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April 17, 2021

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Tucker Carlson Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccines, Masks

Posted on Saturday, April 17th, 2021

All of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing symptomatic disease. Yet Fox News host Tucker Carlson baselessly casts doubt on the effectiveness of the vaccines, because federal officials urge fully vaccinated people to wear masks in public settings. 

The Facts on the Recommended J&J Vaccine ‘Pause’

Posted on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021

Nearly 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the U.S., including 7.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The CDC and FDA recommended “a pause in the use” of the J&J vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” because of six cases of a rare type of blood clot.

FactCheck Posts

Tucker Carlson Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccines, Masks

Posted on Saturday, April 17th, 2021

All of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing symptomatic disease. Yet Fox News host Tucker Carlson baselessly casts doubt on the effectiveness of the vaccines, because federal officials urge fully vaccinated people to wear masks in public settings. 

Underselling the Infrastructure in Infrastructure Plan

Posted on Wednesday, April 14th, 2021

President Joe Biden has taken an arguably expansive view of infrastructure to justify some of the proposed spending in the $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan. But some Republicans have gone too far with claims about how little in the bill qualifies as infrastructure.

The Facts on the Recommended J&J Vaccine ‘Pause’

Posted on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021

Nearly 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the U.S., including 7.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The CDC and FDA recommended “a pause in the use” of the J&J vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” because of six cases of a rare type of blood clot.

Debunking Viral Claims

Posts Falsely Identify Suspect in Fatal Shooting as George Floyd’s Brother

Posted on Wednesday, April 14th, 2021

Viral Facebook posts falsely claim Dejywan Floyd — a Black man arrested April 1 in the fatal shooting of a woman in North Carolina — is George Floyd’s brother. There is no evidence the suspect is the brother of George Floyd, a Black man whose death in police custody led to months of protests against racial injustice.

Background Science

The Facts on the Recommended J&J Vaccine ‘Pause’

Posted on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021

Nearly 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the U.S., including 7.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The CDC and FDA recommended “a pause in the use” of the J&J vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” because of six cases of a rare type of blood clot.

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