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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The claim has been going round since a Spanish professor got a vial of what claimed to be Pfizer vaccine in the post, and said it looked like graphene oxide through a microscope. Read
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An Instagram post takes a tragic story of an infant’s death and uses it to make baseless claims about vaccine safety. Read
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She actually said the Covid-19 vaccines aren’t live vaccines. Read
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A video claiming vaccines are part of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ uses footage of World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab to claim vaccines edit your genes. Read
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2020 saw lower than average teen deaths due to various factors, and so isn’t a “normal” year to compare 2021 against. Read
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The MHRA told Full Fact that it has ‘significant concerns that this practice is not safe’. Read
The JCVI has advised that pregnant women should be vaccinated at the same time as the rest of their age or risk group. Read
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A video incorrectly suggests a gas used to sterilise lateral flow tests can cause cancer and its use is being hidden from the public. Read
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This is a misunderstanding of a passage of a CDC document. Read
A video of Bill Gates saying we don’t know whether vaccines work comes from July 2020, when the results of the Covid-19 vaccine trials had not yet been published. Read
