Claim reviews
DTaP vaccine isn’t associated with sudden infant death syndrome, whooping cough vaccine led to historic decline in cases
CLAIM
Whooping cough vaccine was never necessary, DTaP vaccine is linked to sudden infant death syndrome
SOURCE: Jaclyn Simone, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
VERDICT
Vaccines, treatments reduced public health threat posed by COVID-19, explaining different approach in 2024 compared to 2020
CLAIM
COVID-19 has been like the flu since the beginning of the pandemic
SOURCE: Instagram Users, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
VERDICT
Childhood vaccine ingredients are safe in the amount present in vaccines; cells, animal products, and viruses aren’t part of these ingredients
CLAIM
Childhood vaccines contain “mixed up toxins” including formaldehyde, aluminum, aborted fetal DNA, fetal bovine serum, monkey kidney cells, mercury, pig circoviruses
SOURCE: Social media user, Instagram
Published: 07 Mar 2024
VERDICT
Health risks associated with pesticide chlormequat on oat- and wheat-based food products require further investigation
CLAIM
Chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats may cause infertility and delayed puberty
SOURCE: Shannon Thaler, New York Post
Published: 06 Mar 2024
VERDICT
Tennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now
CLAIM
Researchers have “already perfected the ability to put human vaccines” into certain foods “right now”; grocery vegetables might contain human vaccines
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok
Published: 01 Mar 2024
VERDICT
Various childhood vaccines have been tested in saline placebo-controlled randomized trials, contrary to claims by those opposed to vaccination
CLAIM
“No childhood vaccine has ever been through a double blind placebo controlled trial.”
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Facebook
Published: 01 Mar 2024
VERDICT
The level of aluminum in childhood vaccines is safe, even for babies
CLAIM
Per FDA guidelines, babies are too small to safely handle the amount of aluminum in childhood vaccines
SOURCE: Instagram Users, Instagram
Published: 28 Feb 2024
VERDICT
France passed a law targeting health-threatening psychological manipulation and influence, but didn’t criminalize criticism of mRNA vaccines
CLAIM
“France will send citizens to jail if they question mRNA vaccines”; “It’s now a crime in France to oppose the mRNA vax”
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram
Published: 23 Feb 2024
VERDICT
The American Red Cross doesn’t prevent people vaccinated against COVID-19 from donating blood, contrary to rehashed viral claim
CLAIM
COVID-19 vaccine recipients might not be eligible for blood donation
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 23 Feb 2024
VERDICT
Global COVID Vaccine Safety study identified already-known risks, doesn’t show that risks are greater than benefits
CLAIM
Global COVID Vaccine Safety study shows that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous, inadequately tested; getting vaccinated is more dangerous than getting COVID-19
SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter
Published: 23 Feb 2024
VERDICT