.
James D. Cherry
Professor (Pediatrics), David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles
Expertise: Pediatrics, Infectious Disease
Details:
CLAIMS REVIEWED
Childhood vaccines are an important protection against preventable diseases, not “poison” as claimed by Candace Owens
CLAIM
Doctors are ‘injecting poison’ into babies every two months.
SOURCE: Candace Owens, Twitter
Published: 16 Feb 2024
VERDICT
No mercury or aluminum is present in vaccines; vaccine ingredients aren’t associated with disease
CLAIM
“We allow toxic metals such as aluminum and mercury in shots”
SOURCE: Mark Ghalili, Truth Social
Published: 03 Sep 2022
VERDICT
Vaccines do not cause mercury toxicity or autism, contrary to claim in London Real video
CLAIM
“Autism is nothing more than mercury toxicity“; vaccine ingredients are toxic
SOURCE: Rashid Buttar, London Real
Published: 15 May 2020
VERDICT
Vaccines do not cause neurological damage, aluminum levels in vaccines are safe
CLAIM
Aluminum in vaccines causes neurological damage and autism
SOURCE: Arjun Walia, Facebook users, Collective Evolution
Published: 24 Mar 2020
VERDICT
No, an “FDA study” did not find that vaccines contain cancer-causing viruses
CLAIM
The FDA study looked at vaccines that are made from living cells [...] oftentimes contaminated with hidden viral fragments which have the potential to cause cancer.
SOURCE: Aaron Kesel, Activist Post, Principia Scientific
Published: 31 Jan 2020
VERDICT
Contrary to popular video claim, vaccine ingredients are safe, not linked to encephalopathy
CLAIM
Toxic vaccine ingredients in the MMR vaccine cause encephalopathy
SOURCE: Del Bigtree, The Highwire
Published: 13 Jun 2019
VERDICT