Was a Healthy Nine-Year-Old Girl Paralyzed by a Flu Shot?
The story of a heartbreaking illness following a routine flu shot has been used to scare people from getting the vaccine, but a causal relationship between the two is uncertain.
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Did the Flu Shot Cause This Year’s Flu Epidemic?
This claim is based on the incorrect interpretation of single quote from one nurse in Wisconsin who, for the record, recommends getting the shot.
Did a Texas Teacher Named Heather Holland Die Because She Couldn’t Afford Flu Medicine?
The 38-year-old's death from complications of influenza became an internet cause célèbre after it was rumored that she couldn't afford lifesaving medication.
Did a CDC Doctor Say the Flu Shot Is Causing a Deadly Outbreak?
A disreputable web site used an unsourced and fabricated quote to link deaths from the flu epidemic to the flu shot.
Less Effective Flu Shots ‘Prove’ You Shouldn’t Get Them at All?
Dubious websites are attempting to use a season in which the influenza vaccine is less effective than normal as evidence that getting inoculated is worthless.
Did a Mother Sue a Hospital Because Her Son Turned Gay from Flu Shot?
“My son was perfectly normal before the shot,” she told reporters.
Spin-Fluenza
No, the CDC did not issue a warning advising folks to avoid this year's flu shot.
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Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Selling the COVID-19 Coronavirus to China?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 coronavirus disease outbreak in 2020.
Does Trump Benefit Financially by Promoting Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment?
The U.S. president is invested in several mutual funds — some of which include very minor stakes in pharmaceutical companies.
Will Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check Count Against Your 2020 Tax Refund?
While the stimulus payment is technically a tax credit, its categorization as such was made only so the government could disperse payments using the IRS’ existing infrastructure.
Have Plagues Repeated Exactly Every 100 Years?
The predictive value of cherry-picked data is generally low to insignificant.
Did Pelosi Call Social Security Recipients a ‘Burden on Society’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.