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Vaccines
Yes, the CDC is ending its program to provide free COVID vaccines to uninsured people
Coronavirus
Viral chain message claiming COVID-19 apps can track phone contacts without their consent is misleading
Two apps once used for contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic are not being used to track a user’s phone contacts like a chain message claims.
Health
Social posts falsely claim long line of people in Omaha are waiting for mpox testing
The video actually shows a line for a Tim Walz rally. The mpox global public health emergency has caused a spike in online disinformation about the disease.
Donald Trump
Old video of Trump talking about lockdowns falsely tied to current mpox outbreak
A real video from 2023 of Trump warning about potential lockdowns and election interference is recirculating. But he's not talking about mpox, like posts imply.
Coronavirus
No, the CDC hasn’t issued a ‘health advisory’ about the XBB COVID-19 subvariant
Several VERIFY readers asked us to look into Facebook posts claiming to show a CDC advisory about the XBB subvariant of COVID-19. Here’s what we found.
Coronavirus
A health advisory about the COVID-19 xbb variant has not been issued by the CDC
Several VERIFY readers asked us to look into Facebook posts claiming to show a CDC advisory about the XBB subvariant of COVID-19. Here’s what we found.
Olympics
Yes, Olympians are allowed to compete after testing positive for COVID-19
There are no formal COVID-19 restrictions at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This means athletes with COVID-19 can participate in Olympic events if they wish.
Coronavirus
No, the CDC hasn’t changed its five-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines yet
A Washington Post report about the CDC changing its COVID-19 isolation guidelines led to confusion online. We can VERIFY the guidelines are staying the same for now.
Coronavirus
No, Chinese scientists did not ‘create COVID-19 strain that is 100% lethal’
Viral headlines exaggerated and inaccurately described a recent study about a coronavirus in mice.
Coronavirus
Yes, you can now order more free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government
Starting this week, households can get four additional free testing kits. This is the second round of free COVID-19 tests from the government this year.
Vaccines
No, mRNA vaccines aren’t being added to the U.S. food supply through ‘vaccine-tainted meat’
Online posts falsely claim the U.S. food supply will soon be contaminated with mRNA vaccine-tainted beef, pork and seafood.
Vaccines
Pfizer and Moderna's updated COVID shots fully approved for people 12 and older
A VERIFY reader asked if the latest COVID shots are approved by the FDA, which means they meet the agency’s most thorough standards for safety and efficacy.
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