A prior report from 2022 by Stanford University, but nonetheless one that is still relevant today for the unmoderated nonsense that is often posted online:

 

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In a new report, Stanford researchers outline steps that public health officials and the research community can take to curb the spread of vaccine-related mis- and disinformation online.

 

"Despite overwhelming scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines are a safe and effective means to prevent severe cases of a disease that has killed nearly one million people in the U.S., there has been a proliferation of false and misleading claims trying to undermine the public’s confidence in their safety and uptake. {emphasis added]

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As the pandemic continues to be an ongoing health emergency with new variants rapidly spreading, it is increasingly urgent that accurate vaccine-related information be accessible and readily available to the public, said Stanford scholar and leading expert on mis- and disinformation, Renée DiResta.

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A long history of anti-vax disinformation

Public health organizations and social media platforms have been trying to tackle the problem of anti-vaccine activism and hesitancy long before the coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, vaccine misinformation can be traced back to when vaccines were first developed, DiResta explained.

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Today, online communities foment fears by offering digital spaces for mis- and disinformation to flourish in largely echo chambers where anti-vaccination activists, unrestrained by editorial gatekeepers, have been able to broadcast their claims, unchecked. Despite social media platforms developing policies against vaccine-related mis- and disinformation, anti-vaccination activists have become savvy at avoiding accountability for the misleading and pseudoscientific claims they spout." [emphasis added]

 

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https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2022/02/curbing-spread-covid-19-vaccine-related-mis-disinformation

 

 

 

All the sudden the left is concerned about mis and dis information....

NewsGuard Reports More Than 300 Vaccine-Related False Narratives Now Spreading Online

Nearly four years since the outbreak of COVID-19 — and amidst a constant stream of false claims about vaccine efficacy — NewsGuard reports that there are now more than 300 vaccine-related false narratives infecting social media and online search results

 

(February 7, 2024 — New York) Health misinformation site Natural News (NewsGuard Trust Score: 5/100) reports that elderberries are more effective protection against flu than a vaccine. The National Vaccine Information Center (Trust Score: 12.5/100) cites research claiming measles vaccines cause measles. U.K-based Principia-Scientific (Trust Score: 20/100) claims COVID-19 vaccines contain monkey DNA.

 

These are among the now more than 300 vaccine-related false narratives that NewsGuard’s healthcare information team has identified circulating on the internet, shared by 4,387 websites and other news sources and social media accounts — and counting. Two thirds of all the news and information websites that NewsGuard has rated as untrustworthy since 2018 publish healthcare misinformation. [emphasis added]

 

“The vaccine-related false narratives we’ve found don’t just reflect the spike in conversations about vaccines since the pandemic,” said John Gregory, health editor at NewsGuard. “Long before COVID-19, people made all kinds of questionable statements about vaccines, related to autoimmune diseases, infertility, cardiac arrest and other health topics. In fact, 67% of news sites rated as generally untrustworthy (below 60/100) by NewsGuard have been flagged for publishing health misinformation, making it one of the largest categories of misinformation we track.” [emphasis added]

 

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https://www.newsguardtech.com/press/newsguard-reports-more-than-300-vaccine-related-false-narratives-now-spreading-online/

 

 

15 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Despite overwhelming scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines are a safe and effective means to prevent severe cases of a disease that has killed nearly one million people in the U.S., there has been a proliferation of false and misleading claims trying to undermine the public’s confidence in their safety and uptake.

There is no evidence showing mRNA vaxxes to be 'safe & effective'.

 

There was no disease. As Dr Coleman says; ''Covid is the rebranded flu.'' and foe me, the flu is the body doing a seasonal clear out. 

 

There was no pandemic.

 

A million lives. More computer nonsense. No one died from a fictitious anything.

 

The best way for the public to remain safe, is keep away from the Big Pharma meds.

I am not anti-vaccine, but I never find it very convincing when the people selling something tell me how great it is. 

 

I still do not know anyone that died from covid, nor do I know anyone that got sick, much less dies from the vaccine.

Yes, disinformation is a problem.

