Snopes Fact Checks – Page 26 – Conspiracy Resource

Fake CNN Report: COVID Vaccine Recipients Become Cannibals

Sharing doctored CNN news chyrons is a cottage industry on social media platforms.

December 22, 2020 antivax, cdc

Is the 1950s ‘Thalidomide Tragedy’ Indicative of COVID-19 Vaccine Risks?

Claim: A rapidly approved drug known as thalidomide was not rigorously tested before being prescribed to pregnant women, ultimately leading to “malformations in newborns” born to women who were prescribed the drug. The so-called “thalidomide tragedy” provides a possible case

COVID-19

December 10, 2020 antivax, cdc

Did 4 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Patients Develop Bell’s Palsy?

Claim: Four patients who took a trial COVID-19 vaccine developed Bell’s palsy. What’s True Four out of more than 20,000 patients who took Pfizer’s trial vaccine for COVID-19 developed bell’s palsy. What’s False As of this writing, there’s no definitive

This Video Does Not Show a Ballot Box Being Sneaked Into a Detroit Counting Facility

Elections

November 6, 2020

This Video Does Not Show a Ballot Box Being Sneaked Into a Detroit Counting Facility

Even the most innocuous actions can be made to seem sinister when presented with a healthy heap of paranoia.

COVID-19

August 28, 2020 cdc, ivermectin

Can Ivermectin Cure Coronavirus?

Can Ivermectin Cure Coronavirus? | Snopes.com A drug used to treat animal parasites like heartworm and roundworm is a potential cure for coronavirus. Origin Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you

Is Moderna Tied to Fauci, Gates, Soros, and Epstein?

COVID-19

August 1, 2020 bill gates, cdc, conspiracy, epstein, fauci, george soros, nazi

Is Moderna Tied to Fauci, Gates, Soros, and Epstein?

A spoof omnibus conspiracy theory linked a company developing a potential COVID-19 vaccine to several prominent figures.

COVID-19

July 29, 2020 cdc

Does Farting Negate the Use of Masks to Prevent COVID-19?

Advertisment: Claim: Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is unnecessary because the disease can also be spread via farts. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help.