July is Minority Mental Health Month, also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month. In the past week, several social media posts and blog posts c...
A recent study found that tampons from popular brands in the U.S. contain arsenic, lead, and other toxic substances. The researchers wrote,...
A recent Instagram post and a Reddit thread have sparked online conversation about fentanyl. On July 3, the CDC shared an image on Instagram...
Last week, a Tennessee woman who had been fired from Blue Cross Blue Shield for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine won a $700,000 settle...
On July 3, a Colorado dairy farm worker became the fourth person to contract H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. this year. The person only reported e...
Last week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) announced that as of July 1, the state had 126 cases of whooping cough—more th...
On June 24, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that does not allow religious exemptions for vaccine mandates i...
Last week, a Tennessee woman who had been fired from Blue Cross Blue Shield for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine won a $700,000 settle...
On July 3, a Colorado dairy farm worker became the fourth person to contract H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. this year. The person only reported e...
Last week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) announced that as of July 1, the state had 126 cases of whooping cough—more th...
On June 24, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that does not allow religious exemptions for vaccine mandates i...
On June 25, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory declaring that gun violence is a public health emergency and cited data demonstr...
A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that after Texas banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for cong...
On June 22, a post on X warned that “Narcan is less effective when put in high temperatures and exposed to sunlight,” and encouraged readers...
A Florida mother proposed a bill called Cody’s Law that would allow people with alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries to receive expedited Medic...
In multiple news articles last week, Colorado public health officials urged residents to stay up to date on recommended vaccines as outbreak...
Images and videos of large blood clots that are allegedly linked to COVID-19 vaccines have resurfaced online. These images are circulating w...
Last week, a New York midwife pleaded guilty to destroying 2,600 COVID-19 vaccines, distributing a corresponding number of fake COVID-19 vac...
An article on a conspiracy news website recently shared the story of a Minneapolis photojournalist who claims to be experiencing weakness, h...
The Kansas attorney general is suing Pfizer for misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine safety and covering up risks, specifically pregnancy compli...
Several large social media accounts are circulating false claims about hepatitis B vaccines, including myths that the vaccine is unsafe and...
A Florida mother proposed a bill called Cody’s Law that would allow people with alleged COVID-19 vaccine injuries to receive expedited Medic...
In multiple news articles last week, Colorado public health officials urged residents to stay up to date on recommended vaccines as outbreak...
Last week, a New York midwife pleaded guilty to destroying 2,600 COVID-19 vaccines, distributing a corresponding number of fake COVID-19 vac...
An article on a conspiracy news website recently shared the story of a Minneapolis photojournalist who claims to be experiencing weakness, h...
Several large social media accounts are circulating false claims about hepatitis B vaccines, including myths that the vaccine is unsafe and...
Images and videos of large blood clots that are allegedly linked to COVID-19 vaccines have resurfaced online. These images are circulating w...
The Kansas attorney general is suing Pfizer for misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine safety and covering up risks, specifically pregnancy compli...
This week, a celebrity news website reported on the singer Usher’s strict exercise routine and diet, which involves intermittent fasting. A...
On June 13, the Supreme Court voted to uphold access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Voting against this case would have reversed the FDA...
A “health freedom” group in Georgia recently shared a 2018 social media post criticizing the Electronic Fetal Death Registration System for...
On June 11, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to remove the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees. Employees who were pre...
Maine Access Points, a harm reduction program in Maine, is facing criticism on news websites and on social media after promoting safer consu...
On June 11, a former nurse practitioner in New York was sentenced to 840 hours of community service and five years of probation for selling...
A recent social media post from an anti-vaccine account shared a story of a pharmacist who claims to have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome...
On June 10, Moderna reported positive results from a late-stage clinical trial of a combination mRNA-based flu and COVID-19 vaccine for adul...
Social media posts in both English and Spanish reacted to Reuters’s report about a clandestine Pentagon anti-vaccine campaign to discredit C...
Several popular posts attacking routine vaccines are circulating online. Vaccine opponents continue to misrepresent the 9th Circuit Court of...
A recent social media post from an anti-vaccine account shared a story of a pharmacist who claims to have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome...
A “health freedom” group in Georgia recently shared a 2018 social media post criticizing the Electronic Fetal Death Registration System for...
On June 11, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to remove the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees. Employees who were pre...
On June 11, a former nurse practitioner in New York was sentenced to 840 hours of community service and five years of probation for selling...
On June 10, Moderna reported positive results from a late-stage clinical trial of a combination mRNA-based flu and COVID-19 vaccine for adul...
Several popular posts attacking routine vaccines are circulating online. Vaccine opponents continue to misrepresent the 9th Circuit Court of...
Social media posts in both English and Spanish reacted to Reuters’s report about a clandestine Pentagon anti-vaccine campaign to discredit C...
Last week, multiple sports news outlets reported that professional soccer player Lionel Messi recently opened up about his experience seekin...
In a recent series of investigative articles, STAT reported that many pregnant people with sickle cell disease have received tubal ligations...
Last week, the New York Times and the Baltimore Banner reported that Black men in their “mid-50s to early 70s” in Baltimore account for near...
A team of researchers from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Immunization Partnership recently reviewed witness st...
The California Department of Public Health recently warned of a possible whooping cough outbreak in the state as cases rise across the count...
Last week, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) reported a case of measles in a New Jersey resident who had recently traveled interna...
Last week, several vaccine opponents with large social media platforms cited an Ohio State University study to falsely claim that COVID-19 v...
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit against the state of California over the now-expired COVID-19 vaccine...
A new study published in BMJ assessed data from 47 countries from Our World in Data between 2020 and 2022, finding a total of three million...
The California Department of Public Health recently warned of a possible whooping cough outbreak in the state as cases rise across the count...
A new study found that 7 percent of U.S. adults have had long COVID. Among its findings, the study discovered that women were more likely to...
