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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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“Analysis” linking COVID-19 vaccines to 17 million deaths resurfaces
Medium Impact
A debunked analysis claiming that COVID-19 vaccines caused 17 million deaths has resurfaced again online, gaining considerable attention in the…
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Vaccine opponents continue to promote disproven COVID-19 cures
Medium Impact
Some vaccine opponents are still touting the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as an effective COVID-19 preventative or treatment despite the overwhelming…
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Video falsely links “white lung” pneumonia to COVID-19 vaccines
Medium Impact
A well-known vaccine opponent baselessly speculated that so-called “white lung” pneumonia may be linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. False claims…
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Conspiracists claim Italian official is being investigated over COVID-19 vaccines
Medium Impact
Several conspiracy sites and vaccine opponents are claiming that the former Italian health minister is under investigation for murder related…
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Ethics study used to dispute the necessity of COVID-19 vaccines
Medium Impact
A popular vaccine opponent is using a recent ethics study about the treatment of unvaccinated people during the pandemic to…
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Image circulates of alleged COVID-19 vaccine-related blood clot
Medium Impact
A popular social media account with nearly 600,000 followers shared an image of what is allegedly a blood clot removed…
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Florida health official promotes COVID-19 vaccine myths
High Impact
The Florida surgeon general sent a letter to the FDA asking the agency to address concerns about DNA contamination in…
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Meeting in UK Parliament features prominent anti-vaccine figures
Medium Impact
Several clips from a December 4 meeting at the U.K. Parliament are circulating online, including several prominent vaccine opponents repeating…
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Allegedly illegally obtained New Zealand health data stirs up outrage
Medium Impact
A health worker allegedly leaked COVID-19 data that he claims shows excess deaths caused by COVID-19 vaccines in New Zealand.…
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Oncologist falsely claims COVID-19 vaccines are accelerating cancers
Medium Impact
A U.K. oncologist falsely claimed that, based on his observations, COVID-19 vaccines are causing accelerated forms of cancers. There is…
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Woman claims flu shot caused multiple sclerosis and blindness
Medium Impact
A story is circulating online of a woman who blames the flu vaccine after she allegedly lost vision in one…
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Texas official sues Pfizer for “misrepresenting” COVID-19 vaccine efficacy
High Impact
The Texas attorney general announced a lawsuit against Pfizer based on the claim that the company “unlawfully misrepresented” the effectiveness…
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Vaccine opponents claim COVID-19 vaccines drove up UK cancer deaths
Medium Impact
An anti-vaccine website known for promoting the claim that vaccines cause autism is using a recent report to suggest that…
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Flawed analysis claims that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to 17 million deaths
Medium Impact
A false analysis that was originally published in September claims that COVID-19 vaccines have caused 17 million deaths. Several vaccine…
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Viral post questions how COVID-19 vaccines were developed so quickly
Medium Impact
A widely-circulated social media post questions why a vaccine against COVID-19 was developed so quickly when there are no vaccines…
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False claims circulate after a COVID-19 vaccine injury congressional hearing
High Impact
A U.S. congressperson who has previously promoted conspiracy theories and false claims about COVID-19 held a congressional hearing about alleged…