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Congressional hearing spurs circulation of false claims about COVID-19
High Impact
Following the June 3 congressional hearing of the former head of the U.S. COVID-19 response team, viral posts drove widespread…
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Posts falsely claim heart inflammation only occurs after COVID-19 vaccination
High Impact
A preprint Oxford University study examined outcomes after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination among children and adolescents in the U.K. The study…
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Myths that COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility and miscarriages persist online
Medium Impact
A popular vaccine opponent claimed on a conspiracy news show that COVID-19 vaccines are “destroying women and babies” and “emasculating…
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Trending social media posts highlight the importance of routine vaccines
Low Impact
A social media user with a large following posted a trending thread recognizing the importance of routine vaccines. The posts…
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Shooting of Slovakian prime minister falsely linked to WHO pandemic treaty
Low Impact
Conspiracists are claiming without evidence that a recent assassination attempt on Slovakia’s prime minister is related to his opposition to…
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Study finds that COVID-19 is still deadlier than the flu
Medium Impact
A new JAMA study found that COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu, with 35 percent higher mortality in hospitalized patients…
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Post resurface the misleading claim that doctors are “bribed” to vaccinate
Medium Impact
Several social media posts resurfaced the claim that health insurance programs “bribed” doctors to administer COVID-19 vaccines. A far-right site…
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Posts continue to claim COVID-19 vaccine injuries are widespread
Medium Impact
In a recent interview, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator stated that thousands of people could potentially have vaccine…
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Social media posts discuss known AstraZeneca vaccine risk of blood clots
Medium Impact
In court documents from an ongoing lawsuit in the U.K., vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca acknowledged that the blood clotting condition thrombosis…
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Narratives about alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries ramp up over the weekend
High Impact
A recent New York Times article shares the stories of people who believe they have COVID-19 vaccine-related injuries and the…
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Viral video blames COVID-19 vaccines for heart attack
Medium Impact
A social media user shared a story about having a heart attack that she claims was caused by COVID-19 vaccines.…
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Viral post falsely accuses the CDC of covering up COVID-19 vaccine injuries
Medium Impact
A conspiracy news site known for publishing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines accused the CDC of concealing vaccine-related deaths. The…
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Online discourse about bird flu spikes in the U.S. and globally
Medium Impact
In early April, online discourse about the ongoing bird flu (H5N1) outbreak rose sharply following the first recorded case of…
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Interview resurfaces a years-old Pfizer vaccine trial myth
High Impact
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resurfaced the three-year-old myth that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines had a 23 percent higher death rate than…
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Videos claim that COVID-19 vaccine injuries are rampant
Medium Impact
A discredited cardiologist falsely claims that all COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and cause widespread serious health issues, including cardiac arrest…
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Vaccine opponents weave conspiracy theories about myocarditis treatment
Medium Impact
Several accounts expressed outrage that a New York hospital with a world-class pericardial/myocardial disease center ran an ad about treatments…