Claims falsely blame vaccines for SIDS deaths
An anti-vaccine social media account claims that medical professionals falsely classify deaths caused by routine vaccines as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The account shared the story of a child…
An anti-vaccine social media account claims that medical professionals falsely classify deaths caused by routine vaccines as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The account shared the story of a child…
A U.K.-based oncologist with a large following claims in a recent article that COVID-19 boosters cause more harm than good. He also falsely claims that the COVID-19 vaccines caused widespread…
A social media post dredged up a two-decade-old conspiracy theory that the CDC covered up data showing a link between thimerosal in certain vaccines and developmental delays and autism in…
Several popular anti-vaccine social media accounts and blogs are circulating the false claim that mRNA vaccines are or soon will be in the food supply through vaccinated or genetically engineered…
A video trending online features a mother who believes her child’s death is due to injuries related to hepatitis B vaccination. The baby’s official cause of death is SIDS, but…
A website that claims vaccines don’t save lives is promoting misinformation about the safety of the HPV vaccine. The website shares the story of a U.K. woman who has claimed…
A recent “analysis” claims that COVID-19 vaccines caused 300,000 excess deaths, 1.3 million disabilities, 26.6 million vaccine injuries, and nearly $150 billion in economic damage to the U.S. A far-right…
A well-known anti-vaccine physician repeated the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused a 4,070 percent increase in miscarriages and stillbirths. This increase would mean that pregnancy losses far outnumbered pregnancies.…
A right-wing newspaper published an article claiming that the U.S. government lied about the effectiveness of masks. This claim is partially based on a recent meta-analysis of mask studies, which…
A trending article falsely claims that the U.S. government anticipated mass casualties from COVID-19 vaccines. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show internal CDC and FDA communications about…