Last week, several vaccine opponents with large social media platforms cited an Ohio State University study to falsely claim that COVID-19 v...
A team of researchers from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Immunization Partnership recently reviewed witness st...
Last week, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) reported a case of measles in a New Jersey resident who had recently traveled interna...
A new study published in BMJ assessed data from 47 countries from Our World in Data between 2020 and 2022, finding a total of three million...
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit against the state of California over the now-expired COVID-19 vaccine...
A new study found that 7 percent of U.S. adults have had long COVID. Among its findings, the study discovered that women were more likely to...
In May, Wisconsin health officials reinstituted a meningitis vaccine requirement for students entering 7th grade and a booster for students...
After Philadelphia's mayor proposed cutting funding for the city’s syringe services programs (SSPs), the CDC sent a letter to the direct...
June is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, and recent social media posts about men’s mental health gained widespread attention across...
The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines stating that HIV-positive birthing parents can safely breastfeed if they are underg...
A preprint study authored by several known opponents of the COVID-19 vaccines claims to have found an association between an increase in COV...
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are developing an mRNA vaccine for the H5N1 bird flu. The vaccine—which was tested in mice and...
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams shared a social media post using the pertussis outbreak in Kentucky to illustrate the resurgence of...
Several popular vaccine opponents are repeating the old myth that COVID-19 vaccines and other routine immunizations are linked to autism, ci...
A viral post claims that the Mayo Clinic rejected a lung transplant patient until they received COVID-19 vaccination. Although the original...
A preprint Oxford University study examined outcomes after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination among children and adolescents in the U.K. The study...
In May, Wisconsin health officials reinstituted a meningitis vaccine requirement for students entering 7th grade and a booster for students...
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams shared a social media post using the pertussis outbreak in Kentucky to illustrate the resurgence of...
A preprint study authored by several known opponents of the COVID-19 vaccines claims to have found an association between an increase in COV...
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are developing an mRNA vaccine for the H5N1 bird flu. The vaccine—which was tested in mice and...
Several popular vaccine opponents are repeating the old myth that COVID-19 vaccines and other routine immunizations are linked to autism, ci...
A viral post claims that the Mayo Clinic rejected a lung transplant patient until they received COVID-19 vaccination. Although the original...
A preprint Oxford University study examined outcomes after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination among children and adolescents in the U.K. The study...
May is Older Americans Month, “a time to recognize older Americans' contributions, highlight aging trends, and reaffirm commitments to s...
Last week, the Maternal Mental Health Task Force recommended creating maternity care centers to combat the maternal mental health crisis, as...
A Utah woman who claims she became disabled after participating in AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial is suing AstraZeneca. She claims tha...
Last week, multiple media outlets reported that overdose deaths in the United States have declined slightly for the first time in five years...
Last week, a “health freedom” group in Michigan shared a social media post claiming, without evidence, that a 17-year-old girl died shortly...
Louisiana recently passed a bill that would ban the World Health Organization, United Nations, and World Economic Forum from having “any jur...
Last week, a New York-based social media user with a large following shared a viral series of posts celebrating the importance of vaccines....
A new JAMA study found that COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu, with 35 percent higher mortality in hospitalized patients between Octobe...
A Utah woman who claims she became disabled after participating in AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial is suing AstraZeneca. She claims tha...
Several social media posts in both English and Spanish resurfaced the misleading claim that health insurance programs “bribed” doctors to ad...
A conspiracy theory circulating in English and Spanish claims without evidence that a recent assassination attempt on Slovakia’s prime minis...
Last week, a “health freedom” group in Michigan shared a social media post claiming, without evidence, that a 17-year-old girl died shortly...
Louisiana recently passed a bill that would ban the World Health Organization, United Nations, and World Economic Forum from having “any jur...
Last week, a New York-based social media user with a large following shared a viral series of posts celebrating the importance of vaccines....
Several social media posts in both English and Spanish resurfaced the misleading claim that health insurance programs “bribed” doctors to ad...
A conspiracy theory circulating in English and Spanish claims without evidence that a recent assassination attempt on Slovakia’s prime minis...
A new JAMA study found that COVID-19 remains deadlier than the flu, with 35 percent higher mortality in hospitalized patients between Octobe...
A recent viral social media post from psychologist and author Jordan Peterson falsely claimed that gender-affirming health care causes child...
This week, Louisiana legislators introduced a bill that would criminalize giving abortion pills to a pregnant person without the pregnant pe...
On a recent episode of the late-night television show Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver discussed opioid settlement funds. Oliver argued t...
Last week, a school board in Cypress, Texas, voted to remove a list of “controversial” topics from textbooks. Banned topics include vaccines...
A recent viral social media post included a video of a Colorado representative who said that the state is monitoring dairy farmers who were...
Last week, a news anchor said on a podcast that he has been taking ivermectin daily to treat long COVID, despite having spoken out against i...
An Ohio doctor whose medical license was suspended last year after she promoted false claims about vaccine safety had her medical license re...
A team of researchers from Cambridge, Oxford, and CalTech universities has developed an experimental vaccine that may have the potential to...
Several Spanish-language social media users known for spreading vaccine misinformation resurfaced a Pfizer document claiming that it shows a...
An allegedly leaked email from 2021 claims to show evidence that U.S. Pfizer employees received different COVID-19 vaccines than the general...
A recent viral social media post included a video of a Colorado representative who said that the state is monitoring dairy farmers who were...
An Ohio doctor whose medical license was suspended last year after she promoted false claims about vaccine safety had her medical license re...
Last week, a school board in Cypress, Texas, voted to remove a list of “controversial” topics from textbooks. Banned topics include vaccines...
Last week, a news anchor said on a podcast that he has been taking ivermectin daily to treat long COVID, despite having spoken out against i...
