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Posts about “hidden” vaccine injury reports recycle misleading talking points
High Impact
A so-called “analysis” of CDC data falsely claims to have identified 780,000 reports of serious vaccine injuries during the COVID-19…
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Claims circulate that harmful mRNA vaccines are being tested in livestock
Medium Impact
A trending social media video features a man claiming to be a rancher who alleges that “live” mRNA vaccines are…
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Video calls promoting COVID-19 vaccines “the most evil thing ever done”
Medium Impact
A right-wing political commentator claims that governments encouraging vaccination after “the mRNA vaccine was shown not to stop transmission” was…
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Viral videos resurface a host of COVID-19 pandemic myths
Medium Impact
A circulating clip features a vaccine-opposing talk show host criticizing pandemic mitigation practices like wearing masks, social distancing, COVID-19 tests,…
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Posts circulate false claims about Japan’s COVID-19 vaccine policies
Low Impact
Several posts baselessly claim that Japan is banning mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and blood donations from vaccinated people. Both claims are…
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COVID-19 vaccine seizure study sparks conversation
High Impact
A preprint of an FDA study investigated the risk of febrile seizures following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in children ages 2…
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Study misrepresented to falsely claim that vaccines have “no benefit” after COVID-19 infection
Medium Impact
A recent study investigating adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines is being misrepresented online. One popular post, which does not link…
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Viral video repeats debunked COVID-19 vaccine cancer claims
High Impact
A popular conspiracy theorist aired a segment falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines contain toxic DNA and cancer viruses. The video…
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Anti-vaccine physician promotes false claims about long COVID
High Impact
A controversial physician whose board certification was revoked for promoting “false or inaccurate medical misinformation” claimed in a recent interview…
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Redacted CDC myocarditis data draws criticism
Medium Impact
The CDC allegedly released 148 FOIA-requested pages related to myocarditis events following COVID-19 vaccination that were heavily redacted. Critics have…
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Posts circulate false and misleading claims about mRNA cancer vaccines
Medium Impact
Following a reference about the potential of mRNA cancer vaccines at the State of the Union address, some online falsely…
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Post resurfaces the myth that vaccines cause long COVID
Medium Impact
A recent op-ed by a well-known COVID-19 vaccine opponent is resurfacing false claims online that COVID-19 vaccination triggers long COVID,…
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Proposed bill would allow alleged vaccine-injured to sue vaccine manufacturers
Medium Impact
A member of Congress proposed the Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (Liable) Act, which would allow Americans to retroactively…
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Conspiracy theory circulates that Bill Gates created mosquito-borne virus
Low Impact
An anti-vaccine social media account that has spread false claims about COVID-19 in the past attempts to link Bill Gates…
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False claims and conspiracies spread amid US measles outbreaks
High Impact
News coverage of a measles outbreak in Florida and cases in 14 other states led to online discourse about the…
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Viral interview repeats debunked vaccine myths and disinformation
Medium Impact
In an interview with a popular right-wing commentator, a tech entrepreneur-turned-vaccine conspiracist repeated several myths about COVID-19 vaccines. A clip…