“There are more COVID-19 cases now than before there was a vaccine”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Jan 2022.
MediaWise rated thisNeeds Context
What MediaWise found
Parts of the meme are true — like the fact that we are seeing more COVID-19 cases now than in 2020, but this meme could lead people to believe that it’s the vaccines causing this to happen, which experts have repeatedly said is not the case.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 January 2022. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 March 2022, 56 days later. Its rating was “Needs Context”.
Where the claim appeared
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