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Also, Pope Francis didn t claim we are "living in the end times." Here s a look at some of the most popular but completely untrue stories from the past week.
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:
Spike protein produced by vaccine is not toxic
CLAIM: COVID-19 vaccines make people produce a spike protein that is a toxin and can spread to other parts of the body and damage organs.
THE FACTS: COVID-19 vaccines do instruct the body to produce spike proteins that teach the immune system to combat the spikes on the coronavirus, but experts say these proteins are not toxic and do not damage organs. âThe spike protein is immunogenic, meaning it causes an immune response, but it is not a toxin,â said William Matchett, a vaccine researcher at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Byram Bridle, an associate professor in viral immunology at the University of Guelphâs Ontario Veterinary College, forwarded the fringe theory about the spi
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