A video circulating on social media promotes the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 vaccines cause people to emit and receive Bluetooth signals. The video, which has since been removed from the platform, claims that the theory was tested on buried bodies of people who allegedly died from COVID-19 vaccine injuries. A variation of this myth also circulated two years ago.
Recommendation: Responding to conspiracy theories may detract from priority talking points. Messaging may explain that COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain microchips, including those that enable devices to connect to Bluetooth. Fact-checking sources:
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