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Health & medicine fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about health & medicine. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

13,677 published reviews in this topic

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

"Plandemic" video says the novel coronavirus was "manipulated," the flu vaccine contains coronaviruses, and that wearing a mask "activates your own virus."

Publisher’s rating: False

Maldita.esHealth & medicine

El Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Médicos dice ahora que las mascarillas no sirven de nada al aire libre

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

"Airlines are meeting today to discuss the risks of carrying vaxed passengers due to the risk of clots and the liabilities involved.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

Viral video suggests COVID-19 vaccines are causing people to suddenly collapse.

Publisher’s rating: No Evidence

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

Says that for two weeks after you get a flu shot you are an "active, live walking virus."

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

King Charles’ cancer diagnosis is linked to mRNA cancer therapy trial in U.K.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

Compares 100,000 flu deaths to COVID-19 to say the flu is more deadly in "most populations."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

COVID-19 vaccines contain luciferase.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

More than 3,000 people have died after getting COVID-19 vaccines, according to Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

"The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right" about lockdowns to control COVID-19.

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

“The coronavirus pandemic can be dramatically slowed, or stopped completely, with the immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

“Biden won’t allow Delta-variant COVID patients to get proven and effective monoclonal treatments even though there are 50,000-100,000 Americans infected by Delta EVERY DAY.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

"People have lost faith in the ability of the vaccine to work. Already, the numbers are really staggeringly low."

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

“Bill Gates is behind the monkeypox outbreaks.”

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

“Everyone is only dying of coronavirus now.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

Maldita.esHealth & medicine

Según la OMS la presencia de su hijo en la escuela cuenta como consentimiento para su vacunación

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactHealth & medicine

Luc Montagnier's death is linked to his "exposing" that there's HIV in the COVID-19 vaccine.

Publisher’s rating: Pants on Fire

FactCheck.orgHealth & medicine

"Trump is to blame for the virus coming to New York, because that's the fact. That's what the CDC just said. If Trump's government had done its job, the virus wouldn't come here."

Publisher’s rating: CDC Didn't Say That