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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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Claim circulates that COVID-19 vaccine makers can be sued due to DNA “adulteration”
Medium Impact
A tech entrepreneur that has previously promoted false claims about COVID-19 vaccines is now claiming that COVID-19 vaccine recipients can…
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Video claims that half of vaccine-related myocarditis cases have “permanent heart damage”
Medium Impact
A viral clip of a political commentator and a celebrity doctor discussing COVID-19 vaccine safety includes the claim that a…
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Vaccine opponents circulate news about Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine wrongful death lawsuit
Medium Impact
A Canadian father is reportedly suing Pfizer following the death of his son, which he attributes to the company’s COVID-19…
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Pfizer press release misrepresented to stir up myocarditis controversy
Medium Impact
On October 13, Pfizer released an update about Paxlovid and Comirnaty that included a safety note about myocarditis that appears…
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Opposition to routine childhood vaccines becomes more mainstream
High Impact
Several vocal opponents of COVID-19 vaccines have shifted their attention to advocating against routine childhood vaccines. One opponent falsely claims…
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Thread recirculates the myth that vaccines caused the 1918 flu pandemic
Low Impact
A social media thread resurfaced the long-disproven myth that the 1918 influenza—sometimes called Spanish flu—pandemic resulted from an experimental U.S.…
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Claim circulates that emails reveal the White House hid COVID-19 vaccine risks
Medium Impact
Several articles claim that emails from 2021 reveal federal officials covered up COVID-19 vaccine risks, including myocarditis and blood clots.…
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Posts laud anti-vaccine mandate politician’s apology to the unvaccinated
Low Impact
Vaccine skeptics are circulating articles alleging that a Canadian premier is the first “major politician” to apologize to the unvaccinated…
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Pseudo-medical organization falsely links mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to cancer
Medium Impact
Last week, the pseudo-medical organization World Council for Health hosted a meeting about COVID-19 vaccines containing cancer-causing DNA that alters…
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Viral article claims that a new study found all COVID-19 variants are man-made
Medium Impact
A widely circulated article falsely claims that a recent Japanese study found that all COVID-19 variants were engineered in a…
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Congressman claims that the government created COVID-19 to force vaccines
Medium Impact
In a post with over a million views, a U.S. congressperson claims that the government created the COVID-19 virus in…
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Vaccine opponents promote a deworming drug as a cancer cure
Medium Impact
Several prominent COVID-19 vaccine opponents are touting a pet deworming medication called fenbendazole as a miracle cancer drug being suppressed…
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Viral post questions the safety and necessity of COVID-19 vaccines
High Impact
A tech CEO posted an image that downplays the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and the seriousness of COVID-19. The post…
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Article accuses federal agency of faking COVID-19 deaths to encourage vaccination
Low Impact
An article on a right-wing conspiracy website claims that a federal agency “admitted” to faking 99 percent of all COVID-19…
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Claim circulates that officials lied about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
High Impact
A viral video tracks the decline in the reported effectiveness of COVID-19 over time, insinuating that early headlines about the…
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Congress members spread false claims about plant vaccine research
Medium Impact
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass an amendment to block federal funding of vaccine research in plants. Members…