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Viral image stated on October 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The COVID-19 vaccine caused J.J. Watt’s atrial fibrillation.

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 5, 2022

Jeffrey Zients stated on May 09, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.

By Louis Jacobson• May 14, 2021

Viral image stated on December 06, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“Holiday heart syndrome” is a cover for deaths caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Ciara O'Rourke• December 9, 2022

Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:

The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.

By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2023

Bloggers stated on November 05, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

Trump supporters are heading to the border as the migrant caravan approaches.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 8, 2018

Instagram posts stated on June 11, 2021 in an Instagram post:

"Report: Vaccine related deaths may rival recorded COVID-19 deaths."

By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2021

Viral image stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

In the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, “the perps were ANTIFA and BLM anarchists.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• October 21, 2020

Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post:

Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston.

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero• October 20, 2025

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar• October 15, 2025

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño• October 27, 2025

Prolific fake news writer Paul Horner dead at 38

By Joshua Gillin• September 26, 2017

Ask PolitiFact: I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Am I going to be OK?

By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2021

Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare

By Tom Kertscher• October 20, 2021

What do we really know about COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness?

By Julie Appleby• October 29, 2021

Ask PolitiFact and KHN: I’ve recovered from Covid-19. Why do I still have to mask up?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• April 16, 2021

New research finds J&J vaccine has muscle against COVID’s delta variant

By Victoria Knight• July 6, 2021

The food pyramid was phased out in 2011, but it still gets hate. We looked back at why

By Grace Abels• November 7, 2025