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Post accuses harm reduction program of worsening the “drug and homelessness crisis”
Medium Impact
On April 26, a political commentator with over 650,000 social media followers shared a video accusing the Texas Harm Reduction…
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Viral post promotes myths about HPV vaccines
High Impact
In a widely circulated social media post, an author who claims she is not anti-vaccine promoted misleading information about HPV…
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Debate over pediatric COVID-19 vaccines persists online
Medium Impact
An April 22 article reporting that HHS may remove COVID-19 vaccines from the recommended childhood immunization drew both criticism and…
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Vaccine opponents cheer White House’s COVID-19 lab leak site
High Impact
On April 18, the White House replaced the “COVID-19.gov” landing page with a page claiming to reveal the “true origins”…
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Myths about mental health circulate online after school shooting
Medium Impact
On April 17, two people were killed and several were injured in a shooting at Florida State University. A trending…
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Posts misrepresent CDC autism study to promote vaccine myths
High Impact
During an April 16 press conference, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a number of false claims about autism,…
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Conspiracy theorists spread myths about SSRIs
Low Impact
On April 13, a social media user known for promoting conspiracy theories claimed without evidence that taking SSRIs, or selective…
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Senator accuses CDC of hiding COVID-19 vaccine pregnancy safety data
Medium Impact
A U.S. senator who has repeatedly promoted false claims and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines alleged, without evidence, that a…
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Vaccine skeptics use preprint to claim flu shots are ineffective
Medium Impact
A preprint Cleveland Clinic study found that health care workers who received the 2024-2025 trivalent flu vaccine were more likely…
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Louisiana reports whooping cough deaths following state ban on vaccine promotion
Medium Impact
In late March, the Louisiana surgeon general announced that two children died of whooping cough (pertussis) in the state in…
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Posts discuss how climate research cuts may impact mosquito-borne diseases
Medium Impact
Recent reports that federal funding cuts for climate research may lead to a rise in mosquito-borne diseases spurred online conversations…
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Conspiracy theory that nurses got cancer from COVID-19 vaccines spreads
Low Impact
In late March, reports began circulating that as many as 10 nurses working in the same maternity ward at a…
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Trending posts discuss alleged vaccine-related deaths
Medium Impact
Several popular anti-vaccine accounts are promoting the story of a young girl who died after allegedly receiving multiple vaccines. These…
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Reports of fentanyl-laced vape pens in schools spark online debate
Low Impact
On March 26, a high school in Douglas County, Nevada, announced that it had confiscated vape pens laced with marijuana,…
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Viral podcast clip fuels myths about polio vaccines
Medium Impact
In a March 26 podcast interview, a well-known anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist promoted a host of debunked and contradictory myths about…
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Posts exaggerate prevalence of rare COVID-19 vaccine side effects
Medium Impact
On March 20, a U.S. representative shared a social media post falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are “not safe for…