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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Tests with two different wells for samples that can detect three different infections do not prove the infections are the same. Read
A video showing green and red lights at Tesco Swindon has sparked speculation on social media. Read
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An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid. Read
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Social media posts suggest a UKHSA job advert shows that a new pandemic is being planned. But the UKHSA says the wording from the advert is a “legacy” from before the Covid-19 vaccine rollout began. Read
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A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t true. Read
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£18 billion went towards the NHS in England’s frontline Covid response in 2020/21, but far more was spent on other health programmes such as test and trace and buying PPE. Read
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Videos from a popular Instagram influencer wrongly suggest that the 5G network is somehow causing disease associated with the new Covid variant. Read
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A video from the US is circulating on social media again, claiming that mortality data in the UK shows Covid-19 vaccines to cause a large increase in deaths. This is not what the data shows. Read
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Rishi Sunak claimed A&E waiting times are at their best in two years. But experts say this is hard to reconcile with public data, which shows that June 2023 was not the best month in the last 24. Read
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A Florida Republican group has agreed to send a letter to state officials asking for Covid vaccines to be banned, but this does not appear to have any legal power to enact a ban in the state. Read
