Alerts are categorized as high, medium, and low risk.
  • High risk alerts: We recommend directly addressing and debunking the misinformation
  • Medium risk alerts: We recommend monitoring the situation but not actively engaging.
  • Low risk alerts: Provided for informational purposes. We do not recommend additional action at the moment.

Several popular vaccine opponents claim that the updated COVID-19 vaccines were not properly safety tested in humans, specifically emphasizing that Pfizer’s vaccine was tested in 10 mice and Moderna’s in 50 people.

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An anti-vaccine organization published an article claiming a two-month-old died 34 hours after being vaccinated due to toxic levels of aluminum in his blood. There is no evidence that the death is related to vaccines.

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Several trending posts share a video of Anthony Fauci “finally admitting” that COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis, falsely insinuating that he previously denied a potential link.

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A cancer researcher claims that vitamin D is a “key factor” and “all that was needed” against COVID-19 in a viral post. The post claims that researchers studying a potential link between vitamin D and COVID-19 are being silenced and “disappeared,” despite one such study being published earlier this year. Notably, the researcher works for a wellness company that sells supplements like “optimized vitamin D” and a fake COVID-19 vaccine “detox.”

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A surgeon discourages parents from vaccinating their children in a recent episode of a podcast, claiming childhood vaccines contain “aborted babies,” aluminum, formaldehyde, “baby cow blood,” yeasts, and mercury.

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A popular anti-vaccine account claims that unvaccinated children are healthier than vaccinated children, citing a scientist whose study linking autism to vaccines was retracted.

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A video clip has resurfaced of a social media CEO claiming that they were worried mRNA vaccines might alter DNA. The CEO is being criticized for silencing people who questioned the vaccines’ safety while allegedly expressing similar beliefs privately.

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A social media post with tens of thousands of engagements claims that vaccines work by causing health issues like seizures, allergies, and heart problems and keeping the medical industry in business.

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A popular anti-vaccine social media account shared a screenshot of a social media user claiming to have developed 34 blood clots after getting a COVID-19 booster. The post received over tens of thousands of engagements.

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A bizarre conspiracy theory circulating on social media claims the Burning Man festival was shut down and a national emergency declared due to an Ebola outbreak. Some posts repeating the claim include a fake screenshot of a health authority post confirming the outbreak.

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Alerts are categorized as high, medium, and low risk.
  • High risk alerts: We recommend directly addressing and debunking the misinformation
  • Medium risk alerts: We recommend monitoring the situation but not actively engaging.
  • Low risk alerts: Provided for informational purposes. We do not recommend additional action at the moment.
Vaccine Misinformation Guide

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Vaccine Misinformation Guide

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