Federal officials authorized two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 after they were determined to be safe and effective against symptomatic illness in clinical trials. But a Texas doctor, in a widely shared video, falsely claims the vaccines don’t provide protection and that they’re actually “experimental gene therapy.”
Issues: coronavirus
Posts Distort CDC Study Supporting Mask Mandates to Reduce COVID-19
A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that state-issued mask mandates were associated with significant decreases in daily COVID-19 case and death growth rates. Yet some conservative outlets and social media users falsely claim the study shows mask mandates have a negligible impact on COVID-19 outcomes.
Instagram Post Misrepresents FDA Document About Monitoring Vaccine Safety
Hagler’s Widow Refutes Rumors About How He Died
FactChecking Biden’s Prime-Time Address
RFK Jr. Video Pushes Known Vaccine Misrepresentations
SciCheck Video: How Viral Deceptions Spread
Video Targets Gates With Old Clip, Misleading Edit
In a 2010 TED Talk focused on developing new technologies to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Bill Gates briefly mentioned reducing the rate of population growth. A conspiratorial video circulating on Facebook misleadingly edits Gates’ talk to suggest his “wish” was to depopulate the planet through vaccines.