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Rat study alleged to link COVID-19 vaccines to autism cannot be generalized to humans and contains important limitations
Claim:
“COVID-19 Shots Linked to Autism in Vaccinated Rats: Study”
Flora Teoh
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Source: Substack, Twitter/X, The Epoch Times, Social media users, 2024-01-12 -
IncorrectSocial media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”
Claim:
The pandemic was planned; respiratory illness surge in New York and China isn’t airborne but due to chlorine and benzene in food and water
Source: I AM Awakened, Alexander Cole, 2023-12-31 -
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Andrew Tate peddles debunked claim about COVID-19 vaccines being “experimental poison” in Piers Morgan interview
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines are “experimental poison”; COVID has gone away
Source: Piers Morgan Uncensored, Andrew Tate, 2025-11-20 -
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Steve Kirsch’s claim that New Zealand data shows COVID-19 vaccines killed millions is based on a flawed analysis
Claim:
“the COVID vaccines have killed millions of people worldwide, an estimated 1 death per 1,000 doses on average in a standard population”
Source: Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-12-01 -
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Published studies misrepresented by cardiologist Peter McCullough to push false claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause sudden cardiac death
Claim:
Published studies show that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cause metabolic cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death
Source: One America News Network, Peter McCullough, 2023-10-27 -
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Instagram reel rehashes old misinformation inaccurately linking autism with vaccines, glyphosate, and MTHFR mutations
Claim:
Vaccines, MTHFR mutation, and glyphosate lead to autism in children with brain injury
Source: Instagram, Nathan Riley, 2023-11-19 -
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There are no genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence these vaccines modify our DNA
Claim:
Unapproved genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could permanently change our DNA
Source: Dystopian Down Under, Rebekah Barnett, Julian Fidge, 2023-07-27 -
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Elon Musk’s claim that ventilators killed COVID-19 patients confuses correlation with causation
Claim:
Ventilators, not COVID, killed hospitalized COVID patients
Source: The Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk, 2023-10-31 -
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Study in Italy didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines have an “unacceptable” safety profile, contrary to claim by Peter McCullough
Claim:
Study in Italy shows nearly 1 in 3 COVID vaccine recipients have neurological side effects, indicating an “unacceptable” safety profile
Source: Substack, The Epoch Times, Naveen Athrappully, Peter McCullough, 2023-10-30
