Does the use of ivermectin as a dewormer for horses mean it is only a veterinary medicine? No, that's not true: There are ivermectin doses for 1,000-pound animals and different doses and forms to treat rosacea and parasites in humans. But
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Health Feedback→ A person’s decision not to vaccinate affects others, as unvaccinated people are more likely to get infected and spread COVID-19
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That 27 U.S. Air Force Pilots Resigned Over COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
Did 27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign their commissions after the announcement of the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all U.S. active duty and National Guard service members? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Is NOT ‘Forcibly’ Vaccinating Hurricane Ida Evacuees
Did the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) force COVID-19 vaccines onto Hurricane Ida evacuees who were leaving New Orleans? No, that's not true: FEMA told Lead Stories this is false and a spokesperson for the mayor said it is not
Health Feedback→ Germany hasn’t stopped COVID-19 vaccination, contrary to claims made about a simulation game event called “BasisCamp”
REVIEW BasisCamp was a multi-day simulation game event, which took place in August 2021 in Germany. On its YouTube channel, BasisCamp is described as “A Global Pandemic Exit Exercise” organized by members of the Corona Investigation Committee (Sti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Health Study Does NOT End Natural Immunity Vs. COVID Vaccination Debate
Does an Israeli study based on medical records of the Maccabi Healthcare Services HMO prove vaccines are less effective than natural immunity? No, that's not true: While the study does indicate people who survived infection with SARS-CoV-
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Missing Context About Israeli Study on COVID-19 Natural Immunity
SciCheck An Instagram post highlighted a headline about a non-peer-reviewed study from Israel that found that unvaccinated people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 had greater immunity against the delta variant than never-infected people fully vaccin
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Botswanan Doctors’ Group Call for Ivermectin as a COVID-19 Treatment?
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage amid a toxic stew of online disinformation campaigns and official grandstanding, anti-vaccination conspiracy theorists circulated a purported press release from a group in Botswana in early September 20
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Draw Unsupported Conclusion on Afghan Helicopter Video
Quick Take Afghan journalists report that a video of a person suspended from a helicopter shows an operation in which the person was trying to change a flag. But critics of President Joe Biden have used the footage to claim the Taliban used U.S. equipm
Poynter→ Thalidomide, morning-sickness drug that caused disabilities, wasn’t FDA-approved for pregnant women
Since the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults Aug. 23, many skeptics of the vaccine have gone on social media to challenge the agency’s safety record and credibility. “Thalidomide was a
Logically→ Germany has stopped administering COVID-19 vaccinations
Germany has not paused its COVID-19 vaccination drive and has not cancelled any licenses for the approved vaccines.
Truth or Fiction?→ Carrie Prejean Encinitas School Board Video
On August 30 2021, video of a woman later identified as Carrie Prejean Boller spread virally on Twitter; the clip depicted Prejean Boller “speaking out” against masks at a school board meeting in the southern California city of Encinitas on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The NIH Does NOT Conduct All Testing Of New Drugs And Dr. Fauci’s Wife Does NOT Control Drug Approval
Does the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) hand over all its testing of new drugs to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and does that put Dr. Anthony Fauci's wife, NIH chief of bioethics Christine Grady, in a position to somehow
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Emergency Care To Indian Soldiers Does NOT Show Any Connection To COVID-19 Vaccinations
Does a video of Indian soldiers rendering aid to other soldiers who have collapsed show a strong connection to the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: This video appears to show the first aid care rendered during a mass heat stroke inc
FactCheck.org→ Health Sensors Misconstrued as Government Tracking ‘Microchips’
SciCheck Digest A digital device company is developing gel sensors that would monitor the wearer’s health and could potentially help to detect future outbreaks of disease. But conspiracy theorists are falsely claiming that the sensors are actuall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Publish An Article Describing A Healthy 40-Year-Old COVID-19 Victim’s Sentiments Toward Unvaccinated People — It’s Satirical
Did CNN publish an article describing a 40-year-old COVID-19 victim's sentiments toward unvaccinated people? No, that's not true: The satirical story about a severely obese woman who was vaccinated and is now dying from COVID-19 was not p
Health Feedback→ Multiple scientific studies suggest that masking can help limit transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools, contrary to claim in Federalist article
REVIEW It’s back to school season in the U.S. and with rising COVID-19 case numbers, including among children too young to receive the COVID-19 vaccines, American schools have become battlegrounds over disagreements about preventative measures. Ma
Snopes→ Can You Die of COVID-19 if You Are Vaccinated?
