Conspiracy site uses dubious data to claim that COVID-19 vaccines are deadly

A site known for promoting misinformation and conspiracy theories published two articles falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are deadly. The first article claimed that COVID-19 boosters have killed one in every 800 people over the age of 60, based on a tenuous correlation between vaccination and excess mortality rates. The second article claims that there have been twice as many deaths from vaccines as from COVID-19, based on an unverified, self-reported survey conducted by a tech entrepreneur best known for his misinformed criticism of COVID-19 vaccines.

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