‘Sky News’ screenshot linking vaccines with climate change is a fake
The broadcaster never published an article claiming that people should get vaccinated to beat climate change. Read
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Vaccinated people are not more likely to die of Covid-19
A blog post looks at how many vaccinated vs unvaccinated people have died, while ignoring mortality rates. Read
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Comparisons between Japan and US infant vaccination programs are inaccurate
It is not true that Japan has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world while the US has the highest, or that Japan does not vaccinate children under two. Read
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Health minister claims contract yet to be awarded has been ‘procured’—then denies she said it
Maria Caulfield told Parliament that an ambulance service support contract was “procured”—not that “we are procuring” it, as she later claimed. NHS England says this contract has not yet been awarded. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines have not killed twice as many people as the virus
This claim is based on a survey which is unlikely to be representative of the US population. Read
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Covid-19 vaccines do not harm fertility
An article from the misinformation site, the Exposé, is full of false information about fertility, based on misrepresented science. Read
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Articles about heart attack risks do not show causality
A collection of articles reporting on possible links between certain factors and heart attacks do not show “you can’t do anything without risking a heart attack”. Read
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Microwaves don’t make food ‘highly toxic’
A video on Instagram falsely claims that microwave ovens destroy all the nutritional value in food and turn it into a “toxin”. Read
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Covid vaccines won’t stop people getting pregnant
There’s no evidence the vaccines affect fertility. Read
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Study on male fertility doesn’t show depopulation plan
Certain measures of male fertility in sperm donors was found to temporarily drop between 2.5 and five months after vaccination. Read
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