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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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Posts circulate false claims about Japan’s COVID-19 vaccine policies
Low Impact
Several posts baselessly claim that Japan is banning mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and blood donations from vaccinated people. Both claims are…
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COVID-19 vaccine seizure study sparks conversation
High Impact
A preprint of an FDA study investigated the risk of febrile seizures following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in children ages 2…
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Study misrepresented to falsely claim that vaccines have “no benefit” after COVID-19 infection
Medium Impact
A recent study investigating adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines is being misrepresented online. One popular post, which does not link…
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Viral video repeats debunked COVID-19 vaccine cancer claims
High Impact
A popular conspiracy theorist aired a segment falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines contain toxic DNA and cancer viruses. The video…
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Anti-vaccine physician promotes false claims about long COVID
High Impact
A controversial physician whose board certification was revoked for promoting “false or inaccurate medical misinformation” claimed in a recent interview…
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Redacted CDC myocarditis data draws criticism
Medium Impact
The CDC allegedly released 148 FOIA-requested pages related to myocarditis events following COVID-19 vaccination that were heavily redacted. Critics have…
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Posts circulate false and misleading claims about mRNA cancer vaccines
Medium Impact
Following a reference about the potential of mRNA cancer vaccines at the State of the Union address, some online falsely…
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Post resurfaces the myth that vaccines cause long COVID
Medium Impact
A recent op-ed by a well-known COVID-19 vaccine opponent is resurfacing false claims online that COVID-19 vaccination triggers long COVID,…
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Proposed bill would allow alleged vaccine-injured to sue vaccine manufacturers
Medium Impact
A member of Congress proposed the Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (Liable) Act, which would allow Americans to retroactively…
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Conspiracy theory circulates that Bill Gates created mosquito-borne virus
Low Impact
An anti-vaccine social media account that has spread false claims about COVID-19 in the past attempts to link Bill Gates…
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False claims and conspiracies spread amid US measles outbreaks
High Impact
News coverage of a measles outbreak in Florida and cases in 14 other states led to online discourse about the…
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Viral interview repeats debunked vaccine myths and disinformation
Medium Impact
In an interview with a popular right-wing commentator, a tech entrepreneur-turned-vaccine conspiracist repeated several myths about COVID-19 vaccines. A clip…
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Florida measles outbreak fuels anti-vaccine narratives
High Impact
A measles outbreak at an elementary school in Florida’s Broward County prompted the circulation of debunked myths about the disease…
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Posts calls flu vaccines ineffective and a “scam”
Medium Impact
Several posts are circulating images of a flu vaccine package insert, claiming that it proves flu vaccines are an ineffective…
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Post resurfaces myth that smallpox vaccines triggered the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Medium Impact
A widely circulated post claims that the WHO administered 50 million smallpox vaccines in Africa that were laced with HIV.…
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Super Bowl stirs up anti-vaccine outrage
Medium Impact
Some social media accounts expressed outrage over a Pfizer ad about future cancer treatments that aired during the Super Bowl.…