Host of inaccurate claims in new video circulating online

A video from America’s Frontline Doctors, an organization reported by news organizations and fact checking groups as frequently sharing misinformation, was widely shared on social media. In the video, the group’s founder and CEO repeatedly refers to COVID-19 vaccines as “experimental,” and repeats debunked theories that the vaccines will cause infertility. The video encourages people to visit the group’s website to obtain a prescription for hydroxychloroquine through a telehealth visit with a pharmacy in Florida.

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