Skip to main content
Home
Fact Check
  • Search
  • Contact
Navigation principale
  • Home
  • About AFP
  • How we work
  • Editorial & ethical standards
  • Fact-checking stylebook
  • Meet the team
  • Training
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • FactCRICIS

Choose language

  • Search
  • Contact

Health

US politics Israeli-Palestinian conflict Climate War in Ukraine Vaccines
Africa Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America Middle East North America
Environment
Health
Politics
Science
Conflicts
Image
Covid-19
Published on 14/05/2025

False information on ivermectin continues to circulate worldwide

Image
Vaccines
Published on 09/05/2025

False claims about mercury in vaccines aired on Joe Rogan's podcast

Image
Vaccines
Published on 07/05/2025

Anthony Fauci not charged with negligent homicide in New Zealand

Image
Abortion
Published on 05/05/2025

'Flawed' paper overstates health risks of abortion pills: experts

Image
Published on 25/04/2025

Posts misuse Australian news report to misrepresent Labor Party election promise

Image
Vaccines
Published on 24/04/2025

Claims of 'mRNA vaccine in Costco beef' recirculate debunked theories

Image
Published on 15/04/2025

Experts warn against using dandelion tea as cancer remedy

Image
Published on 10/04/2025

Posts falsely claim sodium fluoride is the leading cause of cancer

Image
Published on 10/04/2025

Experts refute posts likening AirPods to microwave ovens

Image
Published on 26/03/2025

Posts falsely claim HIV treatments are no longer free in Nigeria

Image
Vaccines
Published on 21/03/2025

Measles seizure risks outweigh rare vaccine side effects

Image
Vaccines
Published on 20/03/2025

Claims shiitake mushrooms eliminate HPV unproven

Image
Vaccines
Published on 18/03/2025

No FDA admission about long-term blood clot risk for Covid-vaccinated

Image
Donald Trump
Published on 14/03/2025

Post falsely claims Trump bans Covid-19 mRNA vaccines

Image
US politics
Published on 13/03/2025

USDA secretary, DOGE misrepresent feminine hygiene study

Image
Covid-19
Published on 11/03/2025

Posts falsely claim Pfizer published list of Covid-19 vaccine side effects

Image
Vaccines
Published on 03/03/2025

Vaccine misinformation rife amid US measles outbreak

Image
Climate
Published on 03/03/2025

Posts baselessly link influenza symptoms to 'toxic' fog

Image
Published on 28/02/2025

Experts advise against black seed oil as bird flu treatment

Image
Vaccines
Published on 28/02/2025

Malaysia's free flu shot scheme sparks false 'depopulation' claims

Image
Vaccines
Published on 27/02/2025

RFK Jr. has long history of spreading false or misleading vaccine claims

Image
Published on 25/02/2025

'HIV in soda' hoax scares Philippine social media users

Image
Published on 21/02/2025

Posts urging Indonesians to re-register for health insurance link to imposter webpage

Image
Bill Gates
Published on 17/02/2025

RFK Jr’s appointment resurrects false claims about ‘depopulation’ via vaccines

Image
Published on 13/02/2025

Old video of Kenyan doctor used to falsely claim Kenya has withdrawn from the WHO

Image
Covid-19
Published on 12/02/2025

Virus disinformation drives anti-China sentiment, lockdown fears

Image
Published on 07/02/2025

Posts vastly exaggerate Nigeria’s HIV infections after US pauses aid

Image
Published on 05/02/2025

RFK Jr Senate hearing resurrects Lyme disease bioweapon conspiracy theory

  • See more
Fact Check
Contact us
  • Contact
Follow us
  • FaceBook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy policy
  • Legal information
  • Cookie settings

Copyright © AFP 2017-2025. All rights reserved. Users can access and consult this website and use the share features available for personal, private, and non-commercial purposes. Any other use, in particular any reproduction, communication to the public or distribution of the content of this website, in whole or in part, for any other purpose and/or by any other means, without a specific licence agreement signed with AFP, is strictly prohibited. The subject matter depicted or included via links within the Fact Checking content is provided to the extent necessary for correct understanding of the verification of the information concerned. AFP has not obtained any rights from the authors or copyright owners of this third party content and shall incur no liability in this regard. AFP and its logo are registered trademarks.