Birdwatch Archive

Birdwatch Note

2024-04-02 13:52:23 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

This claim is false. There is no reliable data showing a “dramatic increase” in cancer cases worldwide due to the COVID vaccines. mRNA vaccines are not gene therapy and do not alter your DNA or interact with your genes in any way. https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-228836931193 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/01/09/cdc-hasnt-linked-covid-19-vaccine-to-cancer-surge-fact-check/72085906007/ https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/blog/why-mrna-vaccines-arent-gene-therapies/ https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/find-a-clinical-trial/a-study-looking-at-the-effect-of-covid-19-vaccines-for-people-with-cancer-capture https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N3340PQ/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/possible-increases-cancer-rates-lower-life-expectancy-2021-primarily-effects-of-covid-19-not-vaccination/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/are-cancer-rates-really-on-the-rise-worldwide#How-prevalent-is-cancer-currently?

Written by 8E0782E7F593AE43DE132F9A686B9623FE5078AF96C0655960B8BBFA4E740320
Participant Details

All Information

• ID - 1775159343568298468
• noteId - 1775159343568298468
• participantId -
• noteAuthorParticipantId - 8E0782E7F593AE43DE132F9A686B9623FE5078AF96C0655960B8BBFA4E740320 Participant Details
• createdAtMillis - 1712065943029
• tweetId - 1775144779656880569
• classification - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
• believable -
• harmful -
• validationDifficulty -
• misleadingOther - 0
• misleadingFactualError - 0
• misleadingManipulatedMedia - 0
• misleadingOutdatedInformation - 0
• misleadingMissingImportantContext - 1
• misleadingUnverifiedClaimAsFact - 0
• misleadingSatire - 0
• notMisleadingOther - 0
• notMisleadingFactuallyCorrect - 0
• notMisleadingOutdatedButNotWhenWritten - 0
• notMisleadingClearlySatire - 0
• notMisleadingPersonalOpinion - 0
• trustworthySources - 1
• summary
• This claim is false. There is no reliable data showing a “dramatic increase” in cancer cases worldwide due to the COVID vaccines. mRNA vaccines are not gene therapy and do not alter your DNA or interact with your genes in any way. https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-228836931193 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/01/09/cdc-hasnt-linked-covid-19-vaccine-to-cancer-surge-fact-check/72085906007/ https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/blog/why-mrna-vaccines-arent-gene-therapies/ https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/find-a-clinical-trial/a-study-looking-at-the-effect-of-covid-19-vaccines-for-people-with-cancer-capture https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N3340PQ/ https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/possible-increases-cancer-rates-lower-life-expectancy-2021-primarily-effects-of-covid-19-not-vaccination/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/are-cancer-rates-really-on-the-rise-worldwide#How-prevalent-is-cancer-currently?