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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Article falsely claims 100 “top scientists” confirm vaccines cause autism
High Impact
An article circulating on social media claims that childhood vaccines are the primary driver of the so-called “autism epidemic.” The…
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Post falsely claims Japan eliminated SIDS by delaying vaccination
Medium Impact
An anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist with a large following falsely claims that most SIDS cases occur within 10 days of vaccination.…
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Anti-vaccine article questions the safety of the RSV vaccine
High Impact
A popular anti-vaccine organization published an article claiming that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine is dangerous for pregnant women…
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Video claims COVID-19 vaccinated people emit Bluetooth signals
Low Impact
A video circulating on social media promotes the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 vaccines cause people to emit and receive Bluetooth…
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Right-wing commentator releases an anti-vaccine video series
High Impact
A right-wing political commentator and talk show host has released a video series that promotes misinformation and conspiracy theories about…
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Myth that tetanus vaccine is unsafe during pregnancy persists online
Medium Impact
A medical freedom group recently promoted misinformation and speculation about the tetanus vaccine, including the long-disproven myth that it is…
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False claims that the CDC profits from vaccine sales
High Impact
A popular anti-vaccine account shared a quote from a prominent anti-vaccine figure and current presidential candidate claiming that the CDC…
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Conspiracy site repeats claim that Pfizer hid vaccine pregnancy side effects
Medium Impact
A website founded by an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist claims that the FDA and Pfizer covered up data showing that the…
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Post claims WHO gave Africans HIV-laced smallpox vaccines
Medium Impact
A trending post shares a video claiming that WHO gave millions of Africans smallpox vaccines laced with HIV. The video…
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Anti-vaccine site falsely links the DTaP vaccine to increased mortality
High Impact
An account that has previously spread vaccine misinformation in the past is recirculating the claim that children who received the…
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Misinformation continues to circulate about mRNA vaccine use in livestock
Medium Impact
Vaccine opponents continue to promote misinformation about the use of mRNA vaccines in livestock. Trending posts in English and Spanish…
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Myth that the polio vaccine contains cancer-causing ingredients recirculates
Medium Impact
An image carousel posted on social media promotes the myth that millions of Americans received polio vaccines contaminated with a…
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Conspiracy theory that mRNA vaccines alter DNA persists
Medium Impact
A widely shared post is recirculating the long-disproven claim that mRNA vaccines alter human genomes. The post also repeats the…
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Claims falsely blame vaccines for SIDS deaths
Medium Impact
An anti-vaccine social media account claims that medical professionals falsely classify deaths caused by routine vaccines as sudden infant death…
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Oncologist claims COVID-19 vaccines and boosters do more harm than good
Medium Impact
A U.K.-based oncologist with a large following claims in a recent article that COVID-19 boosters cause more harm than good.…
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Persistent false claims circulate about mRNA vaccines in food
Medium Impact
Several popular anti-vaccine social media accounts and blogs are circulating the false claim that mRNA vaccines are or soon will…