Misleading
Flawed analysis of Florida Medicaid data used to promote false claim that vaccines cause autism
Claim:
“New peer-reviewed study again confirms childhood vaccines are likely responsible for nearly 80% of the autism cases in US”
Reviews of content from
Steve Kirsch
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Source: X/Twitter, Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2025-01-25 -
Flawed reasoningSteve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk
Claim:
“Pathologist reports a stunning 52% increase in cancer risk for ages 15-59 who were vaxxed”
Source: Twitter, Substack, Instagram, Ivana Pavic, Steve Kirsch, 2024-03-05 -
InaccurateSteve 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 -
InaccurateClaim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data
Claim:
Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus
Source: The People’s Voice, Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-26 -
InaccurateContrary to viral claim, regulatory agencies knew of residual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence this poses health concern
Claim:
Regulatory agencies didn’t know of residual DNA contamination in COVID-19 RNA vaccines; residual DNA could integrate into our DNA and cause cancer
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Kirsch, 2023-10-21 -
Incorrect
VAERS death reports don’t prove COVID-19 vaccines killed hundreds of thousands, contrary to claim by Steve Kirsch
Claim:
VAERS reports show 410,000 Americans were killed by COVID-19 vaccines; the COVID-19 vaccine caused 41 times more deaths than reported
Source: Facebook, Steve Kirsch, 2023-08-06 -
Inaccurate
Testimony by Steve Kirsch on the alleged harms of vaccination relies on flawed, biased analyses
Claim:
“All these vaccines are causing harm to our kids”; “The fully unvaccinated kids are always healthier”; “vaccines are causing chronic disease in America”
Source: Twitter/X, Steve Kirsch, 2023-06-09 -
Incorrect
VAERS 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 -
Inaccurate
Claim by Steve Kirsch that the Amish don’t experience autism, cancer, or high COVID-19 mortality because they don’t vaccinate is baseless
Claim:
Zero Amish Children Diagnosed with Cancer, Diabetes or Autism; Amish children are largely unvaccinated; Covid death rates among Amish communities are 90 times lower than for the rest of America
Source: Leading Report, Patrick Webb, Steve Kirsch, 2023-07-09 -
Unsupported
Analysis of alleged Medicare data by Steve Kirsch is flawed and doesn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase mortality rate
Claim:
“Medicare data shows the COVID vaccines increase your risk of dying”
Source: Substack, Steve Kirsch, 2023-02-26
