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Monkeypox isn’t shingles in disguise
A tweet claims shingles is ‘being termed as monkeypox’. Read
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Pfizer CEO did not say he wanted to decrease population by 50%
Footage of Albert Bourla speaking at Davos has been edited. Read
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No evidence rise in monkeypox cases is linked to Covid-19 vaccine
An article claiming the monkeypox outbreak is evidence that the Covid-19 vaccine causes a form of AIDS is not based in fact. Read
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Bill Gates hasn’t launched artificial breast milk
Mr Gates has invested in a start-up producing such a product, but it's not yet available to the public. Read
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The FDA did not say Covid-19 vaccines are causing more heart attacks
A tweet also shared to Facebook claiming the FDA said 71 times more heart attacks occurred following the Covid-19 vaccine than any other vaccine is inaccurate. Read
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No evidence monkeypox is an agent of biological warfare
A video of a man opening textbooks to pages about monkeypox does not show the outbreak is a ‘war on us’. Read
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Monkeypox is not ‘vaccine acquired’ shingles
They are caused by completely different viruses. Read
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No evidence Covid-19 vaccines cause monkeypox
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus. There is no evidence it is a side effect of vaccination against Covid-19. Read
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The US military did not find traces of pesticides in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
A claim that members of the US special forces found traces of pesticides in vials of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is false. Read
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Smallpox not the only infectious disease eradicated by humans
While reporting on the rise of monkeypox, the Times said that smallpox is the only disease ever eradicated by humans. But there has been another—the cattle disease, rinderpest. Read
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