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  • Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT 'Reveal' That The 2024/2025 Flu Shot Increases Flu Risk -- Vaccine Ineffective, But Not Cause Of Infections

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    Does a draft paper by scientists at The Cleveland Clinic "reveal" that the 2024/2025 flu shot increased the risk of flu, as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: This study's finding that vaccination was "associated with" a higher risk isn't the same as showing the vaccine is what caused increased risk. The authors of the study found that…

    • Apr 15, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT 'Reveal' That The 2024/2025 Flu Shot Increases Flu Risk -- Vaccine Ineffective, But Not Cause Of Infections Authors Say No
  • Fact Check: Dr. Pierre Kory Did NOT Prove Texas Measles Death Announcement Was '100% False' -- Assertions Not Backed With Evidence

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    Did Children's Health Defense podcast guest Pierre Kory prove that Texas' confirmation of a 2nd measles death of an unvaccinated 8-year-old in Lubbock was "100 Percent False"? No, that's not true: Kory, who in 2024 was stripped of his internal medicine credential, never examined the patient and said he based his claim on a partial copy of her medical file,…

    • Apr 9, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Dr. Pierre Kory Did NOT Prove Texas Measles Death Announcement Was '100% False' -- Assertions Not Backed With Evidence Didn't Examine
  • Fact Check: Study Claiming 170% Higher Autism Risk In Vaccinated Kids Is NOT Credible

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    Is a study that claims vaccinated children have a 170 percent higher risk of autism reliable? No, that's not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories the study is "just junk," saying the journal it was published in and the study design both lack credibility. Numerous large studies have found no proven link between vaccines and autism. The claim…

    • Feb 5, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Study Claiming 170% Higher Autism Risk In Vaccinated Kids Is NOT Credible Not Causal
  • Fact Check: CDC Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Infection Risk In Young Children

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    Did a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study find that children who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are more likely to get infected than those who are unvaccinated? No, that's not true: The study of children aged six months to four years found there was not a big difference in infection rates, especially for those who hadn't had COVID…

    • Jan 2, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CDC Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Infection Risk In Young Children No Difference
  • Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s View On Vaccines Is NOT Only That 'They Should Be Studied'

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    Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s only stated position on vaccines that they should be studied "like any other pharmaceutical product" as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: In 2023, Kennedy said, "There's no vaccine that is ... safe and effective," and he has a long history of questioning vaccine safety and suggesting links between vaccines, autism and…

    • Dec 11, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s View On Vaccines Is NOT Only That 'They Should Be Studied' Not A Vax Fan
  • Fact Check: Fauci Did NOT Say '72 Mandatory Childrens Vaccines' Were Never Safety Tested

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    Did Dr. Anthony Fauci ever say that 72 mandatory childhood vaccines were never safety tested? No, that's not true: Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told Lead Stories, "This claim is not true." Vaccines are carefully tested in multiple stages of clinical trials to ensure they are safe and effective before being approved…

    • Dec 5, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Fauci Did NOT Say '72 Mandatory Childrens Vaccines' Were Never Safety Tested Fake Quote
  • Fact Check: RSV 'Vaccine' NOT Linked to '12 Deaths During Clinical Trials'

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    Did an RSV "vaccine" cause "12 deaths during clinical trials," as a post on Instagram suggested? No, that's not true: None of the 15 deaths of thousands of children in three key clinical trials were deemed to be caused by the drug. The Food and Drug Administration, AstraZeneca and an infectious disease expert all independently confirmed these results to Lead…

    • Jan 31, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: RSV 'Vaccine' NOT Linked to '12 Deaths During Clinical Trials' Not Connected
  • Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT Prove 'Absolute Linear Correlation' Between COVID-19 Vaccines And Infection Risk

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    Does a study conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic provide an "absolute direct linear correlation" that the more COVID-19 vaccines a person receives, the higher likelihood that person has of contracting the disease, thus proving that the bivalent vaccine was a "complete failure"? No, that's not true: Dr. Nabin Shrestha, an infectious disease expert and one of the cited…

    • Aug 21, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT Prove 'Absolute Linear Correlation' Between COVID-19 Vaccines And Infection Risk Misrepresented
  • Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton-Endorsed Vaccine Program 'The Big Catch-Up' Does NOT Mandate Vaccines For US Children

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    Does the Chelsea Clinton-endorsed vaccine program "The Big Catch-up" require U.S. children to receive a COVID-19 mRNA immunization? No, that's not true: The program is a global effort to "catch up" on giving recommended childhood vaccines, which declined globally during the 2020 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) told Lead Stories that there are no mandated vaccinations required under this…

    • May 9, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton-Endorsed Vaccine Program 'The Big Catch-Up' Does NOT Mandate Vaccines For US Children Not Required
  • Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans'

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    Does a report assessing the safety of a plant-based meat product made by a company in which Bill Gates has invested prove that meat grown in a laboratory causes cancer in humans? No, that's not true: Since the report doesn't even consider lab-grown meat, it can't prove it's carcinogenic when eaten by people because the two products are not the…

    • Feb 23, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans' Fact Check: Report Does NOT Prove 'Bill Gates' Lab-Grown Meat Causes Cancer In Humans' Not Lab-Grown
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