Vaccine boosters are quite common for vaccines, so why is the COVID-19 booster such a big deal to people? Plus the virus' continued impact on schools, students and parents, and something that makes us happy is disappearing August 20, 2021 Al Tompkins
The CDC’s pregnancy guidance brings vaccine data deficits full term Its latest advisory on pregnant persons getting vaccinated emphasizes the cost-benefit analysis while it waits for more data August 12, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Vaccines are just as effective against the delta variant, as long as it’s a full dose Plus, immunocompromised people and additional shots, new data on the J&J vaccine and Guillain-Barré syndrome, and more. July 23, 2021 Al Tompkins
Factually: Fact-checkers have the answers to Joe Rogan’s vaccine hesitancy The podcast host’s comments illustrate the questions fact-checkers have been answering throughout the pandemic. April 29, 2021 Harrison Mantas
WhatsApp and the IFCN offer a financial shot in the arm to fact-checkers fighting vaccine misinformation The Vaccine Grant Program will distribute a combined $500,000 to help launch or support seven separate projects April 26, 2021 The International Fact-Checking Network
Factually: Falsehoods about COVID-19 suicides are nothing new for fact-checkers The oft-repeated notion has been fact-checked at least 42 times by members of the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance April 22, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Factually: US Fact-checkers pause to explain J&J It comes less than a month after similar efforts by their European counterparts — This is the Apr. 15, 2021 edition of Factually. April 15, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Journalists reporting on COVID-19 vaccines should ‘tell the story in its totality’ Most Americans will soon be eligible for the vaccine, but some are hesitant to get the shot. Here’s what journalists can do. March 31, 2021 Angela Fu
European fact-checkers try to explain the confusing move to stop using the AstraZeneca vaccine The lack of scientific evidence justifying the move is giving oxygen to conspiracy theories and putting fact-checkers in an awkward position March 17, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Facebook has an apparent double standard over COVID-19 misinformation in Brazil, researchers say They point to scrutiny from Facebook's Oversight Board as one possible solution March 9, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Facebook’s fact-checking partners in Australia are blocked from posting on their own pages but can still assess content for the platform Fact-checkers warn that Facebook's media ban will impact the informational ecosystem as Australia starts its COVID-19 vaccination campaign February 18, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Factually: Twitter, your Birdwatch has problems This is the Feb. 18, 2021 edition of Factually. More than half of the content in Birdwatch does not include a single source. February 18, 2021 Alex Mahadevan
10,300 documented falsehoods in 12 months: the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance enters its second year Since Jan. 2020, 99 organizations have been working together to offer you reliable information about COVID-19 January 25, 2021 The International Fact-Checking Network
U.S. fact-checkers expect new debates over policy as Joe Biden prepares to take office Claims about conspiracy theories will persist, but will no longer be amplified by the White House, fact-checkers said. January 20, 2021 Harrison Mantas
The CoronaVirusFacts Alliance will get specialized support from the Paris Peace Forum The 11-member scale-up committee will help the alliance build on the successes of the largest global fact-checking collaboration in history. November 13, 2020 Harrison Mantas
