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Advertisment: Claim: COVID-19 vaccines threaten people’s fertility, no matter their type of reproductive systems. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to inoculate yourself …
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Claim: Putting tampons soaked in a liquid solution that includes ivermectin into vaginas is an effective and safe step to fight COVID-19. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to …
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Claim: Under the direction of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) approved the use of taxpayer dollars to fund “cruel and unnecessary” testing of an experimental vaccines and drugs on beagles. …
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Claim: An “early warning cartoon” predicting how a “planned pandemic” would be used to take over the world was created in the 1930s. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to …
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Claim: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provided funding to genetically modify — and release — mosquitoes in various locations, including Florida. Context Bill Gates is not himself releasing mosquitoes into the wild. However, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation did award grants that funded …
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Advertisment: Claim: A video shows Bill Gates with breast implants, or transitioning from a man to a woman. In May 2021, a video of Bill Gates walking down the street went viral as many social media users remarked on his prominent “man boobs,” with some claiming that the Microsoft founder had …
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Claim: National Institutes of Health Director Anthony Fauci helped fund gain of function research at a facility in Wuhan, China, and that research ultimately led to the COVID-19 pandemic. Context The claim that Fauci is “responsible” for the COVID-19 pandemic is based, in turn, on speculation that …
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Claim: In May 2021, voters in five Oregon counties passed ballot measures to advance a plan to secede from the state and become part of Idaho. In May 2021, news outlets reported that a handful of counties in rural Oregon had voted in favor of moving towards seceding from the state and joining …
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Did a 2-Year-Old in Virginia Die After Getting COVID-19 Vaccination? | Snopes.com A 2-year-old baby girl in Virginia died after being given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Context Despite claims to the contrary on social media, no clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for 2-year-olds existed at the …
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Did Prince Philip Say He Wanted To Be Reincarnated as a Deadly Virus? | Snopes.com Prince Philip said that he would like to be reincarnated as a deadly virus as a form of revenge against human overpopulation. Origin Virtually every list of Prince Philip’s verbal gaffes ever written includes a quote …
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