Unsupported claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused hundreds of serious reactions among military veterans misuses VAERS reports

CLAIM
COVID-19 vaccines caused 895 serious reactions among military veterans

SOURCE: Thomas Fitton, Judicial Watch

Published: 24 Jul 2021

VERDICT

The majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.K. are among unvaccinated people

CLAIM
“60% of people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in England have had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine”

SOURCE: Anonymous, Disclose.tv

Published: 24 Jul 2021

VERDICT

VAERS reports may initiate investigations into potential associations between a vaccine and adverse events, but on their own cannot prove causality

CLAIM
Post-vaccination deaths reported to VAERS are caused by the vaccine

SOURCE: Steve Deace, Ron Paul, Charlie Kirk, TrialSite News

Published: 23 Jul 2021

VERDICT

Unvaccinated people are more likely to die of COVID-19 because they are more vulnerable to infection and severe disease

CLAIM
Both vaccinated and unvaccinated people have over 99% chance of surviving COVID-19

SOURCE: Tomi Lahren, Facebook, Twitter

Published: 21 Jul 2021

VERDICT

Vaccinated people are less likely to be hospitalized due to the Delta variant compared to unvaccinated people, contrary to chiropractor’s claim

CLAIM
A Harvard study showed that vaccinated people are “twice as likely to get hospitalized as opposed to if they had a natural exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, then got exposed to a Delta variant”

SOURCE: Jen DePice, TLC4Superteams

Published: 21 Jul 2021

VERDICT

The Nuremberg Code specifically addresses experimentation; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t experimental, and therefore, don’t violate the Code

CLAIM
“Nuremberg codes stipulate that consent must be voluntary […] Threatening someone’s livelihood unless they take an experimental vaccine is NOT voluntary consent.”

SOURCE: Candace Owens, Facebook, Twitter

Published: 16 Jul 2021

VERDICT

Vaccinated people are less likely to die from the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 compared to unvaccinated people; viral claim misinterpreted PHE report

CLAIM
“You are more likely to die from the Delta variant if you have been vaccinated”

SOURCE: Anonymous, We Love Trump

Published: 16 Jul 2021

VERDICT

COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective but don’t prevent the disease completely; unvaccinated people place themselves and others at risk as a reservoir for virus spread

CLAIM
'Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from the virus they got vaccinated against because you're not vaccinated'

SOURCE: Anonymous, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Published: 15 Jul 2021

VERDICT

Preliminary data indicate that COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of pregnancy-related adverse outcomes

CLAIM
“82% miscarriage rate among women who got the [COVID-19 vaccine] between 30 days and 20 weeks pregnant.”

SOURCE: Ian Smith, Instagram

Published: 12 Jul 2021

VERDICT

There is no evidence that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has a lower fatality rate than the wild-type virus

CLAIM
The fatality rate of the Delta variant of COVID-19 is lower than the original variant

SOURCE: Dan Bongino, Alan Jones, Craig Kelly, The Dan Bongino Show, Sky News Australia

Published: 09 Jul 2021

VERDICT