Inaccurate
No evidence of mass deaths among vaccinated people, contrary to 2022 prediction by Dolores Cahill
Claim:
Everyone who received at least one dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine would "die within three to five years."
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Source: Facebook, Dolores Cahill, 2025-01-25 -
MisleadingClinical trial by Moderna found no safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccine in toddlers, contrary to claim by Joseph Ladapo
Claim:
According to Moderna themselves: Serious adverse events affected 1 in 200 toddlers. But they still concluded the mRNA vaccine was safe in children
Source: Twitter/X, Joseph Ladapo, 2022-10-29 -
InaccurateContrary to claims on social media, people who received a COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood and other blood products, including convalescent plasma
Claim:
“The Red Cross says anyone who has received a COVID-19 vaccine cannot donate convalescent plasma”; “the vaccine wipes out these antibodies [against SARS-CoV-2]”
Source: TikTok, TikTok user, 2021-09-20 -
UnsupportedCandace Owens repeats unsubstantiated claim about HPV vaccine causing infertility
Claim:
HPV vaccine Gardasil causes infertility
Source: X/Twitter, Candace Owens, 2025-05-09 -
IncorrectA person’s decision not to vaccinate affects others, as unvaccinated people are more likely to get infected and spread COVID-19
Claim:
“the only person ‘hurting’ if I don’t get the vaccine is me. So mind your own business”
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Brenna Spencer, 2021-09-02 -
Copypasta of an ICU doctor’s tweet stokes COVID-19 skepticism by mimicking bot-like behavior
…predominant cause of COVID-19 cases. However, one thing is clear: the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the U.S. remain highly effective even against the Delta variant. In the U.S.,…
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“Disease X”: How pandemic preparedness talks spawned conspiracy theories online
…vaccines against it Available countermeasures: whether or not there are effective ways to prevent transmission, cure, or at least mitigate the consequences of infection Difficulty of detection: whether or not…
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InaccurateTromethamine in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children acts to improve the stability of the vaccine; it isn’t in the vaccine as a heart medication
Claim:
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children contains tromethamine, “a heart attack medication” with “a lot of potentially serious side effects”
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, 2021-10-29 -
UnsupportedCases of Bell’s palsy and death observed during Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine clinical trials were within expected background range of general population
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech caused Bell’s palsy and deaths
Source: Health and Money News, Facebook, Anonymous, 2020-12-08 -
InaccurateConspiracy theory about the deaths of alternative medicine practitioners ignores evidence, misrepresents certain doctors
Claim:
Doctors murdered to protect Big Pharma profits and silence holistic health practitioners
Source: TikTok, Katryna Benson, 2023-07-04