Health
No, Covid stats don’t indicate it’s ‘officially back’
A video falsely claims that lockdowns might be needed to deal with a huge rise in Covid-19 cases in the past week. Read
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Covid-19 fact checks
This page brings together Full Fact’s fact checks on Covid-19, covering common claims, vaccine safety and efficacy, symptoms, treatments, government policies, and misinformation. We review evidence, correct errors, and monitor evolving science to help you make informed decisions.
World
Japan hasn’t named Covid mRNA vaccine the ‘most deadly drug’
The misleading claim is being shared again after first appearing in 2024. Read
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Health
False claims about Covid-19 ‘crisis actor’ recirculate on Facebook
Claims that a Covid-19 patient interviewed by BBC News during the pandemic was actually a “crisis actor” have been shared on social media for years—but this isn’t true. Read
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Health
Hantavirus is not listed as a side effect of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
A Pfizer document citing “hantavirus pulmonary infection” in a list of adverse events of special interest has been misinterpreted. Read
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Health
Daily Mail corrects article about Covid vaccines and cancer
The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer. Read
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Health
Covid vaccine claims at the Reform UK conference: fact checked
A cardiologist called Dr Aseem Malhotra, who we have fact checked before, made unevidenced and misleading claims at the event in Birmingham. Read
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Health
Covid vaccines did not cause a 300% rise in cancer and miscarriage rates
Claims of sudden disease spikes in US military personnel in 2021 were based on an error in a government database. Read
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Health
Robert F Kennedy Jr wrong about mRNA vaccines’ effectiveness
The US health secretary has cancelled research into mRNA vaccines, but his reasons seem to be based on bad information about their effectiveness. Read
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Science & Technology
Edited video of Pfizer CEO circulates again online
A clip of Albert Bourla, in which he appears to refer to a goal of reducing the number of people in the world by 50%, has been edited. He did not say this. Read
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Health
No, the US Supreme Court has not ruled that Covid vaccines are ‘not vaccines’
Familiar misinformation about Covid vaccines being gene therapy is circulating again. Read
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