Vaccines

Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to the coronavirus pandemic

24 May 2023

Chelsea Clinton did not say children should be force-jabbed

Posts on social media are attributing a false quote to Chelsea Clinton. She did not say that children in the USA should be forcibly vaccinated.

Read more…
Chelsea Clinton did not say children should be force-jabbed
21 April 2023

FDA document does not say graphene oxide is in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine

A blog has made false claims about a recently released Covid-19 vaccine document. The document does not say that the Pfizer vaccine contains graphene oxide.

Read more…
FDA document does not say graphene oxide is in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
6 April 2023

5G isn’t going to activate Marburg virus hidden in vaccines

There’s no evidence for false claims on social media stating Marburg virus is hidden in the Covid-19 vaccine and will be activated by 5G.

Read more…
5G isn’t going to activate Marburg virus hidden in vaccines
4 April 2023

Tetanus jabs are not being used to sterilise people

Claims in a Facebook video that the tetanus vaccine was being used to sterilise people seem to be a rehashing of an old theory that has previously been disproven.

Read more…
Tetanus jabs are not being used to sterilise people
27 March 2023

No evidence Covid-19 vaccines have killed thousands of children

An Instagram post wrongly claims that no “healthy” children have died from Covid-19, and that the vaccines have killed thousands.

Read more…
No evidence Covid-19 vaccines have killed thousands of children
17 March 2023

ONS release doesn’t show vaccines ‘killing in huge numbers’

An ONS bulletin about Covid-19 deaths by vaccination status does not show the vaccine is killing people in huge numbers.

Read more…
ONS release doesn’t show vaccines ‘killing in huge numbers’
17 March 2023

Instagram post's claims about myocarditis in children not supported by official data

Social media claims that 1 in 40 children now get myocarditis are based on limited evidence—and ignore official evidence to the contrary.

Read more…
Instagram post's claims about myocarditis in children not supported by official data
28 February 2023

The WHO is not working on vaccines to create ‘permanent sterility’

Clips from a 2009 TV show falsely claim the World Health Organisation wants to depopulate the world using vaccines.

Read more…
The WHO is not working on vaccines to create ‘permanent sterility’
27 February 2023

Kate Shemirani makes several false claims about childhood vaccines

Claims that children get almost 100 vaccines, that none are safe or effective, and that no vaccines have ever been trialled together are all false.

Read more…
Kate Shemirani makes several false claims about childhood vaccines
14 February 2023

Article claiming studies show Covid-19 vaccines increase infection risk is false and misleading

Blog reports on three studies to show Covid-19 vaccines don’t work–but the findings don’t support this claim

Read more…
Article claiming studies show Covid-19 vaccines increase infection risk is false and misleading

Full Fact fights bad information

Bad information ruins lives. It promotes hate, damages people’s health, and hurts democracy. You deserve better.