 

It's when you're told that you'll die without a jab. And then, without a 2nd one. And then - without a booster. And then - without a new booster for the previous one. And then - without a new jab for a new strain. And then - without a 2nd jab for that new strain. And then......

If I never have taken a jab, never have worn a muzzle "to protect myself", never washed hands with those chemicals,  should I then believe the news, the doctors that are pro- the measures, the TV, the forums?

Or my own experience? The doctors that are anti- measures and anti-jabs? The experience of others who have never taken a magic jab against c19 either?

Yeah, disinformation is a real issue.

COVID-19 Misinformation Persists, 4 Years After Shelter-in-Place

While people’s lives are largely free of the extreme public health measures that restricted them early in the pandemic, misinformation about vaccines and conspiracy theories are still around.

April 1, 2024

 

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"COVID misinformation persists, although it’s now centered mostly on vaccines and vaccine-related conspiracy theories.  PolitiFact has published more than 2,000 fact checks related to COVID vaccines alone.

 

“From a misinformation researcher perspective, [there has been] shifting levels of trust,” said Tara Kirk Sell, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “Early on in the pandemic, there was a lot of: ‘This isn’t real,’ fake cures, and then later on, we see more vaccine-focused mis- and disinformation and a more partisan type of disinformation and misinformation.”

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But on social media and in some public officials’ remarks, misinformation about COVID vaccine efficacy and safety is common. U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his 2024 campaign on a movement that seeks to legitimize conspiracy theories about the vaccines. PolitiFact made that its 2023 “Lie of the Year.” [emphasis added]

 

PolitiFact has seen claims that spike proteins from vaccines are replacing sperm in vaccinated males. (That’s false.) We’ve researched the assertion that vaccines can change your DNA. (That’s misleading and ignores evidence). Social media posts poked fun at Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for encouraging people to get vaccinated, asserting that the vaccine actually shuts off recipients’ hearts. (No, it doesn’t.) And some people pointed to an American Red Cross blood donation questionnaire as evidence that shots are unsafe. (PolitiFact rated that False.)

 

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https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-04-01/four-years-after-shelter-in-place-covid-19-misinformation-persists

 

SciCheck’s COVID-19/Vaccination Project

 

"Our goal is to increase exposure to accurate information about COVID-19 and vaccines, while decreasing the impact of misinformation. On this page, you’ll find answers to commonly asked questions, as well as links to our articles debunking misinformation. All of our COVID-19 stories can be found here."

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Fact Checks

• + RFK Jr. Justifies Cuts to mRNA Vaccine Projects With Falsehoods
• + Presentation Before CDC Vaccine Panel Misleads About Thimerosal
• + HHS ‘FAQ’ Distorts Data on COVID-19 Vaccination During Childhood and Pregnancy
• + HHS Misleads on mRNA Vaccine Safety After Pulling Moderna Funding

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• + Florida’s 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance Misunderstands, Distorts Existing Science
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• + Flawed Autopsy ‘Review’ Revives Unsupported Claims of COVID-19 Vaccine Harm, Censorship

etc etc etc.

 

https://www.factcheck.org/covid-misconceptions/

 

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18 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I still do not know anyone that died from covid, nor do I know anyone that got sick, much less dies from the vaccine.

Nor will you Sir.

4 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

etc etc etc.

 

https://www.factcheck.org/covid-misconceptions/

If I see factcheck mentioned again, I'm gonna kick the cat.

2 minutes ago, Stiddle Mump said:

Nor will you Sir.

 

 

U.S. CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/

 

 

Thailand:

--AI Assisted

 

 

 

biggest disinformation  was telling people they needed it

Just now, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

 

U.S. CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/

Thailand:

 

--AI Assisted

Of course people do die. But from covid? Naaaa! Made up nonsense. Shame on the governments that bent the knee, and did as the US, and compromised WHO, directed

 

--Not assisted by Wagger the cat.

 

 

3 minutes ago, sungod said:

biggest disinformation  was telling people they needed it

 

 

Two Years of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Have Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations and Deaths

December 13, 2022

 

Findings

From December 2020 through November 2022, we estimate that the COVID-19 vaccination program in the U.S. prevented more than 18.5 million additional hospitalizations and 3.2 million additional deaths. Without vaccination, there would have been nearly 120 million more COVID-19 infections. The vaccination program also saved the U.S. $1.15 trillion (Credible Interval: $1.10 trillion–$1.19 trillion) (data not shown) in medical costs that would otherwise have been incurred.

