Did the Flu Shot Cause This Year’s Flu Epidemic?
14 February 2018 This claim is based on the incorrect interpretation of single quote from one nurse in Wisconsin who, for the record, recommends getting the shot.
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Did a Texas Teacher Named Heather Holland Die Because She Couldn’t Afford Flu Medicine?
12 February 2018 The 38-year-old's death from complications of influenza became an internet cause célèbre after it was rumored that she couldn't afford lifesaving medication.
Did Melania Trump Ban White House Staff from Taking Flu Shot?
23 January 2018 Disreputable web sites reported that the first lady banned flu shots in the White House after learning of "adverse health effects."
Did a CDC Doctor Say the Flu Shot Is Causing a Deadly Outbreak?
17 January 2018 A disreputable web site used an unsourced and fabricated quote to link deaths from the flu epidemic to the flu shot.
Less Effective Flu Shots ‘Prove’ You Shouldn’t Get Them at All?
15 January 2018 Dubious websites are attempting to use a season in which the influenza vaccine is less effective than normal as evidence that getting inoculated is worthless.
Did a 14-Year Old Virgin Fall Pregnant After a Flu Shot?
5 October 2015 Reports that a teenage schoolgirl in Texas became pregnant through a flu vaccination are fake news.
Mother Sues Hospital After Son Turns Gay from Flu Shot
4 October 2016 Multiple fake news articles played on a fabricated story about a mother who sued a hospital claiming a flu shot had made her son gay.
Spin-Fluenza
19 October 2015 No, the CDC did not issue a warning advising folks to avoid this year's flu shot.