Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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There’s no evidence of any link between the recent monkeypox virus outbreak and the Covid-19 vaccines, which do not damage immune systems, as a video claims. Read
There is no evidence that monkeypox is linked to the widespread distribution of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Read
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Some experts have also raised questions about the study itself, which has been shared thousands of times on social media. Read
A Facebook post misleadingly suggests that the vaccines are causing all sorts of previously rare health problems, including heart attacks in children. Read
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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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This claim is based on a survey which is unlikely to be representative of the US population. Read
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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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There’s no evidence the vaccines affect fertility. Read
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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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An Instagram post claiming that “the unvaccinated aren’t dying” is not correct. Sadly, unvaccinated people are still dying from Covid-19 and other causes. Read