 

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/two-years-covid-vaccines-prevented-millions-deaths-hospitalizations

 

 

 

Misinformation: "Safe and Effective". "Prevents getting and spreading Covid-19". "Virus is zoonotic and didn't come from the Wuhan Lab where gain of function research is carried out".

2 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

 

Two Years of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Have Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations and Deaths

December 13, 2022

 

Findings

From December 2020 through November 2022, we estimate that the COVID-19 vaccination program in the U.S. prevented more than 18.5 million additional hospitalizations and 3.2 million additional deaths. Without vaccination, there would have been nearly 120 million more COVID-19 infections. The vaccination program also saved the U.S. $1.15 trillion (Credible Interval: $1.10 trillion–$1.19 trillion) (data not shown) in medical costs that would otherwise have been incurred.

 

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/two-years-covid-vaccines-prevented-millions-deaths-hospitalizations

 

 

 

 

Post all you want, no one believes your peddling of fear anymore

Just now, dinsdale said:

Misinformation: "Safe and Effective". "Prevents getting and spreading Covid-19". "Virus is zoonotic and didn't come from the Wuhan Lab where gain of function research is carried out".

 

This is pretty safe and effective:

 

Two Years of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Have Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations and Deaths

December 13, 2022

 

Findings

From December 2020 through November 2022, we estimate that the COVID-19 vaccination program in the U.S. prevented more than 18.5 million additional hospitalizations and 3.2 million additional deaths. Without vaccination, there would have been nearly 120 million more COVID-19 infections. The vaccination program also saved the U.S. $1.15 trillion (Credible Interval: $1.10 trillion–$1.19 trillion) (data not shown) in medical costs that would otherwise have been incurred.

 

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/two-years-covid-vaccines-prevented-millions-deaths-hospitalizations

 

along with:

 

"In a new report, Stanford researchers outline steps that public health officials and the research community can take to curb the spread of vaccine-related mis- and disinformation online.

 

"Despite overwhelming scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines are a safe and effective means to prevent severe cases of a disease that has killed nearly one million people in the U.S., there has been a proliferation of false and misleading claims trying to undermine the public’s confidence in their safety and uptake. {emphasis added]"

 

 

34 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I am not anti-vaccine, but I never find it very convincing when the people selling something tell me how great it is. 

 

I still do not know anyone that died from covid, nor do I know anyone that got sick, much less dies from the vaccine.

So look into it. Look for stories of people who died of covid. Look at nursing homes where multiple people died in a short period. From covid. Look at people who attended Trump rallies at the height of the pandemic and died of covid. Herman Cain. They you can realise that not knowing someone personally is neither here nor there. 

10 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

This is pretty safe and effective:

 

Two Years of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Have Prevented Millions of Hospitalizations and Deaths

December 13, 2022

 

Findings

From December 2020 through November 2022, we estimate that the COVID-19 vaccination program in the U.S. prevented more than 18.5 million additional hospitalizations and 3.2 million additional deaths. Without vaccination, there would have been nearly 120 million more COVID-19 infections. The vaccination program also saved the U.S. $1.15 trillion (Credible Interval: $1.10 trillion–$1.19 trillion) (data not shown) in medical costs that would otherwise have been incurred.

 

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/two-years-covid-vaccines-prevented-millions-deaths-hospitalizations

 

along with:

 

"In a new report, Stanford researchers outline steps that public health officials and the research community can take to curb the spread of vaccine-related mis- and disinformation online.

 

"Despite overwhelming scientific evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines are a safe and effective means to prevent severe cases of a disease that has killed nearly one million people in the U.S., there has been a proliferation of false and misleading claims trying to undermine the public’s confidence in their safety and uptake. {emphasis added]"

 

 

This blows the lid on what you believe. Pfizer papers have been released by FDA under FOA. Thankfully a judge disagreed to have these papers locked up for 75 years. Unfortunately the video is corrupted but there's enough that's audible.

