4. The Politics of Health

Fact checks about the coronavirus pandemic, including causes, Covid-19 symptoms, vaccines and side effects

Inoculating Against An #Infodemic – Don’t Be Fooled by Covid-19 Misinformation As health officials around the world grapple with a pandemic caused by a new coronavirus, COVID-19, they a…

In our work fact-checking political claims and debunking viral deceptions, we have found a tremendous amount of misinformation on the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a guide to our coverage of the facts, including links to our latest stories, FAQs, political claims, videos and expert outside resources. Click on the headlines for the full stories and resources. All of our coronavirus stories can be found here. Las versiones en español de nuestras historias se pueden ver aquí.

A collection of our best work on the impact of misinformation on public health.

The Debunking Handbook 2020 summarizes the current state of the science of misinformation and its debunking. It was written by a team of 22 prominent scholars of misinformation and its debunking, and it represents the current consensus on the science of debunking for engaged citizens, policymakers, journalists, and other practitioners. Available in Other Languages:

Science of vaccines, cancer, nutrition, and evolution.

Led by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute, the #CoronaVirusFacts / #DatosCoronaVirus Alliance unites more than 100 fact-checkers around the world in publishing, sharing and translating facts surrounding the novel coronavirus

The child is the second confirmed measles death in the the latest outbreak – and the second in the past decade

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Del Bigtree has received millions from the Selz Foundation to become a celebrity in the anti-vaccine world.

For years there has been a noticeable shift in the wellness community online, also commonly known as “crunchy” or “granola” lifestyles. These lifestyles evol...

Vaxopedia is an A to Z guide to vaccines.

Del Bigtree's antivaccine group Informed Consent Action Network issued a press release questioning the data used to license the MMR vaccine, with Bigtree claiming on a recent episode of his vlog Highw

As anti-vaccination misinformation continues to persist online, an undercover Marketplace investigation provides a rare glimpse into inner workings of the movement.

Of the 400 cases, 398 were people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

Dr Peter Marks was seen as a guardrail against any future politicisation of the FDA’s approval of life-saving vaccines

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Comfortable Liberal Pundits Abandon Science for Vibes, Yet Again

A critical look at the Great Barrington Declaration, exposing the risks of herd immunity strategies and the spread of harmful COVID-19 misinformation.

The Conversation: The Great Barrington Declaration's advocacy for naturally acquired herd immunity to COVID-19 amounts to a global chickenpox party: naive and dangerous.

"We were very hands-on parents. But in our dealings with his teachers and school administrators, there always seemed to be something left unsaid. It was like there was an elephant in the room that we didn’t know about." View Entire Post ›

National Institutes of Health officials reportedly told scientists to erase mRNA vaccine references on grants - ‘Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,’ one scientist reportedly warned

Five years later, the greatest basic science failure in generations caused the pandemic harms highlighted by people across the political spectrum, and broke our social cohesion.

Ontario is facing a huge spike in cases of measles with the virus rapidly spreading among mostly unvaccinated residents.

The health secretary is quietly undermining America’s vaccination infrastructure.