Amish people do vaccinate – and autism exists in Amish communities
Social media claims that autism is less prevalent among Amish people because they don’t get vaccinated aren’t supported by the evidence.
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Daily Mail corrects article about Covid vaccines and cancer
The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer.
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Baseless claim that Declan Rice donated millions to Tower Hamlets Council spreads on social media
Posts sharing the claim about the footballer have been shared thousands of times on social media, but the council has confirmed it isn’t true.
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Chickenpox vaccine claims: fact checked
After it was announced that young children will be offered the vaccine by the NHS in 2026, we’ve seen false and misleading claims circulating on social media.
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Covid vaccine claims at the Reform UK conference: fact checked
A cardiologist called Dr Aseem Malhotra, who we have fact checked before, made unevidenced and misleading claims at the event in Birmingham.
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Covid vaccines did not cause a 300% rise in cancer and miscarriage rates
Claims of sudden disease spikes in US military personnel in 2021 were based on an error in a government database.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr wrong about mRNA vaccines’ effectiveness
The US health secretary has cancelled research into mRNA vaccines, but his reasons seem to be based on bad information about their effectiveness.
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Vaccines have not caused a rise in autism in Vietnam
Claims that there was no autism in Vietnam before this century seem to have no basis—and vaccines are proven not to cause autism.
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Old video of Kyiv drone attack shared as recent footage of Israel-Iran conflict
The video has been horizontally flipped.
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From Covid claims to cocaine stats: why misleading numbers matter
On National Numeracy Day, we highlight some of the ways poor numeracy helps misinformation spread.
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