW A YouTube video published on 6 March 2021 featured physician Tess Lawrie, who claimed that ivermectin reduces the risk of death from COVID-19. This claim was based on a meta-analysis and review that Lawrie conducted using 27 scientific studie
Snopes→ Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor Dies Amid COVID-19 Struggle
Taylor's family and the company say he took his own life after suffering from symptoms related to COVID-19, including severe tinnitus.
Snopes→ A Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Backfired in Some US States
The first three months of the rollout suggests that faster is not necessarily better.
AFP Fact Check→ Australian military refutes claim of ‘severe side effects’ from Covid-19 vaccines amongst Navy service members
Multiple social media posts claim that 80 percent of Australian Navy service members who received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine are experiencing “severe side effects,” while the remaining 20 percent have “mild side effects”. The claim is fal
Snopes→ Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Partially Closed Due to COVID Outbreak
That’s according to several people, including one familiar with club operations, who said Mar-a-Lago had “partially closed” a section of the club and quarantined some of its workers “out of an abundance of caution.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The COVID-19 Positivity Rate Among Illegal Migrants At The Border Is NOT ‘Upwards Of Around 50%’
Is the COVID-19 positivity rate among migrants at the border "upwards of around 50%"? No, that's not true: It's less than 6%, according to the acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The claim cited the National Sh
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort CDC Study Supporting Mask Mandates to Reduce COVID-19
SciCheck Digest A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that state-issued mask mandates were associated with significant decreases in daily COVID-19 case and death growth rates. Yet some conservative outlets and social media u
AFP Fact Check→ Covid-19 vaccination does not invalidate US life insurance policies
Social media posts say that life insurance companies will not pay claims if a person dies within one year of receiving a vaccination against Covid-19. This is false, according to the organization that represents American life insurance firms and severa
Snopes→ Indonesia Resumes Use of AstraZeneca’S COVID-19 Vaccine
“The benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca outweigh the possible risks, so that we can start to use it,” Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority said in its announcement.
AFP Fact Check→ This footage circulated before the Covid-19 pandemic in reports about students fleeing tear gas at a school in Nigeria
Footage of students fleeing a building has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that it shows children running from a school where “live virus” Covid-19 vaccines were being forcibly administered to black kids. The claim, however