A widely circulated article falsely claims that a recent Japanese study found that all COVID-19 variants were engineered in a lab and intentionally leaked. The paper, which was uploaded to…
In a post with over a million views, a U.S. congressperson claims that the government created the COVID-19 virus in order to make COVID-19 vaccines and enforce mandates. The representative…
Several prominent COVID-19 vaccine opponents are touting a pet deworming medication called fenbendazole as a miracle cancer drug being suppressed by the FDA. One popular post falsely claims that the…
A social media post claims that COVID-19 vaccines have far higher adverse event rates than other vaccines, citing a widely disputed study that “reanalyzed” data from COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.…
A tech CEO posted an image that downplays the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and the seriousness of COVID-19. The post has received hundreds of thousands of engagements. Recommendation: High Risk
An article on a right-wing conspiracy website claims that a federal agency “admitted” to faking 99 percent of all COVID-19 deaths to scare people into getting vaccinated. The article cites…
A viral video tracks the decline in the reported effectiveness of COVID-19 over time, insinuating that early headlines about the vaccines being “100 percent effective” were disinformation. A social media CEO shared the video in a post that has been viewed over 70 million times. The CEO also claimed that the COVID-19 booster almost sent him to the hospital and argued against vaccine mandates. The viral video is highly misleading because it doesn’t distinguish between trial efficacy and real-world effectiveness, or between effectiveness against severe disease and effectiveness against infection.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass an amendment to block federal funding of vaccine research in plants. Members of Congress and others have expressed concern about research at…
Vaccine opponents are circulating false and misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccines causing cancer, with several posts racking up millions of views. One popular post falsely claims the SV40 DNA sequence…
A popular radio host shared a deceptively edited video clip from 2021 showing an Australian newscaster saying a biotech company is developing a treatment for people dying from COVID-19 vaccines. …