Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-15 20:03:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 61C38E78DD715EC49296F87ED9EE9B0EB5F38F002F18FB3BAA5912027C73AABF
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Original Note:
False claim. None of these organisms are in vaccines. Hydra vulgaris is found in freshwater. Length from 10-30mm. Big enough to see with the naked eye. They cannot live in the human body. This claim seems to come from Carrie Majed. For the others please see below. https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-pseudoscience/madej-madness https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/11/12/fact-check-false-claim-hydra-vulgaris-covid-19-vaccine/6356471001/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_vulgaris https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/13/viral-image/no-isnt-picture-parasite-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine/ https://fullfact.org/online/parasite-in-vaccines/ https://news.trendmicro.com/2021/11/19/are-there-parasites-in-covid-19-vaccines-false-fact-checking-three-rumors-of-the-week/
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