Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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An article in a 1987 edition of the Times claimed a possible link between the smallpox vaccine and AIDS. There is no evidence for such a link. Read
Claims that the use of a modified chimpanzee virus in the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine are the cause of monkeypox are untrue. Read
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A tweet claims shingles is ‘being termed as monkeypox’. Read
Footage of Albert Bourla speaking at Davos has been edited. Read
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An article claiming the monkeypox outbreak is evidence that the Covid-19 vaccine causes a form of AIDS is not based in fact. Read
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A tweet also shared to Facebook claiming the FDA said 71 times more heart attacks occurred following the Covid-19 vaccine than any other vaccine is inaccurate. Read
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A video of a man opening textbooks to pages about monkeypox does not show the outbreak is a ‘war on us’. Read
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They are caused by completely different viruses. Read
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Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by a virus. There is no evidence it is a side effect of vaccination against Covid-19. Read
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False claims circulating on social media about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are not based on newly published documents. Read
