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.
The photo of a woman getting a Covid-19 vaccine has been used as evidence that the media is lying to people. Read
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Doctors only report a small fraction of Covid infections through the NOIDs system. Read
The watch appears upside down to the viewer, but shows 8pm. Read
This doesn’t mean that vaccination passports are planned. Read
Conspiracies that have come to define QAnon in 2020, such as distrust of authority and vaccine scepticism, have always been a big part of UK conspiracy culture. Read
Some syringes have a spring which retracts the needle once the dose is administered. Read
Four volunteers developed Bell’s palsy after getting a Covid-19 vaccine, but this doesn’t mean they are linked. Read
One expert said the possibility was ‘vanishingly small’. Read
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FOI data from NHS trusts reveals the central supply chain used data that didn’t always show the picture on the ground when sending out PPE stock. Read
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Evidence does not support the theories of sceptics Peter Hitchens, Ivor Cummins and Mike Yeadon Read
