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.
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
A PHE document on ethylene oxide exposure is not talking about the limited exposure you get from using sterilised swabs, which are extremely unlikely to have any of the chemical still on them. Read
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The American Red Cross has stopped taking donations of blood plasma containing antibodies as it has enough supply. Read
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Christopher Chope presented a number of misleading or unevidenced statements about Covid-19 vaccines to the House of Commons. Read
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An Instagram post which compares the rollout of Covid vaccines with the thalidomide scandal, ignores the context and history these medicines exist in. Read
It shows a demonstration against pandemic rules outside the parliament building in Bern, Switzerland. Read
A picture of two donations of blood claims they come from unvaccinated and vaccinated donors. Read
They are very different compounds. Read
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All four vaccines approved for use in the UK have passed animal trials. Read
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The headline of a Daily Sceptic article misinterpreted the data in a PHE report— even though the report specifically warned against this. Read
