Alerts
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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False claims persist about COVID-19 vaccine-linked “turbo cancers”
Medium Impact
Various popular vaccine opponents, including several health professionals, continue to promote the fake claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause so-called “turbo…
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Baseless claim that COVID-19 vaccine causes dementia circulates
Low Impact
A dedicated proponent of vaccine misinformation is claiming without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for an increase in dementia…
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Senator falsely claims the FDA approved ivermectin to treat COVID-19
High Impact
A U.S. senator set off a firestorm of misinformation after claiming that the FDA has approved or otherwise endorsed ivermectin…
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Clip resurfaces of former Pfizer exec claiming the pandemic was planned
High Impact
A widely circulated video clip shows a former Pfizer executive turned anti-vaccine activist claiming that the pandemic was orchestrated. One…
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Post resurfaces false claim that doctors were bribed to give COVID-19 vaccines
Medium Impact
A post that has been shared over 11,000 times has resurfaced the misleading claim that insurance programs bribed doctors to…
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Video claims Supreme Court ruled mRNA-vaccinated people are patented goods
Medium Impact
Videos circulating on multiple social media platforms falsely claim that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling classifies people who received mRNA…
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Posts claim the pertussis vaccine is unnecessary and dangerous
Medium Impact
Several social media and blog posts question if the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine is necessary. The post focuses…
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Girl’s death used to claim COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe
Medium Impact
A social media post claims without evidence the 10-year-old daughter of a Johnson & Johnson executive died suddenly after receiving…
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Illegal lab’s shutdown provokes COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Low Impact
The CDC shut down an unauthorized lab in Fresno, California, that reportedly contained thousands of gallons of hazardous and infectious…
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Video claims 5G can reprogram COVID-19 vaccine nanoparticles
Low Impact
A video circulating on social media claims that the lipid nanoparticles that protect vaccine mRNA as it is delivered to…
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Basketball star’s cardiac arrest sets off a wave of anti-vaccine speculation
High Impact
Last week, a University of Southern California basketball player and son of an NBA star was admitted to the hospital…
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Discredited scientist alleges Pfizer produced SIDS-linked vaccines
Medium Impact
A discredited research scientist best known for promoting health-related conspiracy theories recently accused Pfizer of “covering up” a batch of…
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Post claims 74 percent of deaths in vaccinated people are vaccine-related
Medium Impact
A conservative website claims COVID-19 vaccines caused 74 percent of deaths in vaccinated people. The post cites a non-peer-reviewed study…
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Anti-vaccine myth that Amish children don’t have autism resurfaces
Medium Impact
In testimony before the Pennsylvania senate, a tech entrepreneur turned COVID-19 conspiracy theorist repeats the long-disproven myth that Amish children…
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RFK Jr. continues to promote disproven COVID-19 cures
High Impact
Clips from Robert F. Kennery Jr.’s viral podcast interview continue circulating online, along with his many anti-vaccine claims. In one…
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Congresswoman claims COVID-19 vaccines cause miscarriages and stillbirths
High Impact
A U.S. congressperson known for promoting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation alleged that COVID-19 vaccination is responsible for an increase in miscarriages…