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Did Justin Bieber Say the COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Ruined’ His Life? | Snopes.com Justin Bieber said the COVID-19 vaccine ruined his life after he had facial paralysis with the viral condition known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Fact Check On June 11, 2022, an article on the Vancouver Times website claimed …
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No, CERN Didn’t Open a Portal to Another Dimension in July 2022 | Snopes.com CERN opened a “portal” on July 5, 2022. Fact Check CERN, which is the acronym in the French language for the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has long been the target of fantastical conspiracy theories. So it …
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Did Clarence Thomas Incorrectly Claim Vaccines Contain Cells of Aborted Fetuses? | Snopes.com In a June 2022 dissenting opinion, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asserted a debunked claim about the use of aborted fetal cells in COVID-19 vaccines. Fact Check When the COVID-19 vaccines were …
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Bill Gates Tweets Joke About Microchips Conspiracy Theory | Snopes.com Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates tweeted the joke, “I guess we finally ran out of microchips,” in response to a previous tweet from “The Daily Show’s” Twitter account. Fact Check It’s true that, on June 15, 2022, Microsoft …
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No, Vaccines Aren’t Linked to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome | Snopes.com There is a new mystery illness linked to vaccines that is causing young adults to die suddenly. Fact Check In early June 2022, social media personality Candace Owens published a Facebook post in which she misleadingly linked …
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No, TikTok Video Doesn’t Show a Joe Biden ‘Double’ | Snopes.com A TikTok video shows a clip of a Joe Biden body “double” carrying his own handbags to a car. Fact Check It’s back. The ridiculous “body double” conspiracy theory that once targeted then-first lady Melania Trump was targeting U.S. …
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No, Uvalde Shooting Victim’s 2 Fathers Were Not Proof of a ‘False Flag’ | Snopes.com In May 2022 television interviews, two different “crisis actors” portrayed the father of Amerie Jo Garza, who was shot dead in the Uvalde school shooting. Fact Check The Uvalde massacre in May 2022, in which an …
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Were Australian Lawmakers Considering Ban on People Growing Food? | Snopes.com In spring 2022, officials in the Australian state of Victoria were considering legislation that would prohibit people from growing their own food. Fact Check In April 2022, a lengthy piece of text claiming that officials …
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No, Military Didn’t Find Pesticides in Moderna Vaccines | Snopes.com The U.S. military subjected vials of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to chemical analysis and found that some contained toxic pesticides. Fact Check On May 12, 2022, the website Real Raw News published an article falsely asserting that …
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No, New Pfizer Docs Don’t Show That Vaccines Are Unsafe During Pregnancy | Snopes.com Pfizer Inc. admitted in documents released by the Food and Drug Administration, as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, that the COVID-19 vaccine was unsafe to get during pregnancy. Context This claim is …
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