Daily Express controversies
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2021
Daily Express corrects false claim about AstraZeneca vaccine formula
Company response
The Daily Express corrected an article that falsely claimed Russia copied the AstraZeneca vaccine formula to make its own vaccine. The outlet apologized and published the Russian Direct Investment Fund’s response. The claim concerned AstraZeneca, but the source does not establish that the formula was stolen.
Stated objective. To set the record straight.
Company response
Apology — Daily Express
The British tabloid apologised for the publication of the false theft claim
Clarification — Daily Express
The Daily Express, a British tabloid, issued a correction to an 11 October article, which falsely claimed that "Russia [...] copied the formula of the AstraZeneca jab and used it to help make its own vaccine".
Source excerpt
The Daily Express, a British tabloid, issued a correction to an 11 October article, which falsely claimed that "Russia [...] copied the formula of the AstraZeneca jab and used it to help make its own vaccine".
The British tabloid apologised for the publication of the false theft claim and sought to "set the record straight" by publishing the official response of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which funded the Sputnik V development.