Debunking Claims

The stakes are too high right now not to push back on dangerous misinformation about the pandemic. Everyone has a social responsibility to speak up.

Breitbart released a video spreading misinformation on social media. The video was removed from all sites because it includes potentially dangerous information.

There's more of it, it's becoming more extreme and it's spreading more widely.

Three charts released by the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table demonstrate the vast difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated people when it comes to COVID-19 risks.

Dr. Rhonda Patrick explains why the risk of vaccine side-effects is relatively low and warns about the dangers of vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast.

They need consequences, not sympathy.

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Scientists who have dedicated their careers to studying autism remain highly skeptical that a definitive answer to what causes autism can be reached within a few short months — if at all.

State differences indicate that techniques may work better in some populations than others.

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Folklorist Timothy Tangherlini explains how certain basic human drives, coupled with social media, fuel the spread of conspiracies.

Robert F Kennedy Jr recently said the MMR vaccine contains fetal debris and DNA fragments. This is where these claims come from, and why there’s no need to worry.

Removing heavy metals from the body through a process traditionally used to treat mercury and lead poisoning doesn't help relieve autism symptoms, a new analysis suggests.

If the health content you see on social media sounds too good to be true, it’s very likely false – but there are ways to check it out before sharing.

Misinformation is making it hard for Canada to reach the vaccination levels needed to prevent the spread of measles, experts say as the country deals with the largest outbreak of the disease in almost three decades.

Coronavirus has unleashed two parallel pandemics which reinforce each other.  One is biological: the virus itself – and the other is social: misinformation. Misinformed people put themselves and others at risk by taking dangerous quack cures, […]

Despite a claim that has gone viral, Pfizer never said that pre-market trials of its COVID-19 vaccine tested for its effect on transmission of the virus.

Scientists face potential struggle to convince people of vaccine safety as celebrities join misinformation chorus

One challenge of parenting is sorting through all available information about children's health. Here are some tips for making sense of all of the messages.

A panel of experts answer questions about vaccines, omicron and other COVID-related issues in a discussion with The Conversation.

Vaccination mandates are a reasonable response to the spread of the variant

UBC vaccine expert Dr. Anna Blakney posts fun videos to music and answers questions about the virus and the vaccine from her more than 217,000 followers on TikTok.

What is it like to be pulled into a different world, where only you and a select few can see the truth?

“When you reduce the quality of discourse down to street-fighting level,” it can raise the risk of violence, said a former consultant to U.S. intelligence services.

Data from around the world support the general safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Some people online, however, incorrectly claim that illegally obtained data from New Zealand show the vaccines have killed 13 million people worldwide. Experts say the analysis is bogus.

OPINION: Conspiracy theories are another major tool in the propaganda kit.