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7 Min Read The safety fact sheet that social media users are sharing as alleged proof of the harmful nature of the lipid SM-102 in the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, is actually describing the dangers of chloroform. The fact sheet is for SM-102 supplied by biotechnology company Cayman Chemical as a solution in chloroform, meaning it is made up of 90% chloroform and 10% SM-102, where chloroform is listed as the only dangerous component. The posts (here , here , here , here) display a video or screens...

Social media users are falsely claiming that the chemical SM-102 is poisoning recipients of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.

Vaccine Ingredient SM-102 Is Safe SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna uses an ingredient called SM-102 to deliver the mRNA that carries instructions for how to develop antibodies against the novel coronavirus. A widely shared video is now spreading the falsehood that SM-102 is harmful, but the warning label it shows is for chloroform, not SM-102. How do we know vaccines are safe?   As with any vaccine, safety is also being monitored as the shots are roll...

In Arizona, state Republicans are pushing back against claims of election fraud from members of their own party.Top election officials in Maricopa County are criticizing the states GOP-controlled Senate for its decision to audit votes from November."We ran a bipartisan, fair election, thats every piece of evidence that Ive ever seen put in front of us. We are operating on facts and evidence presented to this board," Supervisor Clint Hickman said. Supervisor Steve Chucri said, "The reality is...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didnt happen this week The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5FILE - In this May 6, 2021 file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. On Friday, May 21, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming the election database in Maricopa County, in Arizona ha...

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: Arizona election database is not missing CLAIM: The election database in Maricopa County in Arizona has been deleted, seals were improperly broken on boxes that hold the votes, and ballots are missing. THE FACTS: An unprecedented, partisan audit of the 2020 election in...