A recent video clip posted by a popular conservative news personality repeats the debunked claim that COVID-19 vaccines have killed 17 million people. The full video has over 100,000 engagements and clips promoting the false deaths claim are circulating on social media in English and Spanish. Risk level: Medium...
A recent news article about the protective effect of COVID-19 vaccines against long COVID is causing controversy online in English and Spanish language posts. The article summarizes data from numerous peer-reviewed studies, all of which find that COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of long COVID. Some argue that the...
Florida’s surgeon general issued a press release calling for an end to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine use based on unsubstantiated claims about safety. The official dismissed as insufficient a response from the CDC and FDA to his letter asking the agencies to address concerns that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines contain potentially...
As cases of respiratory viruses rise, local media outlets in Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky are urging residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, flu, and RSV. In comments on these articles, some social media users falsely claimed that vaccines are dangerous and ineffective, and others falsely claimed that disease...
A California group is expressing concerns about the HPV vaccine on social media. The group’s post states that despite the enactment of AB 659—a law recommending the HPV vaccine—the vaccine remains non-mandatory, and parents maintain the right to decide against vaccinating their children. The group advises parents...
The CDC recently issued a Health Alert Network advisory, emphasizing low vaccination rates for COVID-19 and the flu and highlighting potential strain on health care systems. A doctor in Ohio shared this alert on social media. In response, a prominent vaccine opponent on social media expressed optimism about low vaccination...
Several Spanish-language social media posts are raising concerns about alleged increasing rates of myocarditis. One post featured U.S. media personalities falsely claiming that myocarditis is widespread and that half of young adults who experience myocarditis face permanent heart damage. Another post falsely claimed that myocarditis rates have surged by...
A vaccine opponent group shared a video news segment on social media that is raising concerns about COVID-19 vaccines. The video claims that in 2021, a group of 18 people in Connecticut experienced cardiac issues due to a “defective” batch of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. In comments on the video,...
A trending social media post recirculated the false claim that ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine can treat COVID-19. The post also falsely claimed that the pharmaceutical industry is covering up the benefits of these medications because they threaten the vaccine industry. Risk level: High Recommendation: These types of posts may discourage patients...
Multiple social media users are claiming that the former Italian Minister of Health is under investigation for homicide due to allegations of concealing COVID-19 vaccine-related deaths. In response, some social media users are expressing concerns about COVID-19 vaccine safety. Risk level: Medium Recommendation: While conversations about this claim are unlikely...
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