Christopher Chope MP
We’ve fact checked Christopher Chope three times. We’ve asked him to correct the record twice. Join others in his constituency of Christchurch to ask him to stand up for honesty in public life.
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We’ve fact checked Christopher Chope three times
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MPs' vaccine debate fact checked
“The Paul Ehrlich Institute is the German regulator responsible for vaccine safety.
“On 20 July, the Institute confirmed that one in 5,000 people was seriously affected after a vaccination.
“That also reflected a finding that it published earlier in the year, in which the institute tried to raise the alert that one in 5,000 vaccinated people experienced a serious side effect, such as heart muscle inflammation.”
Christopher Chope, 24 October 2022
No evidence for MP’s claims ‘tens of thousands of people’ have ‘suffered severe damage’ from vaccines
We know that on the figures that at least 2,000 people have died shortly after receiving the vaccine, that's from the Yellow Cards. We know that upwards of half a million Yellow Cards have been issued, so when we talk about probably tens of thousands of people who have suffered severe damage as a result of this [Covid-19 vaccines] I think that's the sort of ballpark figure we're in
Christopher Chope, 21 March 2022
MP makes unevidenced claims about vaccine damage
The government has produced a lot of information about the extent of vaccine damage including the Yellow Card scheme.
Christopher Chope, 10 September 2021
We’ve asked Christopher Chope to correct the record twice
It’s important that those making claims in public life correct their mistakes. We follow up on our fact checks to ask politicians and media organisations to issue corrections when they get things wrong.
We have been in touch with Christopher Chope about two of his claims. He has yet to correct the record.
Sir Christopher Chope made misleading claims about the Covid-19 vaccine on 24 October 2022
Sir Christopher Chope made an unevidenced claim about vaccine damage on 21 March 2022
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