Thursday 21 October, 2021
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A medical law expert has cast a withering eye on a document that’s circulating online.
A photo shared on Facebook claimed that QR scanners would be used to ask for proof of vaccination.
Varadkar was in London for a music festival, but he did not leave at the weekend and is currently still there for a trade mission.
Claims about vaccines containing the chemical have circulated in recent months.
This name has been used for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine since December last year.
There has been some confusion after an FDA document was misread by some people.
The claim has been shared widely online.
The paper claimed that masks increase children’s carbon dioxide intake, but multiple problems have been identified with its research.
Social media posts have falsely described a photo from Turkey in 2018 as a flight leaving Afghanistan in recent days.
The claim has been labelled “entirely spurious” by the Clinical Lead of the hospital’s Emergency Department.
The list of Covid variant ‘launch dates’ contained in the Instagram post is also inaccurate.
Some social media users suggested that the satirical post was legitimate.
Social media posts have falsely described a photo from France in 2018 as a recent anti-restrictions protest.
Legal experts said the claim is a complete misrepresentation of the law.
A tweet by the Taoiseach lacked some context on exactly how well Ireland is performing.
An “error” led to around 160 students receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine,.
The claim has circulated widely on social media in recent weeks.
The claim has been shared on Facebook.
An independent TD claimed that the official vaccine figures refer to the number of appointments made rather than doses administered.
The claim has been shared widely online.
Claims which rely on the EudraVigilance and VAERS databases are often misleading.
The claim was first made last Friday. The Journal FactCheck finds it to be true.
A social media claim is wrongly saying that sunglasses are harmful.
A leaflet by Anti-Corruption Ireland contains a list of false statements about masks and their effectiveness.
A video shared online claimed that because antibodies produced as a result of the vaccine are in the blood, they don’t protect against Covid infection. This is false.
Vaccines are being rolled out on a prison-by-prison basis and jabs are administered by National Ambulance Service staff.
Mike Yeadon is regularly cited by anti-lockdown groups.
Different versions of the message have appeared in recent days.
The claims about insurance cover were included in a video on Dolores Cahill’s Facebook page.
All four vaccines approved for use in Ireland have been tested on animals as well as humans.
The claims have been made in recent weeks.
A recent article in the Westmeath Topic, which was reshared by other users on social media, suggested that this information is being hidden.
The misleading article was widely shared on social media before it was removed by Gript.
The annual fundraiser by Pieta House is going ahead this weekend, despite anti-lockdown activists announcing an alternative event for that date.
