Coronavirus

Did bowel cancer drastically increase in young people after receiving COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: Data circulating on social media is not related to COVID-19, but refer to a different period of time, before COVID. The claim originated from a video (archived here) published by @isbem33 on TikTok, on April 27, 2023, under the title: "#갑자기 암발병 #암유발 원인"…

Did preservative and stabilizer ingredients in COVID-19 vaccines cause more deaths than the virus itself? No, that's not true: most COVID-19 vaccines used in Korea do not contain preservatives, and at the time of writing, the number of deaths caused by the COVID-19 disease far exceeds the number of deaths reported after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The claim appeared in…

Is Marburg virus a deadly new virus coming from Africa? No, that's not true: It was first recognized in 1967, in Germany. The story appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published by @user8673937752784 on Tiktok on 16 Apr 2023, under the title "#인간#바이러스#마버그#좀비#CapCut" (#Human#Virus#Marburg#Zombie#Capcut: translated by Lead Stories Staff). It opened: COVID: I gotta go now. Before…

Will Adenovirus be contagious like COVID-19 and result in a pandemic? No, that's not true: It has been around us for ages and the symptoms are mild as a common cold. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) where it was published on Tiktok by @rpm0313 on 16 Apr 2023 under the title "'아데노바이러스'(HAdV) 아데노바이러스에 감염되면 눈꼽이 심하게 껴서…