Symptoms

Fact checks about symptoms that are and are not associated with the coronavirus and Covid-19

16 January 2023

Instagram post misrepresents study linking climate change and diseases

Research linking climate change to strokes, dementia and migraines is not a cover up for Covid-19 vaccine harms, as Instagram user claims.

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6 April 2022

Mirror wrong to say catching Covid in warm weather cuts risk of long Covid

Surveys on the prevalence of long Covid did not measure the difference between groups of people based on when they caught Covid in the first place, nor necessarily based on …

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18 February 2022

Washington Post overstates prevalence of long Covid

The Washington Post claimed at least 50% of people who survive Covid-19 have debilitating health issues in the months afterwards. Official estimates are far lower.

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4 February 2022

Vaccinated Brits won’t have AIDS by the end of February 2022

An article posted on Facebook makes baseless claims that vaccines cause AIDS and will lead to a huge number of deaths in children.

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31 January 2022

Video filmed at police station is filled with Covid-19 vaccine misinformation

A video shared on Facebook of police speaking to vaccine sceptics is littered with unfounded claims about a non-existent investigation into Covid vaccinations.

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20 January 2022

Met Police has not launched an investigation into the Covid-19 vaccine programme

Posts on Facebook falsely claim that the Metropolitan Police is investigating the Covid-19 vaccine programme.

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19 January 2022

Japan has never enforced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate

An Instagram post claims that Japan has dropped Covid-19 vaccine mandates even though it has never enforced one.

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13 January 2022

Doctor who challenged Sajid Javid made misleading claims about vaccines

A doctor who challenged Sajid Javid on live TV misleadingly suggested Covid-19 vaccines are less effective than the evidence suggests.

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10 January 2022

Betty White did not get a Covid-19 booster vaccine three days before she died

Multiple social media posts falsely report actress Betty White had her third Covid vaccine three days before she died.

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10 January 2022

Vaccinated Germans won’t have AIDS by the end of January 2022

An article by The Expose uses inaccurate figures and flawed calculations to incorrectly claim that Covid vaccines cause AIDS.

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