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Fake News About Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes Most Searched Trend on China’s Social Media
A negative news report on Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine recently set off a debate on China’s social media.
On Jan. 27, an article titled “WHO Does Not Recommend MODERNA COVID-19 Vaccines” appeared on a host of Chinese state media outlets, including the Global Times, Guancha, iFeng Tech, and official accounts of local governments. This topic became so heated that it rocketed to fourth place on the list of the most searched hashtags on China’s social media Weibo.
But the report turned out to be a misrepresentation of information from the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO guidance issued on Jan. 25 had advised against the use of the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based firm’s vaccine by those under 18 or who are pregnant.
MISSING CONTEXT: 10 dead in Germany after receiving Pfizer vaccine
Jan 29, 2021 11:54 AM PHT
Rappler.com
Rating: MISSING CONTEXT
The facts: Germany s federal institute for vaccines says all deaths were seriously ill patients, and finds no causal relationship to vaccination.
Why we fact-checked this: This claim was spotted through social media monitoring tool CrowdTangle. One post containing this claim has gained 1,600 reactions, 4,900 comments, and 143,000 shares as of writing.
Complete details:
A screenshot of an article saying 10 people died in Germany after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is circulating with missing context.
The screenshot contains the headline, 10 Dead in Germany after Receiving Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, with the subhead, On Thursday, 10 people were pronounced dead in Germany after receiving Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, according to the German News Agency (DPA).