Several Spanish-language social media users known for spreading vaccine misinformation resurfaced a Pfizer document claiming that it shows a...
An allegedly leaked email from 2021 claims to show evidence that U.S. Pfizer employees received different COVID-19 vaccines than the general...
A team of researchers from Cambridge, Oxford, and CalTech universities has developed an experimental vaccine that may have the potential to...
Last week in Austin, Texas, police launched an investigation after widespread overdoses due to opioids and other drugs resulted in multiple...
A recent New York Times article highlighted research suggesting that youth mental health education campaigns in schools are not helping youn...
Last week, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed a repeal of the state’s 1864 law banning nearly all abortions. The repeal will take effect 90...
A recent University of Florida clinical trial found that a newly-developed mRNA cancer vaccine was able to reprogram patients’ immune system...
Following a New York Times article about COVID-19 vaccine injuries, a well-known vaccine opponent in California falsely claimed on social me...
At a town hall meeting with New York City’s mayor, an audience member reported the mayor said “it was un-American” to not allow migrants to...
Last week, the Ohio Capitol Journal published an article about HB 319—the “Conscientious Right to Refuse Act”—which would prevent employers...
A social media user falsely claimed that the vaccines the CDC recommends for babies “include toxic heavy metals and known carcinogens.” The...
A new study quantified the global impact of WHO’s Expanded Programme on Immunization on the 50th anniversary of the program’s inception. The...
Following a New York Times article about COVID-19 vaccine injuries, a well-known vaccine opponent in California falsely claimed on social me...
Vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca acknowledged in court documents from an ongoing lawsuit in the U.K. that the blood-clotting condition throm...
At a town hall meeting with New York City’s mayor, an audience member reported the mayor said “it was un-American” to not allow migrants to...
Last week, the Ohio Capitol Journal published an article about HB 319—the “Conscientious Right to Refuse Act”—which would prevent employers...
A recent University of Florida clinical trial found that a newly-developed mRNA cancer vaccine was able to reprogram patients’ immune system...
A social media user falsely claimed that the vaccines the CDC recommends for babies “include toxic heavy metals and known carcinogens.” The...
A new study quantified the global impact of WHO’s Expanded Programme on Immunization on the 50th anniversary of the program’s inception. The...
Vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca acknowledged in court documents from an ongoing lawsuit in the U.K. that the blood-clotting condition throm...
Last week, a National Football League player died by suicide at 28 years old. His death sparked conversation on social media about men’s men...
Last week, Tennessee's governor signed into law the Baby Olivia Act, which will require Tennessee schools to show students a video about...
Last week, a Rolling Stone article celebrated country music artists who are singing and speaking about the opioid crisis and their own exper...
A local South Carolina news station reported that multiple cases of whooping cough have been identified at multiple schools. Comments on the...
A recent article reported that the Arizona Republican Party passed a resolution that “declares the COVID-19 injections to be biological and...
Multiple social media posts in English and Spanish are circulating misleading claims that people who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine ar...
Last week, a viral social media post shared a video clip from a Minnesota news segment about people who claim to have experienced severe adv...
A new study flagged two potential safety concerns associated with pediatric monovalent COVID-19 vaccines: heart inflammation myocarditis aft...
A Spanish-language social media user reposted a video from a well-known anti-vaccine doctor and spread false claims about COVID-19 vaccine s...
Post in English and Spanish recognized National Infant Immunization Week and World Immunization Week. Health departments, government entitie...
A recent article reported that the Arizona Republican Party passed a resolution that “declares the COVID-19 injections to be biological and...
Last week, a viral social media post shared a video clip from a Minnesota news segment about people who claim to have experienced severe adv...
A local South Carolina news station reported that multiple cases of whooping cough have been identified at multiple schools. Comments on the...
Multiple social media posts in English and Spanish are circulating misleading claims that people who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine ar...
A new study flagged two potential safety concerns associated with pediatric monovalent COVID-19 vaccines: heart inflammation myocarditis aft...
A Spanish-language social media user reposted a video from a well-known anti-vaccine doctor and spread false claims about COVID-19 vaccine s...
Post in English and Spanish recognized National Infant Immunization Week and World Immunization Week. Health departments, government entitie...
This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced emergency legislation that will permit physicians from Arizona to provide reproductive...
Last week, a BBC article about the ADHD medication shortage began circulating on multiple social media platforms. In response to the article...
One of several vaccine-related bills recently introduced in Louisiana is generating conversation online. Bill HB288 would require all autops...
An anti-vaccine newsletter republished part of an article from a San Jose, California, newspaper about an analysis by its publisher alleging...
A recent survey of U.S. college students published in JAMA Pediatrics found that while more than half of the students surveyed could correct...
A recent article in The Iowa Standard reported on a growing movement among Iowa politicians and health care professionals to remove mRNA COV...
New Hampshire’s House passed a bill that would eliminate the requirement for proof of polio and measles vaccines for children in daycare. If...
Social media users in English and Spanish are discussing a major independent review published by the National Academies of Sciences, Enginee...
Several viral social media posts are sharing statements from a World Health Organization official who testified that COVID-19 vaccines are u...
An anti-vaccine newsletter republished part of an article from a San Jose, California, newspaper about an analysis by its publisher alleging...
A Spanish pediatrician made a video series spreading false claims about mRNA and RSV vaccines and antibody treatments. In the video, the doc...
One of several vaccine-related bills recently introduced in Louisiana is generating conversation online. Bill HB288 would require all autops...
New Hampshire’s House passed a bill that would eliminate the requirement for proof of polio and measles vaccines for children in daycare. If...
A recent article in The Iowa Standard reported on a growing movement among Iowa politicians and health care professionals to remove mRNA COV...
Several viral social media posts are sharing statements from a World Health Organization official who testified that COVID-19 vaccines are u...
Social media users in English and Spanish are discussing a major independent review published by the National Academies of Sciences, Enginee...
