Reuters have investigated claims that COVID-19 vaccines have been designed so that recipients can transmit their inoculations have revealed misunderstandings of how these vaccines work. Read the full article at Reuters
FullFact have checked a the data behind a map in the print version of the Daily Express on 30 April and conclude that it provides a misleading picture of the current state of the pandemic in the UK, with the numbers of case totals found to be incorrect. Read the full article at FullFact
Politifact from the Poynter Institute has found that Stanford University has no connection with a Medical Hypotheses journal article, written by an exercise physiologist who isn’t affiliated with Stanford, that makes debunked claims about mask wearing and COVID-19. Read the full article at PolitiFact
In recent months there has been a lot of debate about the drug Ivermectin and how it could be used to treat or prevent Covid-19. FullFact have checked the facts. Read the full article at FullFact
From WhatsApp messages to conspiracy theories, this episode of The Explainer podcast explores how misinformation has changed in Ireland. Listen via the Journal
The Journal has debunked a claim circulating on whatsapp that a group of Travellers was protesting outside a Dublin Pfizer facility and refusing to leave until they got the Covid-19 vaccine. Read the article at The Journal
PolitiFact rated this claim false because of a lack of evidence connecting a vaccine to the death of the rapper. Read the article at PolitiFact
FactCheckNI has investigated theories about the Covid19 vaccinations and pregnancy. Read the article at FactCheckNI
A video circulating online along with claims that Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke faked his vaccination has been debunked by Reuters. View the article at Reuters
Politifact has fact-checked and found false a claim that data on the VAERS database shows a sharp rise in deaths reported in connection with the Covid19 vaccine. Read the article at Politfact