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  • 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: List Of 24 'Government Published' Studies Does NOT Prove Vaccines Cause Autism

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    Does a list of two dozen papers allegedly funded, supported or published by government agencies present new evidence confirming that vaccines cause autism? No, that's not true: Those posts on social media reused old, previously debunked studies, stemming from a retracted article, not from government research. The claim is derived from a post published on Facebook on December 9, 2020,…

    • May 31, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: List Of 24 'Government Published' Studies Does NOT Prove Vaccines Cause Autism Recycled Myths
  • Fact Check: Mercury Found In Vaccines Is NOT 'Killing You Slowly'

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    Is thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, found in "almost every single vaccine" and is it "killing you slowly"? No, that's not true: Multiple studies have shown "no evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The two types of mercury people can be exposed to are very…

    • May 9, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Mercury Found In Vaccines Is NOT 'Killing You Slowly' Stops Germs
  • Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Suppress Results Of Study On Safety Of Hepatitis B Vaccine In Infants -- Results Available For Decades

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    Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suppress the results of a study that purportedly showed an increased risk of neurodevelopmental delays in newborns who were given a Hepatitis B vaccine during the first month of life? No, that's not true: The results of the study have been available for decades. The early findings of the two-phase study…

    • Apr 10, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Suppress Results Of Study On Safety Of Hepatitis B Vaccine In Infants -- Results Available For Decades Nothing Hidden
  • Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Graphene Oxide

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    Do any of the COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in the United States contain graphene oxide? No, that's not true: Graphene oxide is not listed as an ingredient in any of the four COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. There is no publicly available credible evidence demonstrating graphene oxide is in any of the vaccines. The claim that graphene oxide…

    • Sep 29, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Graphene Oxide Not Ingredient
  • Fact Check: Vaccine Ingredients NOT Toxic To People In Amounts In Shots -- They're Approved By FDA

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    Are the ingredients put in vaccines toxic to people? No, that's not true: Before a vaccine is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended for use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it's tested and evaluated in labs. While there are substances used in the production of the shots that are toxic to humans,…

    • May 3, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Vaccine Ingredients NOT Toxic To People In Amounts In Shots -- They're Approved By FDA Ingredients OK
  • Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT Linked To Autism; Science Shows No Causation

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    Are vaccines definitively linked to autism? No, that's not true: While some people believe this to be the case -- and are spreading their belief online in advance of release of vaccines to battle COVID-19 -- it remains just that, belief. Peer-reviewed and replicated medical research shows no causation between vaccines and autism. There is also no evidence that a…

    • Nov 23, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT Linked To Autism; Science Shows No Causation Disputed
  • Fake News: Flu Vaccine Does NOT Contain 25,000 Times More Mercury Than Legally Allowed In Drinking Water

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    Do flu vaccines contain 25,000 times more mercury than is legally allowed in drinking water? No, that's not true: Some flu vaccines do contain a trace amount of the organic compound Thimerosal, whch is 50-percent mercury. Thimerosal, used as a preservative only in multi-dose vials, breaks down in the body as ethyl mercury, which is removed from the body and…

    • Sep 30, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Flu Vaccine Does NOT Contain 25,000 Times More Mercury Than Legally Allowed In Drinking Water
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