A Spanish pediatrician made a video series spreading false claims about mRNA and RSV vaccines and antibody treatments. In the video, the doc...
Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom shared a video which sparked viral conversations about third trimester abortions. Newsom’s socia...
In March, a Kentucky child died after having a suspected allergic reaction to strawberries. The Hopkins County Health Department advised res...
A recent article outlined state and local government efforts to address the surge in mental illness among young people and investigated pote...
Georgia health officials confirmed a third measles case in the state. The person who contracted measles was unvaccinated and traveled intern...
Last week, several viral social media posts claimed that Dr. Anthony Fauci created the virus that causes COVID-19 in his Montana lab and rel...
A former cheerleader for the Kansas City Chiefs died from sepsis after giving birth to a stillborn baby. Social media users are making the u...
A new CDC study investigates the risk of sudden cardiac deaths in teens and young adults who received COVID-19 vaccines. The study found no...
Last week, a group called Innovative Parenting New Jersey hosted a livestream event on social media to discuss proposed health code changes...
Several prominent vaccine opponents posted false claims about bird flu online, in both English and Spanish. Some of the false claims include...
Last week, several viral social media posts claimed that Dr. Anthony Fauci created the virus that causes COVID-19 in his Montana lab and rel...
Vaccine opponents, posting in both English and Spanish, are sharing images of a Japan protest against the World Health Organization’s pandem...
A former cheerleader for the Kansas City Chiefs died from sepsis after giving birth to a stillborn baby. Social media users are making the u...
Georgia health officials confirmed a third measles case in the state. The person who contracted measles was unvaccinated and traveled intern...
Last week, a group called Innovative Parenting New Jersey hosted a livestream event on social media to discuss proposed health code changes...
A new CDC study investigates the risk of sudden cardiac deaths in teens and young adults who received COVID-19 vaccines. The study found no...
Several prominent vaccine opponents posted false claims about bird flu online, in both English and Spanish. Some of the false claims include...
Vaccine opponents, posting in both English and Spanish, are sharing images of a Japan protest against the World Health Organization’s pandem...
This week Arizona's Supreme Court voted to uphold a law from 1864 that bans all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, unless...
A new Florida law will make it a felony to expose first responders to fentanyl or other chemically similar drugs when the exposure results i...
This week two viral social media posts claimed that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a widely used type of antidepressant, l...
West Virginia’s governor vetoed a bill that would have eliminated vaccine requirements in public virtual schools and allowed private and par...
A California-based nonprofit committed to “protecting medical freedom” is raising money to file a lawsuit challenging barriers to medical va...
After a rare human case of H5N1 avian flu, or “bird flu,” was discovered in Texas, the New York Post published an article claiming that bird...
Several recent social media posts are linking deaths in the Midwest to COVID-19 vaccines without evidence. One post claims that a woman died...
Spanish-language social media posts are spreading the false claim that Japan banned mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. One user known for spreading fal...
A right-wing political commentator claims that governments encouraging vaccination after “the mRNA vaccine was shown not to stop transmissio...
In a recent viral video, a man claiming to be a rancher alleges that “live” mRNA vaccines are being tested on livestock, and 26 percent of t...
West Virginia’s governor vetoed a bill that would have eliminated vaccine requirements in public virtual schools and allowed private and par...
A California-based nonprofit committed to “protecting medical freedom” is raising money to file a lawsuit challenging barriers to medical va...
Several recent social media posts are linking deaths in the Midwest to COVID-19 vaccines without evidence. One post claims that a woman died...
Post published an article claiming that bird flu is “100 times worse” than COVID-19. In response to the article, some social media users are...
Spanish-language social media posts are spreading the false claim that Japan banned mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. One user known for spreading fal...
In a recent viral video, a man claiming to be a rancher alleges that “live” mRNA vaccines are being tested on livestock, and 26 percent of t...
A right-wing political commentator claims that governments encouraging vaccination after “the mRNA vaccine was shown not to stop transmissio...
Last week, a nonprofit in Walker County, Alabama, installed the state’s first Narcan vending machine, which offers free naloxone as a nasal...
A new Florida law will ban children under the age of 14 from having social media accounts and will require children between the ages of 14 a...
In the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments involving access to the abortion pill mifepristone, the anti-abortion group Live A...
Social media post claims Oklahoma man died after doctors refused to treat his COVID-19 infection with ivermectinA doctor with a large social...
Tennessee’s Senate passed a law requiring that any food containing a vaccine be classified and labeled as a drug. Senators who support the b...
A popular social media post referenced a University of Washington preprint study, which found that people who received three doses of the or...
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shared a post about long COVID on the department’s social media page. Several comments on th...
Social media posts in both English and Spanish resurfaced misleading claims about a study linking the flu vaccine with potential stroke risk...
In a video with millions of views, a popular right-wing political commentator calls for doctors to apologize for “wrongly” recommending COVI...
Posts in both English and Spanish are falsely claiming that blood donations from people vaccinated against COVID-19 are not safe, based on a...
Tennessee’s Senate passed a law requiring that any food containing a vaccine be classified and labeled as a drug. Senators who support the b...
A popular social media post referenced a University of Washington preprint study, which found that people who received three doses of the or...
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shared a post about long COVID on the department’s social media page. Several comments on th...
A doctor with a large social media following shared a post claiming that an Oklahoma man died after doctors refused to treat his COVID-19 in...
Social media posts in both English and Spanish resurfaced misleading claims about a study linking the flu vaccine with potential stroke risk...
In a video with millions of views, a popular right-wing political commentator calls for doctors to apologize for “wrongly” recommending COVI...
Posts in both English and Spanish are falsely claiming that blood donations from people vaccinated against COVID-19 are not safe, based on a...
A recent article highlights the prevalence of misleading information about birth control online. The article states that social media influe...
