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“FDA director admits to historic number of adverse event reports about COVID vaccines.”

FactCheck.org says: Given the extra scrutiny and large number of doses, reports of possible side effects to a vaccine safety monitoring system increased with the COVID-19 vaccines. It does not mean the vaccines are unsafe.

“Texas law says a woman who gets an abortion in Texas faces a "$10K fine, life in prison.”

FactCheck.org says: Those who provide abortions can face stiff penalties, but Texas law specifies that those who get an abortion are not to be penalized.

“Medical peer-reviewed literature shows" that "COVID vaccines are not safe”

FactCheck.org says: The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have a good safety record and have saved millions of lives. Post cites a recent peer-reviewed article authored by known COVID-19 misinformation spreaders.

“Chinese lab crafts mutant COVID-19 strain with 100% kill rate in ‘humanized’ mice”

FactCheck.org says: A study showed a type of lab mouse is highly susceptible to a coronavirus derived from pangolins. The virus was not engineered by scientists and is not descended from the virus that causes COVID-19.

“As the news tries to fear-monger about the measles ‘outbreak’ of 9 whole people, remember that the vaccine is more dangerous than the actual illness.”

FactCheck.org says: Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be serious and even fatal. Fortunately, it can safely be prevented by vaccination.

“A study testing COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant rats supports the idea that "vaccines and autism have always been linked." False.”

FactCheck.org says: A study testing COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant rats claimed to show that male rats born to vaccinated mothers exhibited "autism-like" behaviors, but it's not possible to conclude from the study that vaccines cause autism.

“I saw a credible estimate of something like 17 million deaths globally from this technology,” referring to the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.”

FactCheck.org says: COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of severe COVID-19, and serious side effects are rare. A report attributed millions of deaths to vaccination without evidence.

“COVID-19 "came out of Wuhan, the labs,” referring to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.”

FactCheck.org says: There isn’t credible evidence that SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab. On the contrary, several lines of evidence support the idea that the virus originated in bats and then spilled over to humans.

“FDA's "own guidelines dictate" testing for integration into the human genome of residual DNA from mRNA vaccines.”

FactCheck.org says: Dr. Joseph Ladapo cited guidelines for assessing DNA vaccines as evidence mRNA COVID-19 vaccines had not been properly evaluated. These guidelines do not apply to the mRNA vaccines.

“90% of kids with Trisomy 18 live when given proper medical care,” in reference to the Texas abortion case.”

FactCheck.org says: According to studies, the median survival time for the condition among babies born alive was four to 14.5 days, and just 5.6% to 8.4% of those born alive lived to their 1st birthday.

“A former italian health minister is being investigated for hiding COVID vaccine data”

“Data from the New Zealand Ministry of Health shows that the COVID vaccines have killed over 10 million worldwide”

FactCheck.org says: The New Zealand data can't be used to make causal claims about the vaccines, and the methods of the analysis are flawed and based on invalid assumptions.

“Aren’t [vaccines] supposed to protect the vulnerable people from disease? [Vaccines] can actually spread disease. Maybe’ you’ve heard of it, it’s known as shedding.”

FactCheck.org says: People who receive some vaccines that use live weakened viruses to stimulate a strong and lasting immune response sometimes release small amounts of those viruses outside of their bodies. That’s expected.

“There are 40 million people in America today who get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. His [Donald Trump's] plan is to throw every one of them off that — that legislation.”

FactCheck.org says: That worst-case-scenario figure is based on Trump not replacing the ACA with anything. He says he would replace it with something — though he has given no details on what that would be.

“[A] medic from 'Doctors without borders' went to a terrorist who was shot by the IDF, lifted him up and took his weapon then brought it to another terrorist.”

FactCheck.org says: A video post misleadingly claims to show a Doctors Without Borders aid worker passing a gun to a Palestinian fighter in the West Bank. But the worker is wearing a vest used by the Palestinian Medical Relief Society.

“Posts suggest an increase in infant mortality from 2021 to 2022 is linked to the COVID-19 vaccines.”

FactCheck.org says: Multiple studies show COVID-19 vaccines are safe and beneficial for pregnant people and their newborns.

“A new study shows "No Discernable Benefit of COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy" and provides "No Assurances on Safety.”

FactCheck.org says: Scientific data suggest that COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy is safe and effective. The new study did not assess effectiveness and found that maternal vaccination is not associated with adverse outcomes for babies.

“I never said that ‘no vaccine is safe and effective.’”

FactCheck.org says: In a “PBS NewsHour” interview, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly denied previously saying that “no vaccine” is safe and effective. But Kennedy said exactly that on the Lex Fridman podcast.

“COVID-19 vaccines have killed more people than COVID-19 itself.”

FactCheck.org says: More than 1.1 million Americans have died from COVID-19, and deaths from COVID-19 vaccination are very rare. Social media posts misuse VAERS and reader survey data to falsely inflate COVID-19 vaccine deaths.

“You can now sue the mRNA COVID vaccine manufacturers for damages and the FDA is required to take the COVID vaccines off the market. Why? Adulteration.”

FactCheck.org says: As with many medical products, the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may contain trace amounts of residual DNA from the manufacturing process. It is not considered adulteration.