Yale University researchers reported a technology to deliver mRNA vaccines in the nose, not a way to remotely vaccinate people

CLAIM
Researchers from Yale University created a new delivery method for mRNA vaccines… through the air

SOURCE: Roman Balmakov, The Epoch Times

Published: 14 Sep 2023

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Robert Malone makes several misleading and unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 vaccines in Judicial Watch interview

CLAIM
“Leaky vaccines” are causing SARS-CoV-2 to evolve rapidly; COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent disease and death; childhood vaccine safety is doubtful

SOURCE: Robert Malone, Judicial Watch

Published: 14 Sep 2023

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Study didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines weaken children’s immune response, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson

CLAIM
A study showed a “weakened immune response in kids injected with Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot”; “The mRNA Covid jabs damage immune responses to other viruses in children”

SOURCE: Alex Berenson, Jonas Vesterberg, Substack, The Florida Standard

Published: 11 Sep 2023

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Rebel News article lacks evidence for claiming COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and unnecessary

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Natural immunity persists for decades; Pregnant women aren’t at risk from COVID-19; DNA plasmids are in COVID-19 vaccines; no evidence that COVID-19 boosters are safe

SOURCE: Tamara Ugolini, Rebel News

Published: 08 Sep 2023

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Posts misrepresent CDC risk assessment of new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of infection

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With the new BA.2.86 variant, “We’re in a situation where vaccination, according to the CDC, increases the likelihood of infection”

SOURCE: John Campbell, YouTube

Published: 04 Sep 2023

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Health authorities continue to collect safety data on COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to misleading claim by the Daily Wire

CLAIM
The CDC “Remove[d] COVID Vaccine Adverse Event Reports”, “stopping the collection of public health information doesn’t have a clinical justification”

SOURCE: Brandon Drey, Daily Wire

Published: 31 Aug 2023

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Daily Mail article provides misleading interpretation on South Korean mask study to imply mask-wearing is dangerous

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“Mask study published by NIH suggests N95 Covid masks may expose wearers to dangerous level of toxic compounds linked to seizures and cancer”

SOURCE: Emily Joshu, Daily Mail

Published: 30 Aug 2023

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Vitamin K shots are safe and polysorbate 80 isn’t poisonous, contrary to claim by Brandy Vaughan

CLAIM
Vitamin K shots are poisonous because they contain polysorbate 80 as “main active ingredient” that has “strong links with infertility, with autoimmune issues”

SOURCE: Brandy Vaughan, Instagram

Published: 29 Aug 2023

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Misleading Instagram posts use news headlines out of context to imply COVID-19 vaccines increase COVID-19 mortality risk

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Higher COVID-19 vaccination rates in White people are related to higher COVID-19 death rates

SOURCE: Carl Higbie, David Harris Jr., Instagram

Published: 25 Aug 2023

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The FDA continues to recommend against ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19, despite claims to the contrary

CLAIM
“The FDA is now saying that it is OK to prescribe ivermectin [for COVID-19]”

SOURCE: Social media users, Facebook, TikTok

Published: 24 Aug 2023

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