A popular social media post expressed frustration with the national suicide prevention hotline. After calling the Suicide and Crisis Lifelin...
Last week, U.S. senators Tim Kaine and Ted Cruz introduced the STOP TRANQ Act, a bill that would require reporting on xylazine, or “tranq,”...
A social media post claimed that the Avalanche, a Colorado-based National Hockey League team, is “killing and injuring” its players and staf...
A provision in the Texas State Budget prohibits promoting or advertising COVID-19 vaccines in 2024 and 2025, but still allows entities from...
Multiple social media posts cited a recent Ohio State University study to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death fr...
Within minutes of Kate Middleton revealing that she is in cancer treatment, some vaccine conspiracists began circulating the false claim tha...
A social media post falsely claimed that pharmaceutical companies in Massachusetts “manufactured” the COVID-19 pandemic for profit. The post...
Social media posts in English and Spanish falsely blame COVID-19 vaccines for athletes’ recent health incidents. Specifically, the posts fal...
The FDA recently settled a lawsuit with a group of doctors who sued the agency claiming it was interfering with their ability to practice me...
A social media post claimed that the Avalanche, a Colorado-based National Hockey League team, is “killing and injuring” its players and staf...
Multiple social media posts cited a recent Ohio State University study to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death fr...
A provision in the Texas State Budget prohibits promoting or advertising COVID-19 vaccines in 2024 and 2025, but still allows entities from...
A social media post falsely claimed that pharmaceutical companies in Massachusetts “manufactured” the COVID-19 pandemic for profit. The post...
Social media posts in English and Spanish falsely blame COVID-19 vaccines for athletes’ recent health incidents. Specifically, the posts fal...
Within minutes of Kate Middleton revealing that she is in cancer treatment, some vaccine conspiracists began circulating the false claim tha...
The FDA recently settled a lawsuit with a group of doctors who sued the agency claiming it was interfering with their ability to practice me...
A recently released study from Drexel University analyzed survey data from 40,000 high school students and found that teenagers who live thr...
A cardiologist who opposes vaccines and has a large social media platform spoke to the Arizona Senate Novel Coronavirus Southwestern Intergo...
Two vaccine exemption bills in Southern states are sparking conversation online. In West Virginia, HB 5105—which was passed by the House and...
Reports that Pfizer exceeded methylene chloride discharge limits into a Michigan drain prompted city officials to issue a no-contact advisor...
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shared a social media post encouraging parents to vaccinate their children against...
Posts circulating in English and Spanish claim that a “new study” declared Amish children are the “world’s healthiest children” because they...
A controversial physician whose board certification was revoked for promoting “false or inaccurate medical misinformation” claimed in a rece...
Several social media posts in English and Spanish shared an article from a well-known anti-vaccine website saying that a study conducted in...
Earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to expand SCOUT, or subway co-response outreach teams, which involuntaril...
In a recent news interview, former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Roe v. Wade allowed for abortions “after birth.” Both before...
Last week, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced that “not one city dollar” will be used to fund the distribution of sterile syringes...
A cardiologist who opposes vaccines and has a large social media platform spoke to the Arizona Senate Novel Coronavirus Southwestern Intergo...
Reports that Pfizer exceeded methylene chloride discharge limits into a Michigan drain prompted city officials to issue a no-contact advisor...
Two vaccine exemption bills in Southern states are sparking conversation online. In West Virginia, HB 5105—which was passed by the House and...
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shared a social media post encouraging parents to vaccinate their children against...
Posts circulating in English and Spanish claim that a “new study” declared Amish children are the “world’s healthiest children” because they...
Social media posts cast doubt on HPV vaccine safety
Several social media posts in English and Spanish shared an article from a well-known a...
A controversial physician whose board certification was revoked for promoting “false or inaccurate medical misinformation” claimed in a rece...
Conversations about emergency contraception spiked after a recent concert headlined by pop star Olivia Rodrigo in St. Louis. Social media us...
Pop star and actress Selena Gomez and New York Jets defensive lineman Solomon Thomas led a panel discussing mental health at the South by So...
The Biden administration recently launched an initiative called the Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose, described as a nationwide call to...
Washington passed a bill that defines a vaccine as any FDA-approved immunization recommended by the CDC. Some social media users are express...
The Houston Health Department reported seven cases of meningitis between November 2023 and February 2024. In response to the rise in meningi...
Michigan reported its first pediatric death from the flu of the 2023-2024 flu season. Some social media users are falsely attributing the ch...
Eight cases of mumps have been reported in New Jersey. Health officials are urging New Jersey residents to look out for symptoms and to rece...
Several social media users in English and Spanish posted videos of a press conference in South Korea in which the speakers made false claims...
A member of Congress proposed the Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered (Liable) Act, which would allow Americans to retroactively sue...
A U.S. congressperson continues to circulate speculation about mRNA vaccines in food, citing a frequently misrepresented study exploring the...
In mid-February, the Supreme Court of Alabama declared that embryos created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) can be considered children....
Recently, the Providence City Council approved Rhode Island’s first “safe injection site” in February 2024, sparking conversation about opio...
A newsletter by a prominent vaccine opponent referenced a small Ohio State University study, which found that vaccinated patients who were h...
West Virginia’s legislature advanced a bill that would allow students to forego otherwise mandatory school vaccinations due to their religio...
A social media post referenced a California university that recently stopped requiring and instead only recommends that students receive COV...
A popular social media post shared a video clip from a news program warning of a virus in New York that is transmitted through mosquito bite...
A Spanish-language social media user shared an article falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system. In the post, the us...
The CDC’s updated guidance for respiratory viruses faces criticism from vaccine skeptics and those who feel the agency isn’t doing enough to...
The CDC recommended an additional dose of the updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccine for adults 65 and older. Some took issue with the recommen...
The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee voted to pass two bills regarding school immunization requirements and exemptions. One bill aim...
