October 1, 2026
Are you more likely to get the flu if you had a vaccine?
Flu shots cannot cause the flu, though they may cause mild side effects. The Cleveland Clinic preprint had possible testing bias.
September 24, 2026
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of September 24, 2026
This week’s roundup corrects claims about vaccine doses and autism, vaccine safety studies, and vaccines causing alpha-gal syndrome.
September 24, 2026
Do vaccines cause meat allergies?
Vaccines have not been shown to cause alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy linked to tick bites. Cases cluster where lone star ticks live.
September 17, 2026
Were we misled about what COVID vaccines did?
COVID vaccines may not prevent every infection, but they lower severe illness, hospitalization, and death. Rodgers’s claim that they do not work is wrong.
September 10, 2026
Were military vaccine injuries hidden?
VAERS reports do not prove COVID vaccines caused military deaths or that officials hid evidence. Defense studies found infection posed greater health risks.
September 3, 2026
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of September 3, 2026
This week’s debunks: claims that measles didn’t cause a newborn’s death, COVID vaccines caused Dolly Parton’s cancer, and Shingrix didn’t lower heart risks.
September 3, 2026
Do shingles vaccines reduce heart disease risk?
A study linked Shingrix to fewer heart disease and heart failure diagnoses. It cannot prove prevention, but limits do not make findings false.
September 3, 2026
Did the mRNA vaccine kill Dolly Parton?
Dolly Parton died from cancer at 80. Claims that a COVID vaccine caused her death are unsupported. National Cancer Institute: age is the biggest risk factor.0
August 27, 2026
Correcting this week’s misinformation: week of August 27, 2026
VFV debunks claims about HHS vaccine guidance, mRNA vaccines causing cancer, and aluminum harming babies. Medical evidence and safety data matter.
August 27, 2026
Can babies handle aluminum in vaccines?
AAP research finds vaccine aluminum helps build protection; the tiny amount is far below harmful levels, and most leaves the body through the kidneys.
