Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-14 09:48:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 87DED19B2E75D4F066892FE6091DA591CE1BD2FB7B606FC91A34BEDBC2E7B8D8
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The claim COVID-19 vaccines may have killed 17 million people globally is false. It is based on a discredited paper that denied there was a pandemic at all, and blamed spikes in excess mortality on vaccines that actually corresponded to surges of COVID-19 deaths. https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/analysis-claiming-covid-19-vaccines-killed-17-million-people-flawed/ https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33XF3CN https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jan/17/instagram-posts/covid-19-vaccines-saved-lives-did-not-cause-17-mil/ https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-covid-19-vaccines-did-not-kill-17-million-people
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