Table 2 Annotation rules and guidelines used to categorize aspects of misinformation
Annotation Rules and Guidelines | |
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Aspect #1 Vaccine Constituent | Aspect #2 Adverse Effects |
• The ingredients of the vaccine are similar to those in many foods – fats, sugars, and salts • The vaccine includes preservatives, tissues (like aborted fetal cells, antibiotics, food proteins, medicines, latex, or metals • The mRNA vaccine is not considered a vaccine • The mRNA vaccine is gene therapy • This vaccine is gene therapy, not an actual vaccine • COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use shed or release their components • The vaccine contains magnetic materials like metals that make the vaccinated area electromagnetic • The vaccine contains HIV, Ebola, or Botulism • The vaccine is full of toxic ingredients | • The vaccine can lead to the development of the coronavirus infection • The vaccine can cause variants of the virus • The vaccine causes adverse health conditions such as heart attacks • The vaccine causes adverse allergic reactions • The vaccine’s adverse can even lead to death • The vaccine can lead to fainting or passing out • All events reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) are caused by vaccination • The reproductive system of both males and females may be negatively impacted • The vaccine can lead to a delay in menstrual cycles, painful cramps, and hormonal imbalance • The vaccine can cause fertility problems in both genders People trying to get pregnant should not take the vaccine • Pregnant females should not take the vaccine • Breastfeeding mothers should not take the vaccine |
Aspect #3 Agenda | Aspect #4 Efficacy and Clinical Trials |
• More than the virus, the vaccine is deadly and can kill people, accounting for depopulation • The vaccine fits in a plan to kill certain ethnicities or groups of people • The vaccine is a bioweapon • The vaccine can cause DNA alteration or is part of gene therapy • The vaccine has a microchip embedded within it that may be injected into the body • The microchip is meant to track patient data • The microchip is meant to control the population • The vaccine affects fertility in a plan for depopulation • The vaccine is only meant for profit | • The vaccine clinical trials are not complete • The clinical trials compromise science • The vaccines are not adequately tested • There are no peer-reviews or data to support the efficacy of the vaccine • Illegal and unproven vaccine • The vaccine is fast-tracked, experimental, and liability-free • The vaccine was never tested on humans • The vaccine is not effective at all • The vaccine cannot prevent sickness or reduce symptoms • The vaccine cannot stop or reduce the spread • The vaccine is not effective with new variants at all • Human immunity can prevent COVID-19 better than the vaccine |