A British political commentator known for spreading COVID-19 misinformation shared an article about a vaccine injury support group that was removed from a social media platform. He claims that the “vaccine injured” are being silenced by the media and social media platforms.
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Emphasizing that the group, which had thousands of members sharing unverified stories about supposed vaccine injuries and promoting anti-vaccine misinformation, was removed due to violations of the platform’s content policy is recommended. A common tactic of vaccine opponents is circulating unsubstantiated stories about injuries and deaths that they claim are related to vaccination. Messaging may explain that it’s up to health and legal authorities to determine whether an adverse side effect occurred after vaccination. Fact-checking sources:
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