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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A Spectator article suggests a new study which found mask-wearing didn’t lower Covid-19 infection rates is proof masks don’t work. But the study didn’t look at whether masks help others. Read
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The research claims dog walkers have a higher risk of catching Covid-19 but it has a number of methodological flaws. Read
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The chart of weekly deaths claimed to show that deaths were barely higher than previous years, but the figures are wrong. Read
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The Oxford vaccine has been in development since January 2020. Read
The government needs a system for logging any medical problems that people encounter at the same time as the vaccine. Read
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Although there are fewer of these deaths than usual, the fall is neither unexpected, nor extreme Read
A post on social media claims without evidence that suicide deaths have been higher than coronavirus deaths in the last two months. Read
The post claims that the Covid-19 death rate is much lower than the estimated 0.5%-1% and makes baseless claims that a vaccine would kill more people than the virus. Read
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Vaccines don’t just prevent death. Read
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It was also claimed on talkRADIO that deaths from other respiratory diseases have simply been “replaced“ with Covid-19. Read