Social media posts are circulating false claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are in the U.S. food supply. These claims re-emerged after a Ten...
Recent data from the Iowa Department of Health shows that less than 50 percent of 13- to 15-year-olds in the state were fully vaccinated aga...
Several social media posts are expressing concerns that a New York bill will allow minors to be vaccinated without parental consent. Parents...
Measles cases in Florida and 14 other states prompted a spike in conversation across platforms about the disease and the measles vaccine. Th...
Several viral posts falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccine recipients are ineligible to donate blood through the Red Cross. Days later, an au...
A popular conservative political commentator hosted an interview with a tech entrepreneur-turned-vaccine conspiracist who promoted false cla...
Social media posts are using a new COVID-19 vaccine safety study with data from eight countries to falsely claim that the vaccines are not s...
As of February 23, seven cases of measles have been confirmed in Florida children under the age of 14. In response, some social media posts...
A Wyoming representative introduced a bill that would require blood donors to disclose whether or not they have received any mRNA COVID-19 v...
A doctor with a large social media platform shared a post about a New Hampshire bill that would require death certificates to include vaccin...
A Minnesota senator introduced bill SF610, which would allow daycare providers to deny enrollment to children who are not up to date on stat...
A chart showing deaths reported to VAERS by vaccine type is circulating in English and Spanish on social media. Vaccine opponents claim that...
Several Spanish-language social media accounts are falsely claiming that measles never existed and insinuating that the vaccine against the...
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a multi-part hearing on “Assessing America’s Vaccine Safety Systems.” The subcommit...
A proposed Idaho bill seeks to change the state’s vaccine registry from opt-out to opt-in. The change would require parents to choose to inc...
A Texas state senator sent a letter to the Texas Medical Board, calling for a ban on COVID-19 vaccines and repeating the false claims that C...
Following a post from Minnesota’s governor, saying that the state’s settlement with Eli Lilly resulted in a cap on the monthly out-of-pocket...
A popular anti-vaccine website published an article about a New Jersey Department of Health campaign encouraging students to create posters...
Several popular posts in English and Spanish are falsely blaming COVID-19 vaccines for an increase in blood clots. One English post claims t...
Anti-vaccine rhetoric circulated online during the Super Bowl as vaccine opponents expressed outrage over a Pfizer ad about future cancer tr...
In late January, several vaccine opponents published a review article questioning the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The paper calls for...
A New York State Supreme Court justice dismissed felony charges against two people who purchased fake COVID-19 vaccine cards to avoid New Yo...
This week, a California political commentator and former presidential candidate shared an article on social media falsely claiming that COVI...
Following a reported case of measles in Ohio, some social media users claimed the myth that reports of measles cases are a scare tactic mean...
Last week, a Florida grand jury released its first interim report on COVID-19 vaccines, one year after Florida’s governor ordered an investi...
Popular posts in English and Spanish are circulating false claims about HPV vaccine safety and effectiveness. The posts allege that HPV vacc...
A U.S. senator circulated conspiracy theories about the World Health Organization’s pandemic treaty, including claiming that the WHO chief a...
The CDC’s updated recommended immunization schedule is being criticized for the inclusion of RSV and COVID-19 vaccines for children and olde...
A former cardiologist who was fired and stripped of his board certification for promoting vaccine disinformation has co-authored two recent...
A doctor with a large social media platform shared a post criticizing California’s former COVID-19 isolation guidelines. While previous guid...
Last week, a local news station reported that Tennessee has the highest flu activity in the U.S. and low flu vaccination rates. A Tennessee...
An Iowa senator introduced a bill that would require parental consent for minors to receive the HPV vaccine. The senator falsely claimed tha...
A popular Spanish-language social media user claims that a court in Almería, Spain, is launching an investigation into the possible presence...
At a Massachusetts legislature hearing, vaccine opponents falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer, have led to over half a billi...
A video clip of a medical advisor comparing SARS-CoV-2 and long COVID to HIV and AIDS led some to claim that long COVID is actually a vaccin...
A popular right-wing commentator voiced opposition to all childhood vaccines, calling for a class action lawsuit against pediatricians who d...
On social media, a Kentucky representative promoted a report claiming that over 50 percent of U.S. adults believe that COVID-19 vaccines hav...
Last week, a popular conspiracy theorist with a large platform made misleading claims about the live Ebola virus vaccine, which was administ...
Social media posts are voicing support for a New York midwife who has been fined $300,000 by the state’s health department for administering...
A recent American Cancer Society projection of 2024 cancer statistics is being used to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible...
A recent social media post mocked long COVID patients in Minnesota for “blaming everything for their condition except the [COVID-19] vaccine...
A recent Chinese coronavirus study has fueled false claims that researchers created a more deadly COVID-19 variant with a “100 percent kill...
Many posts are mocking the recent death of a sports reporter who criticized a top-ranked tennis player for his anti-vaccine stance, with som...
Last week, Texas physicians encouraged men to get the HPV vaccine in a local media outlet. The media outlet shared the article in a social m...
Some social media users with large platforms are sharing posts about a Nevada woman who allegedly died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. T...
This week, a social media account for a so-called “health freedom group” in Wisconsin urged its supporters to take action at a public hearin...
A New York-based doctor has lost her medical license after providing vaccine exemptions to children without properly examining them. Some so...
A recent news article warns that the COVID-19 variant JN.1 could trigger a “heart failure pandemic,” spurring some social media users to cla...
Spanish-language social media users are promoting the use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Several users quote a doct...
A World Economic Forum meeting about global preparedness for “Disease X” caused some on social media to speculate that the event is part of...
A social media user with a large platform shared posts claiming that several firefighters in Washington have died from cardiac arrest since...
A functional medicine doctor in Arkansas mocked a physician on social media who stated that their flu infection would have been worse if the...
A Michigan candidate for Congress faced criticism for supporting vaccines and refusing to state that COVID-19 vaccines should be pulled from...
