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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Video baselessly claims COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer
High Impact
A social media account that frequently promotes vaccine misinformation posted a video claiming that COVID-19 vaccines have increased rates of…
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Misleading post claims that doctors get bonuses for meeting vaccination quotas
Medium Impact
A social media post claims that Blue Cross Blue Shield pays pediatricians a $40,000 bonus for vaccinating 100 patients under…
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Posts resurface myth that aluminum in vaccines causes autism
Medium Impact
A trending post is claiming that a 2011 study found that the aluminum additives in vaccines cause autism. The study…
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Video clip used to claim that COVID-19 vaccines impair fertility
High Impact
The hashtag “pfertility” trended on social media in response to video footage released by a right-wing activist group known for…
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Blog post resurfaces misleading claim that CDC is tracking unvaccinated people
High Impact
Several high-profile right-wing news outlets and social media accounts are circulating a blog post with the misleading claim that the…
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Anti-vaccine site falsely claims Bill Gates disparaged COVID-19 vaccines in video
High Impact
A video clip of Bill Gates speaking at a global health forum discusses the limitations of COVID-19 vaccines, specifically that…
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Misleading video claims to contain evidence that Pfizer made COVID-19 mutants
High Impact
A heavily edited viral video produced by a right-wing activist group that is notorious for releasing misleadingly edited secret recordings…
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Trending image promotes myth that polio was caused by a pesticide
Medium Impact
A social post repeats the long-disproven myth that the elimination of polio was not due to vaccines but to reduced…
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Father and daughter’s deaths used to promote COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Low Impact
A 25-year-old recent pharmacy school graduate who helped run vaccine clinics died of unknown causes late last year. Some vaccine…
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Misleading headlines inaccurately suggest a link between COVID-19 booster and stroke
High Impact
The CDC investigated a potential link between the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 booster and increased stroke risk in older adults. The…
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Trending video falsely claims COVID-19 vaccines are used for strep infections
Medium Impact
A widely circulated video features several false claims about COVID-19 vaccines, including that people who are fully vaccinated and boosted…
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Claim circulates that COVID-19 vaccines have killed, injured 1,600 athletes
Medium Impact
Articles and social media posts are claiming that hundreds of athletes have collapsed or died after receiving COVID-19 vaccines. The…
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Football player’s cardiac arrest tied without evidence to COVID-19 vaccination
High Impact
After a football player went into cardiac arrest during a Monday night football game, social media users and several newsletter…
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Hoax news site claims Japan is investigating millions of COVID-19 vaccine deaths
High Impact
A website that publishes hoax news stories claimed that the government of Japan is investigating millions of deaths supposedly caused…
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Study is misrepresented to claim COVID-19 vaccines cause blood clots
High Impact
A study of COVID-19 vaccine safety in older adults has been widely circulated and misrepresented by vaccine opponents. The study…
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Posts blame masks, COVID-19 mitigations for respiratory disease “tripledemic”
Medium Impact
Several popular social media accounts are promoting the idea that mask mandates and other COVID-19 protections are responsible for the…