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.
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Posts on Facebook falsely claim that the Metropolitan Police is investigating the Covid-19 vaccine programme. Read
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The Prime Minister claimed during PMQs that the UK is now capable of producing 80% of its own PPE. Read
An Instagram post claims that Japan has dropped Covid-19 vaccine mandates even though it has never enforced one. Read
Just over 17,000 people under 65 died of the disease in England and Wales, up to the end of November 2021. Read
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The Code, which was created in response to human experimentation in Nazi concentration camps, does not mention masks. Read
Data from the UKHSA vaccine surveillance report cannot be used to estimate effectiveness correctly—as the report itself makes clear many times. Read
He was genuinely ill at the time of the interview, and later added the words “crisis actor” to his Instagram profile as a joke. Read
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Testing lateral flows with random things produces an invalid result. Read
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A doctor who challenged Sajid Javid on live TV misleadingly suggested Covid-19 vaccines are less effective than the evidence suggests. Read
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An online article has again misinterpreted data from the UKHSA to claim vaccines don’t prevent Covid-19 hospitalisation and death. Read
