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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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…
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Video blames hepatitis B vaccine for infant’s death
High Impact
A video trending online features a mother who believes her child’s death is due to injuries related to hepatitis B…
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Anti-vaccine website promotes misinformation about the HPV vaccine
High Impact
A website that claims vaccines don’t save lives is promoting misinformation about the safety of the HPV vaccine. The website…
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“Analysis” claims COVID-19 vaccines caused widespread death and disability
Medium Impact
A recent “analysis” claims that COVID-19 vaccines caused 300,000 excess deaths, 1.3 million disabilities, 26.6 million vaccine injuries, and nearly…
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Mathematically impossible claim about vaccines and miscarriages persists online
High Impact
A well-known anti-vaccine physician repeated the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 4,070 percent increase in miscarriages and stillbirths.…
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Viral article accuses the government of lying about mask effectiveness
Medium Impact
A right-wing newspaper published an article claiming that the U.S. government lied about the effectiveness of masks. This claim is…
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Article claims the government covered up mass death from COVID-19 vaccines
Medium Impact
A trending article falsely claims that the U.S. government anticipated mass casualties from COVID-19 vaccines. Documents released under the Freedom…
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Post baselessly links actor’s death to COVID-19 vaccines
Medium Impact
The recent death of a 60-year-old actor has prompted some anti-vaccine proponents to baselessly claim that COVID-19 vaccines are to…
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Bizarre claims circulate that COVID-19 vaccines contain toxins, nanochips, and parasites
Medium Impact
Social media posts trending in English and Spanish are circulating the claims of a supposed “WHO whistleblower” who previously promoted…
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Video falsely links hepatitis B vaccination to autism
High Impact
A well-known anti-vaccine advocate is claiming that the hepatitis B vaccine is responsible for an increase in autism diagnoses over…