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  • Fact Check: 'Pro-Vaccine' Surgeon Did NOT Die Of COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Heart Attack

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    Did South African trauma surgeon Dr. Vicky Jennings die after "suffering a sudden heart attack" related to COVID-19 vaccination, as implied by social media posts? No, that's not true: Jennings' colleague and head of department told Lead Stories that he can "unequivocally confirm that her death was in no way related to vaccination." A medico-legal autopsy required by law in…

    • Dec 12, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 'Pro-Vaccine' Surgeon Did NOT Die Of COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Heart Attack No Vax Link
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Alexis Lorenze Suffering Typical Reaction To DTaP, Meningitis, Pneumonia Vaccines -- But Vaccination Can Prompt Reactions In People With Her Rare Condition

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    Does a video on social media show a woman named Alexis Lorenze suffering a typical reaction to DTaP, meningitis and pneumonia vaccines? No, that's not true: An expert contacted by Lead Stories said he has "seen this many times" in patients diagnosed with the same rare blood disorder Lorenze claims to have. Another expert stated that Lorenze's physical response to…

    • Sep 23, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Alexis Lorenze Suffering Typical Reaction To DTaP, Meningitis, Pneumonia Vaccines -- But Vaccination Can Prompt Reactions In People With Her Rare Condition MDs: PNH Role
  • Fact Check: Pfizer's Rennet For Cheese Production Will NOT Make You Sick

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    Will bioengineered rennet, an enzyme necessary for cheese production and made primarily by Pfizer, make you sick, as a video on Facebook implies? No, that's not true: Rennet is not considered genetically modified and is safe for human health, several experts told Lead Stories. Rennet is used to generate the final cheese product, but is not an ingredient in cheese,…

    • Aug 23, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Pfizer's Rennet For Cheese Production Will NOT Make You Sick Deemed Safe
  • Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Say In May 2024 That COVID Vaccines Killed 500,000 Children, Young Adults

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    Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say in May 2024 that COVID mRNA vaccines killed 500,000 children and young adults? No, that's not true: The public health agency said it has not reported any such figures. Official data and scientific consensus indicate that COVID shots are safe and effective, with adverse effects being rare and not causing mass…

    • May 22, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Say In May 2024 That COVID Vaccines Killed 500,000 Children, Young Adults Not From Shots
  • Fact Check: Water Is NOT Most Powerful Blood Thinner -- It's NOT A 'Blood Thinner' At All

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    Is water the most powerful blood thinner? No, that's not true: While staying hydrated is important for overall health and can help maintain proper blood viscosity, water does not have the same effect as medications specifically designed to "thin the blood." Some people incorrectly refer to these medications as "blood thinners" but they are actually called anticoagulants. These medications work…

    • Mar 7, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Water Is NOT Most Powerful Blood Thinner -- It's NOT A 'Blood Thinner' At All Not No. 1
  • Fact Check: Flyer Listing 'Sudden Death' As Side Effect Is NOT An Authentic Government COVID-19 Vaccine Placard

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    Does a government health poster list "heart attacks," "strokes" and "sudden death" as side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, as shown in an Instagram post? No, that's not true: It is counterfeit. Though it was made to look like official Irish government health circulars, the Irish government never published a poster listing those as side effects. Additionally, there is no…

    • Feb 5, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Flyer Listing 'Sudden Death' As Side Effect Is NOT An Authentic Government COVID-19 Vaccine Placard Faux Notice
  • Fact Check: Tea Of Guava Leaves, Cloves, Turmeric NOT Proven To 'Cure Diabetes'

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    Is a tea made of guava leaves, cloves and turmeric proven to "cure diabetes," as suggested in a post on Instagram? No, that's not true: "There is no credible scientific or medical evidence for this," an endocrinologist told Lead Stories. There is no known cure for either type of diabetes, they said. Treatment of the chronic condition typically involves lifestyle…

    • Jan 26, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Tea Of Guava Leaves, Cloves, Turmeric NOT Proven To 'Cure Diabetes' No Known Cure
  • Fact Check: Peter McCullough Cites Discredited Papers, Recirculates COVID-19 Falsehoods In September 13, 2023, Speech

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    Did Dr. Peter McCullough, an American cardiologist who has repeatedly made anti-COVID-19 vaccine statements, successfully discredit the World Health Organization (WHO) and the global health community's approach to COVID-19 treatment during a speech in Strasbourg, France, on September 13, 2023? No, that's not true: McCullough bases his claims on rejected scientific papers with methodological flaws and long-debunked assertions. The physician…

    • Oct 3, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Peter McCullough Cites Discredited Papers, Recirculates COVID-19 Falsehoods In September 13, 2023, Speech Echoed Myths
  • Fact Check: German Government Does NOT Have Study Figures Showing Pfizer COVID Vaccine Safer Than Placebo -- But Shot Still Safe, Effective

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    Does the German government have study figures that show people given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) "have overall suffered from fewer medically undesirable events as subjects who received the placebo"? No, that's not true: As of August 4, 2023, Germany's Federal Ministry of Health said it did not have "such figures." But not having such study figures proves nothing in…

    • Aug 24, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: German Government Does NOT Have Study Figures Showing Pfizer COVID Vaccine Safer Than Placebo -- But Shot Still Safe, Effective Safe Vaccine
  • 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
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