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  • Fact Check: Henry Ford Health Study Of Vaccinated Vs. Unvaccinated Children Did NOT Pass Internal Peer Review -- It Compared Apples To Oranges

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    Did the Henry Ford Health system withhold from publication a study that compared the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated children, despite that study being statistically sound? No, that's not true: medical research experts reviewed the data and found a mismatch between comparison groups that made comparisons invalid. The Henry Ford Health system said its internal review of the draft paper…

    • Oct 31, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Henry Ford Health Study Of Vaccinated Vs. Unvaccinated Children Did NOT Pass Internal Peer Review -- It Compared Apples To Oranges Flunked Review
  • Fact Check: Vaccines Did NOT Cause 'Explosion In Autoimmune Diseases' -- They Strengthen Body's Natural Defenses

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    Did vaccines cause an "explosion in autoimmune diseases"? No, that's not true: Only in rare cases has vaccination been associated with autoimmune diseases. Vaccines are rigorously tested for safety before being approved for use, and extensive research has shown that vaccines are not linked to an "explosion of autoimmune diseases." The claim appeared in a post and video (archived here)…

    • Mar 13, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Vaccines Did NOT Cause 'Explosion In Autoimmune Diseases' -- They Strengthen Body's Natural Defenses Rare Cases
  • Fact Check: Potential Adverse Reactions Are NOT Listed On Hepatitis B Vaccine Package Insert Because FDA Says They Are Causally Related

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    Are potential adverse reactions listed on a Hepatitis B vaccine package insert because the Food and Drug Administration says those adverse reactions and the vaccine are causally related? No, that's not true: The FDA requires manufacturers to include all potential adverse reactions reported during clinical trials or post-approval use, regardless of whether a causal relationship has been established. This is…

    • Mar 5, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Potential Adverse Reactions Are NOT Listed On Hepatitis B Vaccine Package Insert Because FDA Says They Are Causally Related No Sure Link
  • Fact Check: 'Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening' Video Is Laundry List Of False, Misleading Claims From Last Six Decades

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    Does the video "Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening" assemble the "forbidden puzzle pieces to reveal the big picture of what's really happening in America and beyond"? No, that's not true: The video repeats an unsubstantiated claim of a plan by global elites to replace national sovereignty with a one-world government and rehashes previously debunked false and misleading claims made by…

    • Jun 7, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening' Video Is Laundry List Of False, Misleading Claims From Last Six Decades Hodgepodge
  • Fact Check: 'COVIDLAND' Episode 1 Does NOT Provide Proof Of Global Cabal's Machinations, Does Recycle Debunked Claims

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    Does the first episode of "COVIDLAND" prove its claims that hospitals were not taxed by COVID-19 caseloads, death statistics were inflated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that the PCR test is unable to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus accurately? No, that's not true: Each of these claims, woven into the theory that a global cabal faked a…

    • Oct 12, 2021
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: 'COVIDLAND' Episode 1 Does NOT Provide Proof Of Global Cabal's Machinations, Does Recycle Debunked Claims Cabal Playlist
  • Fact Check: Natural Immunity Is NOT Far Superior To COVID-19 Vaccines

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    Is natural immunity "far superior" to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: Published data show that contracting COVID-19 when unvaccinated can be very dangerous and deadly while getting a vaccine can greatly reduce or prevent serious illness or death of patients who contract COVID-19 after having been vaccinated. The claim appeared as a post (archived here) where it was published…

    • Aug 3, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Natural Immunity Is NOT Far Superior To COVID-19 Vaccines Vax Works
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates, Anthony Fauci & Big Pharma Did NOT Lose A Massive Supreme Court Case

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    Did Bill Gates, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Big Pharma lose a massive U.S. Supreme Court case? No, that's not true: The billionaire philanthropist Gates, the immunologist Fauci, and the major pharmaceutical companies have not lost a major high court decision as claimed in articles and videos, which fail to cite the name of the case. The claim originated in an…

    • May 26, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Bill Gates, Anthony Fauci & Big Pharma Did NOT Lose A Massive Supreme Court Case No Big Loss
  • Fact Check: W.H.O. Chief Scientist NOT Caught Lying To The Public

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    Was the W.H.O. chief scientist caught lying to the public about the robustness of the organization's vaccine safety systems? No, that's a misleading claim being shared via anti-vaccine groups. The groups, however, do raise pertinent questions about recent comments by Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, the chief scientist of the World Health Organization, and the world body may need to give a…

    • Jan 30, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: W.H.O. Chief Scientist NOT Caught Lying To The Public
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