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Moderna didn’t already produce COVID-19 mRNA vaccines before the pandemic; statement by CEO of Moderna misinterpreted
Claim:
Moderna was already producing COVID-19 vaccines before the beginning of the pandemic
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Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2023-02-09 -
MisleadingMisleading to compare the safety of COVID-19 and flu vaccines based solely on VAERS reports; VAERS reports alone cannot demonstrate that a vaccine caused an adverse event
Claim:
One person is 300 to 900 times “more likely to die” after getting the COVID-19 vaccine than the flu vaccine; “Adverse events are widely underreported”
Source: Instagram, Twitter/X, Alex Berenson, 2021-02-14 -
InaccurateContrary to headline by The People’s Voice, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t “killing millions” but instead prevented deaths
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines “are killing millions”
Source: The People’s Voice, Sean Adl-Tabatabai, 2024-05-31 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use prevent the disease and are generally safe based on rigorous clinical trials and ongoing monitoring
Claim:
“No one can possibly know if the [COVID-19] vaccine is safe and effective because the trial is still underway; “Thousands of people who had the vaccine have died or been seriously injured by it”
Source: Charlie Ward, Vernon Coleman, 2021-02-02 -
InaccurateThe current U.S. generation is healthier than previous ones partly because vaccines reduced infectious diseases; childhood immunization schedules are safe, contrary to chiropractor’s claims
Claim:
“look at the [vaccination] schedule, we have gotten sicker and sicker”; “the biggest jump in shots came after the 1986 vaccine protection act”
Source: Facebook, Patrick Flynn, 2021-04-06 -
MisleadingInfant deaths did not decrease during the pandemic due to a reduced use of vaccines; vaccines are not associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Claim:
Vaccines are a cause of sudden infant death death syndrome; infant deaths decreased dramatically during the lockdown, when the number of vaccines administered was reduced
Source: Health Choice, Children's Health Defense, Mark Blaxill, Amy Becker, 2020-06-18 -
UnsupportedResidual DNA in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines is documented, isn’t associated with genome modification or cancer, contrary to claim by Robert Malone
Claim:
The more COVID-19 vaccines doses people receive, the higher the risk of getting COVID-19; vaccines contain DNA fragments that modify the genome and cause cancer
Source: The Charlie Kirk Show, Robert Malone, 2023-10-27 -
MisleadingMedical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines are granted for contraindications, not including history of blood clots or adverse reaction to prior vaccine
Claim:
Medical exemptions are unavailable even for people who “shouldn't get the [COVID-19] vaccine”, including those with a history of blood clotting or an adverse reaction to a prior vaccine
Source: The Dan Bongino Show, Dan Bongino, 2022-12-11 -
UnsupportedRat 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”
Source: The Epoch Times, Twitter/X, Substack, Social media users, 2024-01-12 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines not shown to have “negative efficacy”, contrary to claim by Nicolas Hulscher
Claim:
New research from Japan shows COVID-19 vaccines have “negative efficacy”
Source: Substack, Nicolas Hulscher, 2025-01-06