The Infodemic: Proteins in Coronavirus Vaccines Don't Damage the Body

An Israeli youth receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the central Israeli city of Rishon LeZion, June 6, 2021.

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Daily Debunk

Claim: Spike proteins from coronavirus vaccines are dangerous toxins that cause damage in the body.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: USA Today

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Images of Hindu idols in posts claiming the statues were destroyed for failing to protect India from COVID-19.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse