16 People 26192 Fact-checks 8523 Articles People (16) Common Cause Liquid Death Florida for All Salmon for All AFSCME People People's Majority End Citizens United Baby Got PAC Safety For All Initiative People for the American Way Crystal Peoples-Stokes Freedom From Religion Foundation Ending Spending Action Fund We the People petition People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty Fact-checks (26192) Scott Adams stated on January 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: People not vaccinated against COVID-19 “came out the best." By Tom Kertscher• January 26, 2023 Steve Kirsch stated on September 14, 2021 in a tweet: "Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves." By Tom Kertscher• September 22, 2021 Ron Johnson stated on January 26, 2022 in Radio interview: “All these athletes are dropping dead on the field” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. By Laura Schulte• January 28, 2022 Instagram posts stated on August 08, 2021 in an Instagram post.: Says actor Mike Mitchell died because of a COVID-19 booster shot. By Jason Asenso• August 12, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it. By Monique Curet• January 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.” By Gabrielle Settles• August 25, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2024 in a Facebook post: Notice from a New Jersey doctor’s office proves that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous for athletes. By Jeff Cercone• April 12, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on December 06, 2021 in a meeting with Louisiana lawmakers: The COVID-19 vaccine is the “deadliest vaccine ever made.” By Samantha Putterman• December 10, 2021 Alex Berenson stated on November 20, 2021 in a blog post: Vaccinated people under 60 in England “are dying at twice the rate of unvaccinated people the same age. ... I don’t know how to explain this other than vaccine-caused mortality.” By Tom Kertscher• November 30, 2021 John Stockton stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview: “There’s 150 I believe now – it’s over 100 professional athletes dead, professional athletes, the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court." By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2022 in a screenshot of a tweet: In its July “red alert” for extreme heat, the U.K.'s Met Office warned that high temperatures could cause blood clotting. By Kristin Hugo• July 29, 2022 Roger Williams stated on December 02, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." By Nusaiba Mizan• January 18, 2022 Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public appearance: The COVID vaccine “has been proven to have negative efficacy.” By Madeline Heim• June 7, 2023 Tucker Carlson stated on May 05, 2021 in a TV segment: “Between late December of 2020 and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccine in the United States … The actual number is almost certainly higher.” By Bill McCarthy• May 6, 2021 Bloggers stated on July 27, 2022 in a blog post: In England, “COVID-19 vaccinated children are 4,423% more likely to die of any cause and 13,633% more likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated children.” By Sara Swann• August 24, 2022 Peter McCollough stated on December 06, 2021 in a podcast: Teens are “more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis” from the COVID-19 vaccines than to be “hospitalized with COVID.” By Jeff Cercone• December 23, 2021 Instagram posts stated on June 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest." By Samantha Putterman• June 23, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says death reports in federal database show the fatal risk of COVID-19 vaccines. By Noah Y. Kim• February 16, 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on March 04, 2025 in a Fox Nation interview: “A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease." By Jeff Cercone• March 19, 2025 Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. By Jeff Cercone• April 28, 2023 Articles (8523) More deaths among vaccinated Americans not a reason to avoid vaccines, experts say By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2022 Corralling the facts on herd immunity By Aneri Pattani• September 29, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2021 How health incidents like Bronny James’ cardiac arrest fuel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation By Madison Czopek• July 31, 2023 Two years of the coronavirus pandemic, in charts By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2022 Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2021 3 things to know about COVID-19 and children after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly By Madison Czopek• December 3, 2025 Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 15, 2024 Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods. By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2023 Nearly half US might have ‘natural immunity’ from COVID-19, but infection brings high risks By Tom Kertscher• October 12, 2021 How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantify By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2021 Why the CDC has recommended new COVID-19 boosters for all By Arthur Allen• September 13, 2023 10 types of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation swirling online, fact-checked By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation By Gabrielle Settles• February 28, 2022 Federal VAERS database is a critical tool for researchers, but a breeding ground for misinformation By Gabrielle Settles• May 3, 2021 Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021 COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe By Bill McCarthy• August 16, 2021 What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine By Loreben Tuquero• April 11, 2025 Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say By Gabrielle Settles• January 18, 2023 Examining the false claims that got Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended on YouTube, Twitter By Bill McCarthy• August 11, 2021
Common Cause Liquid Death Florida for All Salmon for All AFSCME People People's Majority End Citizens United Baby Got PAC Safety For All Initiative People for the American Way Crystal Peoples-Stokes Freedom From Religion Foundation Ending Spending Action Fund We the People petition People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty
Scott Adams stated on January 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: People not vaccinated against COVID-19 “came out the best." By Tom Kertscher• January 26, 2023 Steve Kirsch stated on September 14, 2021 in a tweet: "Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves." By Tom Kertscher• September 22, 2021 Ron Johnson stated on January 26, 2022 in Radio interview: “All these athletes are dropping dead on the field” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. By Laura Schulte• January 28, 2022 Instagram posts stated on August 08, 2021 in an Instagram post.: Says actor Mike Mitchell died because of a COVID-19 booster shot. By Jason Asenso• August 12, 2021 Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it. By Monique Curet• January 19, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.” By Gabrielle Settles• August 25, 2021 Facebook posts stated on April 09, 2024 in a Facebook post: Notice from a New Jersey doctor’s office proves that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous for athletes. By Jeff Cercone• April 12, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on December 06, 2021 in a meeting with Louisiana lawmakers: The COVID-19 vaccine is the “deadliest vaccine ever made.” By Samantha Putterman• December 10, 2021 Alex Berenson stated on November 20, 2021 in a blog post: Vaccinated people under 60 in England “are dying at twice the rate of unvaccinated people the same age. ... I don’t know how to explain this other than vaccine-caused mortality.” By Tom Kertscher• November 30, 2021 John Stockton stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview: “There’s 150 I believe now – it’s over 100 professional athletes dead, professional athletes, the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court." By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2022 Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2022 in a screenshot of a tweet: In its July “red alert” for extreme heat, the U.K.'s Met Office warned that high temperatures could cause blood clotting. By Kristin Hugo• July 29, 2022 Roger Williams stated on December 02, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." By Nusaiba Mizan• January 18, 2022 Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public appearance: The COVID vaccine “has been proven to have negative efficacy.” By Madeline Heim• June 7, 2023 Tucker Carlson stated on May 05, 2021 in a TV segment: “Between late December of 2020 and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccine in the United States … The actual number is almost certainly higher.” By Bill McCarthy• May 6, 2021 Bloggers stated on July 27, 2022 in a blog post: In England, “COVID-19 vaccinated children are 4,423% more likely to die of any cause and 13,633% more likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated children.” By Sara Swann• August 24, 2022 Peter McCollough stated on December 06, 2021 in a podcast: Teens are “more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis” from the COVID-19 vaccines than to be “hospitalized with COVID.” By Jeff Cercone• December 23, 2021 Instagram posts stated on June 20, 2022 in an Instagram post: According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest." By Samantha Putterman• June 23, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 09, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says death reports in federal database show the fatal risk of COVID-19 vaccines. By Noah Y. Kim• February 16, 2021 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on March 04, 2025 in a Fox Nation interview: “A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease." By Jeff Cercone• March 19, 2025 Instagram posts stated on April 23, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines. By Jeff Cercone• April 28, 2023
More deaths among vaccinated Americans not a reason to avoid vaccines, experts say By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2022 Corralling the facts on herd immunity By Aneri Pattani• September 29, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2021 How health incidents like Bronny James’ cardiac arrest fuel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation By Madison Czopek• July 31, 2023 Two years of the coronavirus pandemic, in charts By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2022 Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys By Samantha Putterman• September 20, 2021 3 things to know about COVID-19 and children after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly By Madison Czopek• December 3, 2025 Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 15, 2024 Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods. By Madison Czopek• April 24, 2023 Nearly half US might have ‘natural immunity’ from COVID-19, but infection brings high risks By Tom Kertscher• October 12, 2021 How contagious is the delta variant? It isn’t easy to quantify By Amy Sherman• July 28, 2021 Why the CDC has recommended new COVID-19 boosters for all By Arthur Allen• September 13, 2023 10 types of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation swirling online, fact-checked By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation By Gabrielle Settles• February 28, 2022 Federal VAERS database is a critical tool for researchers, but a breeding ground for misinformation By Gabrielle Settles• May 3, 2021 Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021 COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe By Bill McCarthy• August 16, 2021 What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine By Loreben Tuquero• April 11, 2025 Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say By Gabrielle Settles• January 18, 2023 Examining the false claims that got Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended on YouTube, Twitter By Bill McCarthy• August 11, 2021
