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| - AFP's fact-check service debunks misinformation spread online. Here are some of our recent articles about inaccurate claims in the United States: Social media posts claim Covid-19 inoculations are an elaborate cover for the implantation of microchips, with videos suggesting people's arms exhibit magnetic properties afterwards. But this is a hoax. The posts are the latest incarnation of a microchip conspiracy theory pushed by individuals and groups whose amplification of falsehoods are adding to vaccine hesitancy. With southeastern areas of the United States suffering gas shortages, social media posts purportedly show drivers using unorthodox methods to stockpile fuel. Some of the images, which include people using plastic bags for storage, are real but old, and one is from Mexico, not the US. Articles and social media posts claim US Census Bureau figures show that nearly four million fewer voters cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election than the official tally, raising questions about the integrity of the result. But the number cited is an incomplete, self-reported measure, the Census Bureau described the claims as inaccurate, and a political scientist called the fraud suggestion absurd. An American scientist claims that Covid-19 vaccines pose safety concerns, including sterilization and changes to DNA, in remarks shared on social media. But experts and public health bodies say there is no evidence that mRNA shots are causing reproductive problems, and are not modifying the genes of recipients. 1. 2. 3. 4. afp
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