Covid-19 vaccines do not make you magnetic
Baseless claims that the Covid-19 vaccines contain a microchip have persisted throughout the pandemic. Read
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Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
There’s no AI in vaccines creating fertility problems in unvaccinated people
Another conspiracy theory from David Icke is being shared on social media. Read
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Viral video spreads misinformation about ethylene oxide and Ivermectin
There is no evidence that using something that has been sterilised with ethylene oxide, such as a Covid-19 swab, is harmful. Read
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The risk of vaccination does not rise when Covid-19 becomes scarcer
What changes is the balance of risk—meaning that for some people the risk of getting seriously ill with Covid eventually becomes even smaller than the risk from vaccination. Read
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Influencer video full of untrue vaccine claims
These include false claims that all animals in Covid vaccine trials died and that vaccines can change your DNA. Read
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Covid-19 child vaccine trial paused over clot concerns, not cot death
The study was giving the Covid-19 vaccine to children aged between six and 17, not infants. Read
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Mike Yeadon wrong again on lockdowns and face masks
Claims that lockdowns and face masks don’t work are false. Read
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There’s more to the claim only 32 vaccinated people were hospitalised with Covid-19
A report in the Telegraph claimed there was only one vaccinated case per 2,300 patients. That’s highly misleading. Read
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Error-strewn paper claims face masks are ineffective and harmful
The ‘peer-reviewed paper from Stanford’ is not from Stanford and may not have been conventionally peer-reviewed. Read
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Being near to people vaccinated against Covid-19 won’t give you side effects
There is nothing in the Covid-19 vaccines used in the UK that could cause vaccine shedding. Read
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