Social media post falsely attributed to Canada PM TrudeauĪn image of a social media post that appears to be from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and urges people to shun unvaccinated family members is circulating online. The article was corrected to say that trials were non-clinical, meaning they did not test on people, but social media posts are still spreading the article's original incorrect assertion that the drug was proven effective against Covid-19 in human test subjects. Global news agency Reuters published an article that said a Japanese company found ivermectin to be effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in human trials. 8 February 2022Įrror in article fuels ivermectin misinformation online The photos were shared in a false context: they were taken in January 2020, more than one month before Indonesia reported its first Covid-19 cases. The posts claim the president ignored "health protocols". Three photos have been shared thousands of times in social media posts that claim Indonesian President Joko Widodo was pictured maskless at an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in 2022. 1310. Photos show Indonesian leader attending Chinese Lunar New Year event before pandemic
This is false the photographer who shot the aerial image says it was taken in the province of Alberta in December 2018. 1311. Aerial convoy photo unrelated to 2022 Canada trucker protestįacebook posts claim an image of a miles-long line of cars and trucks shows the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates in Canada. This is false SickKids said the hospital has not expanded services within its department of cardiology, and available data shows that the risk of heart inflammation following vaccination in this age range is very low. Social media posts claim that the cardiac unit of a children's hospital in Toronto was "expanded" in anticipation of a surge of side effects following the Covid-19 vaccination campaign for children aged five to 11. 9 February 2022Ĭanada children's hospital did not expand to treat Covid-19 vaccine side effects The claim is false while Khairy Jamaluddin wore the same black t-shirt and trousers to both his Covid-19 vaccinations in March and April 2021, he sported different shoes and socks. The posts point to the fact he appears to be wearing the same outfit in both photos.
These photos of Malaysia's health minister were taken at two different Covid-19 vaccine eventsįacebook posts circulating in Malaysia claim photos of a politician posing after his first and second Covid-19 vaccine doses were in fact taken on the same day, accusing him of lying about being double-jabbed.
The warning is based on a decade-old law, Australia's health department separately told AFP. But the posts are misleading: the blood clot warning predates the pandemic, a tobacco control organisation told AFP. Social media posts circulating in Australia claim a new blood clot warning was added to the country's tobacco packaging in January 2022 - which they suggest is linked to the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines. Posts shared in Australia make misleading link between vaccines and tobacco blood clot warning