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**FILE** Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla (Courtesy of pfizer.com)
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FDA-Approved ‘Electronic Pill’ Isn’t Evidence That COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Microchip’ Conspiracy Is ‘Proven’

by Brea Jones, FactCheck.org May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain microchips and have readily available ingredient lists. But social media posts use an old clip of the Pfizer CEO talking about an “electronic pill” to leave the false impression he was confirming a conspiracy theory about microchips in the vaccines.

**FILE** Dr. Anthony Fauci (NIAID via Wikimedia Commons)
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Navarro Falsely Links Fauci to Pandemic Origin

by Jessica McDonald, FactCheck.org May 19, 2022May 20, 2022
Courtesy of pfizer.com
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Pfizer Documents Show Vaccine Is Highly Effective, Contrary to Social Media Posts

by Lori Robertson, FactCheck.org May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
**FILE** Paxlovid blister pack, partially opened to reveal one Ritonavir tablet and two Nirmatrelvir tablets (Courtesy of Kches16414 via Wikimedia Commons)
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Q&A On Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 Oral Antiviral

by Jessica McDonald, FactCheck.org May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
a person with blue gloves getting the vaccine vial
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Pediatric Hepatitis Cases May Be Linked to Adenovirus, No Connection to COVID-19 Vaccination

by Jessica McDonald, FactCheck.org May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
a close up shot of bags of blood
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Red Cross Accepts Blood Donations From People Vaccinated Against COVID-19

by Catalina Jaramillo, FactCheck.org April 27, 2022April 27, 2022
grey and brown snake opening mouth
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COVID-19 is Caused By a Virus, Not Snake Venom

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org April 18, 2022April 19, 2022
Courtesy of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser via Twitter
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COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Hospitalization and Death Rates, Contrary to Social Media Claims

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org April 14, 2022April 14, 2022
President Joe Biden receives a COVID-19 booster shot in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive office Building, Monday, September 27, 2021, at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith)
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Q&A on Second COVID-19 Boosters for Older People

by Jessica McDonald, FactCheck.org April 7, 2022April 7, 2022
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Clinical Trials Find No Increase in Mortality Among COVID-19 Patients Treated with Remdesivir, Contrary to Viral Claim

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

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