Claim: A viral video features a doctor making dubious claims about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments at a forum hosted by Idaho's lieutenant governor. Dr. Ryan Cole claims mRNA vaccines cause cancer and autoimmune diseases, but the lead author of the paper on which Cole based that claim told us there is no evidence mRNA vaccines cause those ailments.
Fact-check: Idaho Doctor Makes Baseless Claims About Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a viral video features a doctor making dubious claims about covid-19 vaccines and treatments at a forum hosted by idaho's lieutenant governor. dr. ryan cole claims mrna vaccines cause cancer and autoimmune diseases, but the lead author of the paper on which cole based that claim told us there is no evidence mrna vaccines cause those ailments.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2021-04-19T22:21:54