Five children and one adult in Philadelphia have been infected with measles. The outbreak began at Philadelphia’s top children’s hospital an...
A recent video clip posted by a popular conservative news personality repeats the debunked claim that COVID-19 vaccines have killed 17 milli...
A recent news article about the protective effect of COVID-19 vaccines against long COVID is causing controversy online in English and Spani...
Florida’s surgeon general issued a press release calling for an end to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine use based on unsubstantiated claims about safet...
As cases of respiratory viruses rise, local media outlets in Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky are urging residents to get va...
A California group is expressing concerns about the HPV vaccine on social media. The group’s post states that despite the enactment of AB 65...
The CDC recently issued a Health Alert Network advisory, emphasizing low vaccination rates for COVID-19 and the flu and highlighting potenti...
Several Spanish-language social media posts are raising concerns about alleged increasing rates of myocarditis. One post featured U.S. media...
A vaccine opponent group shared a video news segment on social media that is raising concerns about COVID-19 vaccines. The video claims that...
A trending social media post recirculated the false claim that ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine can treat COVID-19. The post also falsely c...
Multiple social media users are claiming that the former Italian Minister of Health is under investigation for homicide due to allegations o...
Several social media users recently alleged that Texas Children’s Hospital sent out an email to parents of patients stating that they will n...
One hundred firefighters who were suspended for refusing to comply with COVID-19 vaccine requirements filed a lawsuit against the state of C...
As flu cases rise in the Northeast, several local health departments have been promoting the flu vaccine on social media. The New York City...
In a widely circulated social media post, a user claimed to have observed numerous heart attacks and strokes among young people while workin...
In a letter to the head of the FDA, the Florida surgeon general raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. In...
Earlier this month, reports claimed that a lead database administrator for New Zealand’s public health ministry leaked COVID-19 vaccine mort...
A popular social media post asked health care providers whether they have seen an increase in strokes, heart attacks, myocarditis, infertili...
California health officials are warning of a winter surge in respiratory infections, including COVID-19, RSV, and the flu, and are encouragi...
A Florida senator introduced S.B. 636, which expands vaccine exemptions. The bill states that no vaccine can be mandated for employment, enr...
A bill introduced into the Illinois House last week aims to amend the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act. The proposed changes...
A news site recently released a video raising alarm about a New York court ruling. The video host falsely claims the ruling empowers the sta...
A recent article has made false claims about Moderna's mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, alleging that they contain billions of DNA fragments link...
Recent reports claim that a lead database administrator for New Zealand’s public health ministry leaked COVID-19 vaccine mortality data, rev...
The Texas attorney general has initiated legal action against Pfizer, alleging that the pharmaceutical company misrepresented the efficacy o...
A social media user shared the story of a California state employee who recently died due to an unspecified medical emergency. The post attr...
North Carolina and Mississippi recently recorded their first pediatric flu deaths of the 2023-2024 flu season. Additionally, North Carolina...
Recent changes to the South Dakota Department of Health’s Community Health Services and the Women, Infants, and Children program have result...
An article discussing a former New York City firefighter’s alleged vaccine “injury” is circulating on social media. The former firefighter c...
Social media users are falsely claiming that Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines amid rising deaths and adverse events, including strokes,...
A recent analysis of U.K. government data claims there has been a significant increase in cancer deaths in people between the ages of 15 and...
A recent analysis falsely claimed that COVID-19 vaccines have killed 17 million people. The analysis was presented at a summit that challeng...
A physician on social media recently shared a California study that observed a potential increase in heart inflammation following the admini...
The Kenosha County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors approved a policy that prevents the county’s health officer from imposing lockdowns and m...
Texas signed into law S.B. 7, which prohibits private employers from implementing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Many popular social media posts...
Several social media posts are spreading fears about the impact of a potential World Health Organization pandemic treaty. The WHO set a May...
Vaccine opponents' social media accounts are using a story about a young child in New York who died two days after getting routine vacci...
A U.S. representative from Georgia hosted a hearing on alleged injuries caused by COVID-19 vaccines. The panel included medical experts know...
A video of a presidential candidate claiming that the pharmaceutical industry derives profits from the sale of medications intended to addre...
California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with the state legislature, eliminated religious exemptions for mandatory school vaccines through Se...
In South Florida, over a dozen parents filed a lawsuit after their children suffered from infections following vaccination appointments in s...
Two individuals have died from the flu in Indiana, according to the Indiana Department of Health. The department has urged residents to get...
Multiple social media posts attributed COVID-19 vaccines to excess deaths. One of the top posts featured a video of a Puerto Rican Congressi...
A group opposing childhood vaccine mandates has sued the city of Philadelphia. The lawsuit claims Philadelphia has been vaccinating minors s...
Several social media posts are claiming that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are dangerous because of their ability to stimulate the production of sp...
Several social media posts recently promoted ivermectin for its alleged ability to treat and prevent an array of illnesses. Some promoted iv...
In California, proposed legislation AB 6591 is gaining attention. The legislation would mandate the HPV vaccine for students in public and p...
A retracted study of COVID-19 vaccines has resurfaced online. This occurred in the wake of reports that the study’s author had been cleared...
The Florida Department of Health has issued updated COVID-19 vaccine guidance to health care providers. Messaging continues to recommend aga...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health posted on social media to encourage Pennsylvanians to get the flu vaccine, but social media users push...
On October 28, actor Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in his hot tub. In the wake of Perry’s death, social media users are speculating t...
An FDA assessment detected a potential increased stroke risk for adults over 85 following the flu vaccine, whether or not it was administere...
In the past week, social media users have made numerous false claims about the flu vaccine. Some physicians on social media are claiming the...
A recent presentation at the Novel Coronavirus Southwestern Intergovernmental Committee in Phoenix, Arizona, is gaining attention on social...
