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An online influencer has manipulated CDC data to support their argument that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective at preventing COVID-19 deaths. Their trending post cherry-picks slides from the CDC’s ACIP presentation, suggesting that vaccinating one million teenagers would, at best, prevent only one death and potentially result in 200,000...

Numerous social media users have raised concerns regarding what they claim is insufficient testing for the recently updated COVID-19 vaccine. Tweets allege that Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine was tested on just 10 mice before approval. These posts misuse a COVID-19 vaccine study involving 44 rats, not four. The study...

False narratives that mRNA vaccines cause turbo cancers are circulating across platforms and in English and Spanish language networks. Specifically, they claim that turbo cancers are occurring more rapidly, particularly in young adults, that the CDC is reclassifying cancer deaths as COVID-19 deaths to cover up rising turbo cancers, and...

Trending conversations falsely claim that federal officials covered up research into the benefits of vitamin D to treat COVID-19, resulting in a higher death toll. The posts misuse a publication by New Zealand's chief science advisor in June 2020, which initially linked vitamin D deficiency to severe COVID-19...

A former news host claims that she developed an autoimmune condition after being vaccinated for COVID-19. She says that her doctor confirmed the connection between the vaccine and autoimmune conditions, and that others have experienced similar issues after vaccination. This news has garnered significant attention on X (formerly Twitter), with...

Multiple popular social media accounts are calling for people to avoid COVID-19 PCR tests, allegedly because the U.S. government plans to manipulate the positive test numbers to encourage COVID-19 vaccination. Conspiracy theorists warn of upcoming COVID-19 vaccine mandates from the federal government and refer to the vaccines as “biological...

A recent study investigating the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on various autoimmune skin conditions found no significant impact in the occurrence or exacerbation of these conditions. However, vaccine opponents are misrepresenting the study to claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause autoimmune disorders. Risk level: Medium Recommendation: Misrepresenting studies and cherry-picking data...

A viral tweet compares the trends in vaccination rates and the reported rise in autism diagnoses since 1983. It speculates that, by 2025, 50% of the population could be diagnosed with autism. The post includes a video featuring a well-known vaccine opponent in which he expresses concerns about safety testing...