Picture does not show Sadiq Khan faked receiving flu jab
A recirculated photograph showing the safety cap still attached to the needle was taken prior to the injection being administered. Read
Fact checks
Vaccines
Fact checks addressing conspiracy theories and unreliable health advice relating to vaccines
Health
Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t raise risk of catching and dying from the disease
An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid. Read
Fact checks
Health
‘Legacy’ wording on UKHSA job advert not proof of a planned pandemic
Social media posts suggest a UKHSA job advert shows that a new pandemic is being planned. But the UKHSA says the wording from the advert is a “legacy” from before the Covid-19 vaccine rollout began. Read
Fact checks
Health
Covid-19 vaccines not ‘Mass Genocide’ of children
A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t true. Read
Fact checks
Health
ONS data shows lower death rates in people vaccinated against Covid-19
A video from the US is circulating on social media again, claiming that mortality data in the UK shows Covid-19 vaccines to cause a large increase in deaths. This is not what the data shows. Read
Fact checks
Health
Florida is not banning Covid-19 jabs for being bioweapons
A Florida Republican group has agreed to send a letter to state officials asking for Covid vaccines to be banned, but this does not appear to have any legal power to enact a ban in the state. Read
Fact checks
Health
Amish people do get vaccinated
False social media claims link Amish lifestyles to the absence of diseases. Amish people do use vaccines and GMOs, and they do also have conditions like autism and SIDS. Read
Fact checks
Health
False claims of links between vaccines and HIV spread online
A social media post falsely links Dr Anthony Fauci to the origins of the AIDS epidemic and repeats a long debunked theory that the smallpox vaccine causes HIV. Read
Fact checks
Health
The Covid-19 vaccines were tested before rollout
A video on social media makes several false claims about the Covid-19 vaccines, citing a video from Canada. Read
Fact checks
Health
5G is not triggering nanotechnology in the Covid vaccines
A video showing people collapsing claims to show deaths due to 5G activating ingredients injected into them. Read
Fact checks
