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The Infodemic: Vaccines Haven't Led to Increase in Patient Deaths

FILE - A woman receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a FEMA vaccination center at Miami Dade College, April 5, 2021.
FILE - A woman receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a FEMA vaccination center at Miami Dade College, April 5, 2021.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: COVID-19 vaccines have led to a 6,000% increase in patient deaths.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: PolitiFact

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that “not a single politician in the world” died of Covid-19 except John Magufuli, a former president of Tanzania known for downplaying the scale of the pandemic.

Verdict: Misleading

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

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