Story of teen’s 2013 death fuels anti-flu vaccine posts
A video of a teenager who died in 2013 allegedly after receiving a flu shot is recirculating among anti-vaccine accounts. The teen’s mother believes that the vaccine caused her son’s…
A video of a teenager who died in 2013 allegedly after receiving a flu shot is recirculating among anti-vaccine accounts. The teen’s mother believes that the vaccine caused her son’s…
Several viral social media posts mock the recent death of a sports reporter who criticized a top-ranked tennis player’s anti-vaccine stance. Many posts insinuate that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for…
A recent Chinese coronavirus study has fueled false claims that researchers created a more deadly COVID-19 variant with a “100 percent kill rate” as a bioweapon. The study, which has…
The American Cancer Society’s 2024 cancer statistics projections are being used to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for rising cancer rates that were recorded before the vaccines existed.…
In an interview with a right-wing commentator, the Florida surgeon general calls mRNA COVID-19 vaccines the “anti-Christ” and doubles down on the claim that the vaccines could alter DNA. Recommendation:…
A congressional hearing about alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries recycled several debunked myths about COVID-19 vaccines. One circulating clip from the hearing claims that unvaccinated people have the lowest risk of…
A World Economic Forum meeting about global preparedness for “Disease X” caused some on social media to speculate that the event is part of a plan to launch a disease…
Several posters responded to news of young children dying from flu complications by baselessly claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines weakened the children’s immune systems. One post also blames masks and…
Florida’s surgeon general issued an official state bulletin calling for a halt to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine use due to unsubstantiated safety concerns. The call follows a letter from the official…
A recent news article summarizes data from numerous peer-reviewed studies, finding that COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of long COVID. The article has caused conversation in anti-vaccine spaces where…