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“23 people dead in Norway after getting the Pfizer vaccine”
“Supreme Court has approved teachers to put their logo on vehicles just like doctors”
FACTLY says: PIB through a tweet has categorically stated that the Supreme Court has not approved any such logo for teachers to put on their vehicles. Their tweet has rated the claim as fake. Further, there are no such directions or…
“Hundreds of thousands of businesses closed" in the U.S. because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
FactCheck.org says: One estimate is 420,000, but an official count is unavailable.
“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
PolitiFact says: At the time of this tweet, Wisconsin had dropped from second-last in the Midwest to last in the number of people vaccinated per capita.
“Ireland’s Health Protection Surveillance Center said there are no records proving that COVID-19 exists.”
“Newspaper clipping with a report of 40 students getting hospitalized after the COVID-19 vaccination in India”
FACTLY says: It is an old article reported in 2018 with respect to the Measles-Rubella vaccine. The incident has no connection with the recent COVID-19 vaccination in the country
“A viral post with a newspaper clipping of headline reading about 40 students admitted after vaccination in Kanpur is shared with a claim that it is the situation soon after injected with Covid-19 vaccine in India.”
Vishvas News says: The viral post is fake. The newspaper clipping shared with the post is at least two years old.
“Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.”
PolitiFact says: Experts say the data about the new COVID-19 vaccinations are too new to make meaningful comparisons with flu shots.
“A photo shows Democratic lawmakers wearing clothing and masks with the Nazi swastika.”
PolitiFact says: The photo is doctored. None of the lawmakers wore anything bearing a resemblance to the Nazi swastika symbol.
“Claim: Modi not visited hospital to see Mukesh Ambani grandson”
“Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she will have ex-senator Antonio Trillanes IV held in a mental hospital.”
“Face masks do not work against Covid-19 and the value of 'dirty or contaminated cloth masks' hasn't been studied”
TheJournal.ie says: Scientific studies have tested the efficacy of face coverings, including cloth masks. The suggestion that no study has been done on the protective value of dirty or contaminated cloth masks is a fallacy – official guida…
“The WHO said a positive Covid-19 test result is more likely due to a cold”
TheJournal.ie says: The test specifically looks for the presence of the virus that causes Covid-19 – SarsCoV-2 – not any other virus. False positives do occur, but at a low rate – they are not the standard.
“I don't know if members of the Presidential Security Group were, in fact, administered vaccines against COVID-19.”
Vera Files says: It was the president who first disclosed to the public that some soldiers had already been vaccinated. PSG Commander Jesus Durante III had said the PSG informed the president of the inoculation as early as October 2020.
“Says Rep. Pramila Jayapal was not wearing a mask in Congress during the U.S. Capitol mob.”
“Claim: Fake news shared as US nurse Tiffany dead after covid 19 vaccination trail”
“Jonel Nuezca was rushed to the hospital because he was stabbed while in jail”
“Doctors are encouraging the injection of COVID-19 vaccines in the penis.”
“TIME magazine article praising the Uttar Pradesh government for its COVID-19 management”
FACTLY says: The article in the ‘TIME’ magazine on Uttar Pradesh government’s COVID-19 management is not written by ‘TIME’. On the top-left corner of the article, ‘CONTENT FROM UTTAR PRADESH’ is mentioned. Many differences can be ob…