 

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

All the sudden the left is concerned about mis and dis information....

Only when they are caught out do they bother.

A cleaner version. Ignore the above. It's long but as I said many years back now the truth will eventually come out.

Naomi Wolf: “Von der Leyen Lied About Pfizer Safety” – EU Parliament in Shock | APT

 

43 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I am not anti-vaccine, but I never find it very convincing when the people selling something tell me how great it is. 

I still do not know anyone that died from covid, nor do I know anyone that got sick, much less dies from the vaccine.

 

It is great if it reduces the severity of an epidemic. You do not know anyone who died. Fine. I know of 2 people. One was a teacher, aged 45 and he was healthy. Almost everyone I know was infected with Covid. I had it twice. The  second time, I was lucky I was vaccinated because I had the lung issues for a week. I would be walking and and have the crackling sound  consistent of pneumonia. I am certain that vaccine kept me from  ending up in ER. Instead I recovered after 10 days, and only had a mild fever for 3 of the days.

I also saw the impact of Covid firsthand at several hospitals. Floors were taken over for covid patients and nearly all surgery and critical care was postponed because of the resources  directed to the Covid patients, and the need to minimize exposure of  weak patients.

It is time to hold the people spreading the false information and their claims of conspiracy  accountable. Don't allow them to  remain anonymous and to hide behind a keyboard. Make them prove their claims, sue them and make them pay for the damages caused.

 

2 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

Make them prove their claims, sue them and make them pay for the damages caused.

Start with this guy.

The dis/mis info given on this forum is dangerous yet AN does nothing about it. You cannot say sh*t or <deleted> but spreading dangerous stuff is alright.

9 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

I am certain that vaccine kept me from  ending up in ER. Instead I recovered after 10 days, and only had a mild fever for 3 of the days.

I also saw the impact of

Can I borrow your time machine 

I'd like to go back and make loads of money 🤑

34 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

 

U.S. CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/

 

 

Thailand:

--AI Assisted

 

 

 

Died from Covid or with Covid - that has always been the problem with the statistics.

57 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I am not anti-vaccine, but I never find it very convincing when the people selling something tell me how great it is. 

 

I still do not know anyone that died from covid, nor do I know anyone that got sick, much less dies from the vaccine.

And we all never will know. The legal immunities that Pharma were given to side-step the standard vaccine testing and approval processes (for safety and efficacy) ensure that Pharma is 'protected' and such information is neither investigated nor reported.

 

Putting politics aside, Trump's Office has been trying to get this all done and the information provided to the Public, but they are being 'blocked' in many ways - and I doubt they or anyone else can make it happen. 

1 minute ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

were given to side-step the standard vaccine testing and approval processes (for safety and efficacy) ensure that Pharma is 'protected' and such information is neither investigated nor reported.

 

There was no side stepping of the standard vaccine testing and approval processes for the COVID vaccines. They went thru the normal multi-stage cycle of clinical trials as any other vaccine had and would have. 

 

Myths vs. Facts: Making Sense of COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

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MYTH: The COVID vaccines were not rigorously tested, which is why they have only emergency authorization approval and not full Food and Drug Administration approval. (Update: Pfizer’s vaccine received full FDA approval on August 19)

 

FACT: “Vaccine developers didn’t skip any testing steps, but conducted some of the steps on an overlapping schedule to gather data faster.”—Johns Hopkins Medicine

 

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2021/myths-vs-facts-covid-19-vaccine/

 

 

9 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

It is time to hold the people spreading the false information and their claims of conspiracy  accountable. Don't allow them to  remain anonymous and to hide behind a keyboard. Make them prove their claims, sue them and make them pay for the damages caused.

 

2 opposing opinions - those believing in the vaccine think that those  opposing it are giving out false inormation.

Those who do not believe in the vaccine think that those promoting it are giving out false information.

 

If people are completely honest they will not want to shut the other side down. It is not your job to "protect others". We are all capable of critical thinking and self preservation . We should be looking after ourselves. It is our job to consider each side of the argument and make an informed decision.