Inaccurate
Studies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; preprint claiming to show otherwise is flawed
Claim:
“Covid Vaccines More Likely to Put You in Hospital Than Keep You Out”
Articles tagged with
Vaccine
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Source: Daily Sceptic, Will Jones, 2022-06-22 -
UnsupportedJustin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role
Claim:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome that caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine
Source: Facebook, Twitter/X, Substack, Social media users, Steve Kirsch, 2022-06-10 -
UnsupportedSADS is caused by genetic mutations affecting the electrical system regulating heartbeat; no evidence it is caused by COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccination is associated with the sudden death of young adults
Source: Facebook, Candace Owens, 2022-06-08 -
InaccurateLarge-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
Claim:
Babies of vaccinated mothers are dying in disproportionate numbers and the COVID-19 vaccines are responsible
Source: War Room Battleground, Naomi Wolf, 2022-05-25 -
IncorrectMonkeypox outbreak triggers conspiracy theories on social media claiming that it was planned or incorrectly linking it to COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
Monkeypox is caused by COVID-19 vaccines; a 2021 tabletop exercise portraying a monkeypox pandemic is evidence that global leaders planned the outbreak; the monkeypox vaccine was “ready” before the outbreak
Source: Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Social media users, 2022-05-13 -
MisleadingFollowing COVID-19 vaccination, the spike protein is produced in small quantities in the body, which have not been shown to be harmful
Claim:
“[Spike] is harmful to the human body in at least eight different ways [and] can persist in the human body for weeks, or even months, after a person gets vaccinated”
Source: The Epoch Times, Roman Balmakov, 2022-05-19 -
MisleadingThe benefits of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe disease and other complications outweigh the risk of myocarditis, which is higher after COVID-19 itself
Claim:
“they were not able to find a single healthy child in america that died from COVID-19 […] but one in every 2700 people are getting myocarditis”; “athletes are collapsing on playing fields as for myocarditis and it's from the vaccines”; Moderna patent filed in 2019 is linked to the pandemic
Source: This Past Weekend with Theo Von, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 2021-12-09 -
InaccurateMultiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems, despite widespread claims on social media
Claim:
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines accumulate in the ovaries, change menstrual cycles, and lead the immune system to mount “an immune response to their own placental protein”
Source: The Epoch Times, James Thorp, Michael Yeadon, 2022-05-27 -
InaccurateNo evidence supports claim that MTHFR gene influences the risk of side effects from vaccines and medications like Tylenol
Claim:
Certain medicines and compounds like folic acid “deplete folate, which is very serious for those with MTHFR”
Source: Earthley, Modern Alternative Mama, Kate Tietje, 2022-04-29 -
UnsupportedNo evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause “fibrous lung clots”, contrary to claim by Jane Ruby
Claim:
COVID-19 vaccines cause fibrous clots in the lungs and blood vessels
Source: Infowars, Dr. Jane Ruby Show, Jane Ruby, 2022-04-27
