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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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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A controversial physician whose board certification was revoked for promoting “false or inaccurate medical misinformation” claimed in a recent interview…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.…
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Interview promotes mRNA vaccine conspiracy theories
Low Impact
During a right-wing political commentator’s interview with a writer who opposes COVID-19 vaccines, there was speculation about the safety of…
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Posts repeat false claims about HPV vaccine safety and effectiveness
Medium Impact
Several trending posts circulate false claims about HPV vaccine safety and effectiveness. The posts falsely claim that HPV vaccines don’t prevent…
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Controversial physician’s papers promote false claims about COVID-19 vaccines
Medium Impact
A former cardiologist who was stripped of his board certification for promoting vaccine disinformation has co-authored two recent papers claiming…