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The Infodemic: Reports on Vaccination Complications Data Lack Context

Carol Kelly, right, waits to receive a Moderna variant vaccine shot at Emory University's Hope Clinic, March 31, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Kelly was the first person to receive a shot in this new clinical trial.
Carol Kelly, right, waits to receive a Moderna variant vaccine shot at Emory University's Hope Clinic, March 31, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Kelly was the first person to receive a shot in this new clinical trial.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: Vaccine-related deaths jumped significantly in the first quarter of 2021 compared with previous years.

Verdict: Missing context

Read the full story at: USA Today

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that people become more prone to Covid-19 infection after they receive their first of two vaccine doses.

Verdict: Misleading

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

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