The Michigan Senate has passed Senate Bill 410. This bill would repeal Michigan's law granting drug manufacturers broad immunity from pr...
A Mississippi group is questioning the efficacy of flu vaccines. In a social media post, the group argues that the flu virus has persisted,...
In a recent press release, Pfizer included investor notes containing safety recommendations for their COVID-19 vaccines. Trending social med...
A group in Massachusetts has been sharing video testimonies about alleged vaccine injuries. People in the videos state they were coerced int...
Prominent figures on social media are expressing concerns about the safety and efficacy of routine vaccines. A doctor who has regularly ques...
In an preprint study analyzing the safety of monovalent COVID-19 vaccines in children and teenagers, the FDA identified the following safety...
On October 13, the California Governor signed Assembly Bill 659 (AB 659), which recommends that students under the age of 26 receive the HPV...
Measles cases have emerged in Wisconsin and Illinois, drawing prompt responses from health officials. Some social media posts attribute the...
In a special session, Texas senators introduced legislation prohibiting private employers from implementing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The S...
A recent article alleges the White House was aware that COVID-19 vaccines might have serious side effects and actively attempted to conceal...
The New York Supreme Court upheld a ruling that strikes down COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. This decision prevents New Yo...
A story is circulating on social media from a 24-year-old Navy veteran who states he was discharged from the military due to vaccine-derived...
In the past week, social media posts drew comparisons between the actions of Hamas and alleged harms caused by Pfizer. The posts state that...
Several weeks ago, NFL star Travis Kelce was featured in a Pfizer commercial for the updated COVID-19 vaccine. Media personalities claimed K...
A Washington-based pathologist has raised concerns about the adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. In a circulating interview, he falsely...
A so-called health freedom group in Michigan has falsely claimed that the only people who need the hepatitis B vaccine are sex workers and p...
A Texas college of medicine has enforced a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for its students, faculty, and staff, sparking concerns over diminis...
New York City is seeing an increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases, with around 500 cases of active TB reported in 2023. Several factors are dri...
A speaker at a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) event discussed water equity. Social media users are misrepresenting the speaker’s comments...
An article discussing a recent Japanese study suggests that COVID-19 subvariants, including recent ones like EG.5.1 and BA.X, could potentia...
A former U.S. president recently expressed his opposition to vaccine mandates at a California campaign event. He asserted his intention to w...
A Georgia-based group raised concerns about adverse events for routine immunizations, claiming that it only takes one vaccine to harm a chil...
North Dakota State Senator Doug Larsen died in a plane crash on October 1, along with his wife and two children. The crash occurred shortly...
A social media post has made unfounded claims about the safety of vaccines. The post claims that the Rockefeller family owns the World Healt...
Several popular posts have raised concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccines and cancer. One post promoted claims from a genomics scientist and hi...
In a series of viral posts, a high profile CEO of a social media platform challenged vaccine safety and efficacy. His first post featured me...
Several social media posts are referencing a study to argue that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective in providing protection against the virus...
October has been designated as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month by many vaccine opponents. A group in Michigan is promoting its fourth annual...
In early September, the South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Ad-Hoc Committee conducted hearings on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, and in...
A recent study published in The Lancet has raised concerns regarding the presence of mRNA in breast milk after COVID-19 vaccination. The stu...
A group advocating against vaccine mandates protested in New York City on September 18th and 19th. The protest occurred when the WHO and the...
A video of a presidential candidate alleging a connection between the chickenpox vaccine and shingles is circulating on social media. In the...
Online backlash emerged after the CDC recommended that pregnant people get the RSV vaccine. One popular article alleges that the RSV vaccine...
A physician from Iowa known for opposing COVID-19 vaccines and promoting the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 is suing a Missouri hospita...
Arkansas signed into law S.B. 3, which prohibits the government from mandating COVID-19 vaccination for public employees or state funded ent...
An online influencer has manipulated CDC data to support their argument that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective at preventing COVID-19 deaths...
Social media users are sharing a recent video of Dr. Anthony Fauci stating that the COVID-19 vaccine carries a low risk of myocarditis among...
A story has gone viral about an infant in Maine who died 34 hours after receiving childhood vaccines in October 2022. According to the artic...
Numerous social media users have raised concerns regarding what they claim is insufficient testing for the recently updated COVID-19 vaccine...
The Huntington Beach City Council in California has voted 4-3 to pursue a ban on universal mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates within the cit...
According to a recently published article, nearly two dozen schools in Dane County have vaccination rates of 85 percent or lower, which heal...
The Florida Surgeon General warned against COVID-19 vaccines at a recent press conference, claiming that there are numerous red flags with t...
Trending conversations falsely claim that federal officials covered up research into the benefits of vitamin D to treat COVID-19, resulting...
False narratives that mRNA vaccines cause turbo cancers are circulating across platforms and in English and Spanish language networks. Speci...
A well-known organization that frequently advocates against vaccination is embarking on a bus tour across multiple cities in the Northeast,...
A former news host claims that she developed an autoimmune condition after being vaccinated for COVID-19. She says that her doctor confirmed...
The state of Hawaii has seen a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the aftermath of the Maui fires. Health officials believe that the...
Rumors have been circulating regarding New York City officials’ stance on vaccination requirements for migrant children attending school. A...
The Ottawa County Commission passed a resolution that recommends any vaccine promotions by the county include information on exemptions and...
The governor of Arkansas shared a video clip stating that, so long as she is governor, there will be no future lockdowns, COVID-19 vaccine m...
A recent study investigating the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on various autoimmune skin conditions found no significant impact in the occurr...
Multiple popular social media accounts are calling for people to avoid COVID-19 PCR tests, allegedly because the U.S. government plans to ma...
A viral tweet compares the trends in vaccination rates and the reported rise in autism diagnoses since 1983. It speculates that, by 2025, 50...