Health
Covid-19 vaccines have not killed twice as many people as the virus
This claim is based on a survey which is unlikely to be representative of the US population. Read
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Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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Articles about heart attack risks do not show causality
A collection of articles reporting on possible links between certain factors and heart attacks do not show “you can’t do anything without risking a heart attack”. Read
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Covid vaccines won’t stop people getting pregnant
There’s no evidence the vaccines affect fertility. Read
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Study on male fertility doesn’t show depopulation plan
Certain measures of male fertility in sperm donors was found to temporarily drop between 2.5 and five months after vaccination. Read
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Unvaccinated people are still dying from Covid-19
An Instagram post claiming that “the unvaccinated aren’t dying” is not correct. Sadly, unvaccinated people are still dying from Covid-19 and other causes. Read
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No evidence for link between AIDS epidemic and smallpox vaccine
An article in a 1987 edition of the Times claimed a possible link between the smallpox vaccine and AIDS. There is no evidence for such a link. Read
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Modified chimpanzee virus in AstraZeneca vaccine isn’t linked to monkeypox
Claims that the use of a modified chimpanzee virus in the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are the cause of monkeypox are untrue. Read
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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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