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The alerts on these pages are based on the monitoring of publicly available data. While some alerts reference false claims, others are included to indicate gaps in knowledge, concerns, speculation, and other trending narratives. Inclusion in reporting is based on reach and velocity of spread and on whether conversations may impact health behaviors and decisions.
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Study finds that COVID-19 is still deadlier than the flu
Medium Impact
A new JAMA study found that COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu, with 35 percent higher mortality in hospitalized patients…
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Post resurface the misleading claim that doctors are “bribed” to vaccinate
Medium Impact
Several social media posts resurfaced the claim that health insurance programs “bribed” doctors to administer COVID-19 vaccines. A far-right site…
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Posts continue to claim COVID-19 vaccine injuries are widespread
Medium Impact
In a recent interview, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator stated that thousands of people could potentially have vaccine…
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Social media posts discuss known AstraZeneca vaccine risk of blood clots
Medium Impact
In court documents from an ongoing lawsuit in the U.K., vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca acknowledged that the blood clotting condition thrombosis…
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Narratives about alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries ramp up over the weekend
High Impact
A recent New York Times article shares the stories of people who believe they have COVID-19 vaccine-related injuries and the…
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Viral video blames COVID-19 vaccines for heart attack
Medium Impact
A social media user shared a story about having a heart attack that she claims was caused by COVID-19 vaccines.…
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Viral post falsely accuses the CDC of covering up COVID-19 vaccine injuries
Medium Impact
A conspiracy news site known for publishing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines accused the CDC of concealing vaccine-related deaths. The…
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Online discourse about bird flu spikes in the U.S. and globally
Medium Impact
In early April, online discourse about the ongoing bird flu (H5N1) outbreak rose sharply following the first recorded case of…
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Interview resurfaces a years-old Pfizer vaccine trial myth
High Impact
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resurfaced the three-year-old myth that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines had a 23 percent higher death rate than…
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Videos claim that COVID-19 vaccine injuries are rampant
Medium Impact
A discredited cardiologist falsely claims that all COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and cause widespread serious health issues, including cardiac arrest…
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Vaccine opponents weave conspiracy theories about myocarditis treatment
Medium Impact
Several accounts expressed outrage that a New York hospital with a world-class pericardial/myocardial disease center ran an ad about treatments…
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U.S. congressperson falsely claims that COVID-19 vaccine injuries are widespread
Medium Impact
A video clip of a U.S. congressperson known for promoting vaccine disinformation is trending online. The congressperson falsely claimed that…
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Independent study confirms COVID-19 vaccine safety
Medium Impact
A large-scale, independent review of real-world safety data confirmed that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may cause myocarditis in very rare cases.…
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Tokyo protest resurfaces WHO pandemic treaty conspiracy theories
Medium Impact
A group of activists in Japan reportedly organized a protest to oppose the World Health Organization’s international pandemic agreement, which…
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Post asks why the general public was unaware of myocarditis pre-pandemic
Medium Impact
A popular social media post asks why the general public hadn’t heard of myocarditis prior to COVID-19 if the condition…
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Posts about “hidden” vaccine injury reports recycle misleading talking points
High Impact
A so-called “analysis” of CDC data falsely claims to have identified 780,000 reports of serious vaccine injuries during the COVID-19…