Recently, there has been information circulating on social media that Iceland has banned vaccinations against COVID-19. According to those spreading the above narrative, this would be caused by a very high excess number of deaths. In reality, no such thing is happening and Iceland is conducting another vaccination campaign against…

For several weeks, information has been circulating on social media that after two years, Pfizer has finally “admitted” that their vaccinations cause myocarditis and pericarditis. This narrative has been shared by many accounts long known for their anti-vaccination activities, as well as by various politicians. In reality, however, it is…

A mysterious cat disease in Poland took over social media early last week. The lack of publicly available verified data and the late announcements of the Chief Veterinary Officer were very noticeable in the first days. The resulting information gap and the emotions accompanying these reports created ideal conditions for…

On 16 January, Beata Pawlikowska published a video on her YouTube channel entitled “Depression. Latest Scientific Research” (the link opens the video with a voiceover in English, which was published on 27 January). In the over 40-minute material, the traveller – as she argues – “presents the latest scientific research…

Grant Wahl, a popular sports journalist, died during a World Cup match in Qatar between Argentina and the Netherlands. Unfortunately, once again, the death of a famous person has been used to spread conspiracy theories. Immediately, numerous claims appeared on social media that the actual cause of death was the…

A photo of the late Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who became famous for his complicity in the discovery of HIV, has been very popular on social media. It illustrates a post with a quote attributed to the virologist that after receiving the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, people…

The speech of Janine Small, a representative of Pfizer, in the European Parliament about the lack of research on transmission before the introduction of vaccines on the market, was widely commented in the Internet space. The recording of her response was shared by numerous accounts as evidence of inefficiency of…

Recently, this analysis has gained huge popularity in social media. The results indicate that there is an 84% higher risk of cardiac-related deaths among males aged 18-39 within 28 days after taking mRNA vaccines. It was publicly shared by Joseph Ladapo, Surgeon General of Florida. On this basis, the Florida…

At the beginning of the school year, there were a lot of posts online that undermined the safety of COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women. The people responsible for the spread of this narrative cited outdated information from the UK government’s website, which were published in 2020. Some of…