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Post Offers Misleading Advice on Mandatory Vaccines and Unemployment Benefits
SciCheck Digest As some companies mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees, a social media post misleadingly…
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SciCheck Digest In a viral video, an Indiana physician baselessly claimed that the COVID-19 vaccines,…
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SciCheck Digest The CEO of Pfizer posted a photo of himself getting the second shot…
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SciCheck Digest Social media posts are misinterpreting the results of a Centers for Disease Control…
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SciCheck Digest Researchers use genomic sequencing — not the clinical tests used to diagnose patients…
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Businessman’s Social Media Post Distorts Facts on Definition of a Pandemic
SciCheck Digest A businessman’s post on Instagram and Facebook wrongly claims that the U.S. government…
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COVID-19 Surges Among Unvaccinated in Florida, Contrary to Baseless Claims
by Brea JonesSciCheck Digest Florida health officials have reported a 60% rise in COVID-19 cases, and hospitals are…
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Vaccines Remain Largely Effective Against Delta Variant, Counter to Claims From Fox News Guest
SciCheck Digest Multiple studies show the FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines continue to be effective against the…
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Viral Claim Gets Biden’s COVID-19 Travel and Immigration Policies Wrong
SciCheck Digest The Biden administration hasn’t introduced COVID-19 travel restrictions on Americans going to Mexico…