In short, no vaccine is 100% effective.
The Dispatch→ Is It True That Military Members Have to Be Vaccinated but White House Employees Don’t?
A viral Instagram post, based on a video from Charlie Kirk, claims: “The White House doesn’t mandate the vaccine for its employees but is making active military get the vaccine.” a.image2.image-link.image2-609-671 {
Snopes→ Japan Suspends 1.63M Doses of Moderna over Contamination
Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of Moderna vaccine Thursday after contamination was found in unused vials, raising concern of a supply shortage as the country tries to accelerate vaccinations amid a COVID-19 surge.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Study Does NOT Say Fully Vaccinated Health Care Workers Carrying 251 Times Viral Load of Unvaccinated Workers Pose Threat To Unvaccinated Patients, Co-Workers
Does a study say fully vaccinated health care workers carry 251 times the viral load of unvaccinated and pose a threat to unvaccinated patients and co-workers? No, that's not true: This is a distortion of what the published paper actually
Health Feedback→ Study in Vietnam showed that Delta infection results in a higher viral load compared to earlier strains, not that vaccinated people are more infectious than unvaccinated people
REVIEW An article published on 24 August 2021 by Children’s Health Defense, an organization that opposes vaccination, claimed that research showed “vaccinated individuals carry 251 times the load of COVID-19 viruses in their nostrils compared to
FactCheck.org→ Chiropractor Again Peddles False, Misleading COVID-19 Claims
SciCheck Digest The delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is more transmissible than previous forms of the virus, and has helped spur an increase in cases, including in children. But a chiropractor in a Facebook video wrongly claims th
Logically→ Bill Gates is the primary funder of the MHRA and owns major shares in Pfizer and BioNTech.
Investments originating from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are unrelated to COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ In the U.K., everyone is required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccines will be compulsory for those working in care homes. COVID-19 vaccines are not compulsory for the rest of the population.
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Camilla Canepa and #ProtectYourFamily
A June 2021 Facebook post about the death of Camilla Canepa spread virally in August 2021, iterations of which received thousands of shares on Facebook, with its “vaccine info” box glaringly absent: Camilla Canepa Facebook Posts and the #P
The Dispatch→ Did the FDA Approve a Drug That Caused Birth Defects?
Following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to grant full approval to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine—the vaccine had previously been distributed under emergency provisions—comparisons were made on social media to the FDAR
Full Fact→ Pfizer CEO didn’t say he doesn’t need to be vaccinated because he’s healthy
A Facebook post says the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, doesn’t think he needs to be vaccinated because “he’s healthy”. This isn’t true. In December, Mr Bourla gave an interview on CNBC where he said he didn’t want to
Full Fact→ Too early to say whether unvaccinated doctors or nurses will lose jobs
A Facebook post suggests thousands of unvaccinated doctors and nurses will lose their jobs for refusing a Covid-19 vaccine. The context of the post seems to be an upcoming public consultation which will inform the government’s decision on w
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
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
Full Fact→ PHE says no need to restart vaccination course in pregnancy after second dose delay
We’ve been asked on WhatsApp whether women who received their first Covid-19 vaccine prior to becoming pregnant, but who then delayed their second dose since becoming pregnant, are advised to get their second dose. We’ve been asked wh
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.
FactCheck.org→ Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick’s False Claim About Unvaccinated Black People
The majority of United States residents who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 are white, according to available state data and survey research. That contradicts Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s claim that, “in most states,” Black
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Mandatory Oil Dump Order In Place From The ‘Department of Hydrocarbons’ — It’s A Joke
Is there a mandatory oil dump order in place per the "Department of Hydrocarbons"? No, that's not true: neither a mandatory oil dumping order nor the "Department of Hydrocarbons" exist, and the creator of the video admitted it was a joke.
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: More Than 75 Doctors Did NOT ‘Walk Out Of A South Florida Hospital Rather Than Treat The Unvaccinated’ — It Was A Demonstration
Did more than 75 doctors walk out of a south Florida hospital rather than treat unvaccinated COVID-19 patients? No, that's not true: The event was not a "walkout," as the doctors did not interrupt their workday to gather for what one part
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