Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
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Claims there is HIV in Covid-19 vaccines is false, and refers to a vaccine abandoned at the trial stage which did use a small piece of protein from HIV. Read
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Claims that vaccines are harming immune systems is based on flawed analysis comparing Covid-19 case rates between vaccinated and unvaccinated people. Read
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Some social media users are sharing news stories, both real and fake, about possible risk factors for heart attacks to make incorrect claims about the risks of Covid-19 vaccines. Read
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The blog post making these claims is based on false US military data. Read
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A post on Instagram claims that infertility and neurological conditions have increased by more than 400%. Read
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It has been misleadingly claimed that the UK has recorded five times more deaths ‘due to’ the Covid-19 vaccines than all other vaccines over the past five years. Read
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The clip claims that Covid-19 vaccines can alter a person’s DNA. Read
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A fake poster warning about vaccines “causing” Bell’s palsy has been shared online. Read
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A tweet purporting to come from an Australian health official claimed three children had died of Covid-19 vaccines in Australia. This is false and the tweet is fake. Read
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A video of Albert Bourla saying he hasn’t been vaccinated for Covid-19 yet is from December 2020. Read
