A popular Spanish-language social media user claims that a court in Almería, Spain, is launching an investigation into the possible presence of a “toxic compound” in COVID-19 vaccines. The user posted a screenshot from a website that falsely claims that a professor from the University of Almería found graphene oxide...
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 vaccine injury called vaccine AIDS, or “VAIDS.” A former cardiologist resurfaced the debunked myth that COVID-19 vaccines cause positive HIV tests and that the...
A popular right-wing commentator voiced opposition to all childhood vaccines, calling for a class action lawsuit against pediatricians who don’t accept unvaccinated children at their practices. The commentator also promoted the false claim that doctors receive “bribes” for encouraging their patients to get vaccinated. Risk level: Medium Recommendation: These...
A recent American Cancer Society projection of 2024 cancer statistics is being used to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for rising cancer rates that were recorded before the vaccines existed. Some have accused the organization of manipulating data to mask the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on cancer deaths....
A recent Chinese coronavirus study has fueled false claims that researchers created a more deadly COVID-19 variant with a “100 percent kill rate” as a bioweapon. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, infected mice with an existing pangolin coronavirus strain that mutated in a lab. Risk level: Low...
Many posts are mocking the recent death of a sports reporter who criticized a top-ranked tennis player for his anti-vaccine stance, with some insinuating that COVID-19 vaccines caused the reporter’s sudden death. The player was previously barred from several tournaments due to his refusal to get COVID-19 vaccinations and...
A recent news article warns that the COVID-19 variant JN.1 could trigger a “heart failure pandemic,” spurring some social media users to claim the phenomenon is a “coverup” for heart damage caused by COVID-19 vaccines. The article is based on a study that found lasting damage to heart cells...
Spanish-language social media users are promoting the use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. Several users quote a doctor who previously circulated false information about vaccines, claiming that ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were the “solution” to the pandemic but that it was all hidden in favor of “quarantine, masks, and...
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 plan to launch a disease more deadly than COVID-19. English and Spanish language posts express distrust of the World Health Organization, and some users claim...
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...
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