Cherry picked sentences and science in new website

A TikTok video asks viewers to visit a website which features a compilation of vaccine-related blogs, news stories, and peer-reviewed articles. The website is purported to have been created by a toxicologist (unverified). Within each of the materials on the website, cherry picked sentences have been highlighted to draw the reader’s eye to specific statements that are intended to sow doubt in the safety and efficacy of various vaccines. By cherry picking data and neglecting context, the website uses a common tactic of manipulating data to claim that vaccines are unsafe and ineffective.

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