Nearly 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the U.S., including 7.2 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The CDC and FDA recommended “a pause in the use” of the J&J vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” because of six cases of a rare type of blood clot.
Issues: COVID-19 vaccination
Viral Posts Misuse VAERS Data to Make False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines
Pfizer CEO Got Vaccinated, Contrary to Claim in Video
Texas Doctor Spreads False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines
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.”
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
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.