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Author Archives: Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org

**FILE** O.J. Simpson (Don Cormier/Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inFactCheck.org, Health

O.J. Simpson Died from Cancer, Not COVID-19 Vaccine

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org April 12, 2024April 15, 2024

O.J. Simpson, a football star acquitted in the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, died of cancer at age 76, and conspiracy theorists and vaccine opponents quickly spun his death into anti-vaccination fodder, claiming that his death was related to his COVID-19 vaccination.

**FILE** Amy Schumer (Anna Hanks via Wikimedia Commons)
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Amy Schumer Has Endometriosis, Not a Vaccine-Related Ailment

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org February 19, 2024February 20, 2024
**FILE** Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (International Telecommunication Union via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHealth

Posts Misrepresent WHO Term ‘Disease X’ for Possible Future Illness

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org January 26, 2024January 26, 2024
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Meme Makes Misleading Comparison to Cast Doubt on Climate Change

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org December 8, 2023December 8, 2023
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Flu Shots, MMR Vaccines Have Saved Millions of Lives, Contrary to Online Claim

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
**FILE** Jamie Foxx (Georges Biard via Wikimedia Commons)
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Viral Video Repeats Bogus Claim About Vaccines and Visible Ailments

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org August 21, 2023August 22, 2023
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Pfizer Facility Damaged in Tornado Didn’t Produce COVID-19 Vaccines

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org July 25, 2023August 1, 2023
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False Claim About Cause of Autism Highlighted on Pennsylvania Senate Panel

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org July 21, 2023August 7, 2023
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Fewer Cases of Flu Due to Pandemic Precautions, Contrary to Viral Claim

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org April 14, 2023April 18, 2023
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Social Media Posts Twist Meaning of CDC, FDA Disclosure on Bivalent Booster

by Saranac Hale Spencer, FactCheck.org January 20, 2023January 24, 2023

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