“The flu vaccine was invented 78 years ago. The MMR vaccine was invented 60 years ago... I don't think those vaccines are working.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Sep 2023.
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What FactCheck.org found
Flu shots and MMR vaccines have been effective in preventing illness, serious disease and death. But a meme falsely suggests that the vaccines are ineffective. Actually, they’ve saved millions of lives.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 September 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 September 2023, 15 days later. Its rating was “They work”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.