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Covid-19 vaccines don’t alter your DNA
Many Facebook posts have falsely described the vaccines as ‘DNA altering technology’. Read
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Covid-19 fact checks
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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Covid vaccines are still available in Iceland
The country has not banned Covid vaccines, despite claims on social media saying it has. Read
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Was Boris Johnson right to dispute Covid Inquiry evidence on excess deaths?
Pandemic deaths in the UK were indeed among the worst in western Europe as the Inquiry had heard—but also about in the middle, by the standards of Europe as a whole, as Mr Johnson said. Read
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No graphene oxide in Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
The substance was used as a tool to study a sample during the vaccine’s development. It is not an ingredient in the vaccine itself. Read
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Myocarditis after Covid vaccines doesn’t kill one in five
A video of a man talking to a pharmacist about myocarditis has resurfaced on social media. Claims in the video about the mortality rate of the condition are incorrect. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines did not kill 30 people at one clinic in New Zealand
This claim comes from an activist who supplied no supporting evidence. It is contradicted by data on deaths published by the New Zealand government. Read
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Instagram post lacks vital context about Covid deaths among the vaccinated
Virtually all the most vulnerable people are vaccinated against Covid, so most of the people who die of it are too. Read
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‘Get Covid and live longer’? Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp at Covid Inquiry fact checked
Most people dying of Covid in 2020 were over 80—but they also generally had years of life left. Read
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The Covid vaccines are not ‘poison’
The benefits of Covid vaccination outweigh the risks for most people, and although mild side effects are common, serious ones are rare. Read
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Age UK did not say that elderly suicides rose during lockdown
A Telegraph article reported comments made during the Covid Inquiry, which inaccurately described the content of Age UK’s witness statement. Read
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