Misleading
Benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh their risks, even for teenagers, contrary to Alex Berenson’s claim
Claim:
“1 million mRNA covid shots or teens will prevent 0-1 deaths and CAUSE 100,000 - 200,000 severe side effects”
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Source: Substack, Alex Berenson, 2023-09-13 -
UnsupportedCDC data didn’t show an increased risk of hospitalization in people vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
Claim:
“vaccinated and boosted people were MORE likely to be hospitalized with the new Omicron variant than unvaccinated people”
Source: Substack, Alex Berenson, 2023-09-13 -
MisleadingYale University researchers reported a technology to deliver mRNA vaccines in the nose, not a way to remotely vaccinate people
Claim:
Researchers from Yale University created a new delivery method for mRNA vaccines… through the air
Source: The Epoch Times, Roman Balmakov, 2023-09-02 -
InaccurateStudy didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines weaken children’s immune response, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson
Claim:
A study showed a “weakened immune response in kids injected with Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot”; “The mRNA Covid jabs damage immune responses to other viruses in children”
Source: The Florida Standard, Substack, Jonas Vesterberg, Alex Berenson, 2023-08-30 -
InaccuratePosts misrepresent CDC risk assessment of new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of infection
Claim:
With the new BA.2.86 variant, “We’re in a situation where vaccination, according to the CDC, increases the likelihood of infection”
Source: YouTube, John Campbell, 2023-08-29 -
MisleadingHealth authorities continue to collect safety data on COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to misleading claim by the Daily Wire
Claim:
The CDC “Remove[d] COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports”, “stopping the collection of public health information doesn’t have a clinical justification”
Source: Daily Wire, Brandon Drey, 2023-08-27 -
InaccurateVitamin K shots are safe and polysorbate 80 isn’t poisonous, contrary to claim by Brandy Vaughan
Claim:
Vitamin K shots are poisonous because they contain polysorbate 80 as “main active ingredient” that has “strong links with infertility, with autoimmune issues”
Source: Instagram, Brandy Vaughan, 2023-05-25 -
Flawed reasoningEngland mortality data shows a lower COVID-19 mortality risk among vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated ones, contrary to claim by Slay News
Claim:
“the Covid injections are not effective” because the large majority of deaths involving COVID-19 occurred among vaccinated individuals
Source: Slay News, Frank Bergman, 2023-08-06 -
InaccurateWhy Alex Jones’ claim on Infowars that COVID-19 vaccines cause meat allergy is baseless
Claim:
“Moderna and Pfizer shots have a bovine protein in them that then creates an autoimmune response in those that take the shot so that many of them can no longer eat beef”
Source: Infowars, Alex Jones, 2023-08-07 -
IncorrectVAERS data don’t show that COVID-19 vaccines are deadly; Steve Kirsch’s claim to the contrary relied on flawed analysis
Claim:
VAERS data are “crystal clear”: “the COVID vaccines are killing people”
Source: Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-08-06
