Table 1.

Example misinformation and correction.

Misinformation	Correction
Mercury in vaccines can cause harm	Mercury in vaccines can cause harm This is false There are two types of mercury. Methyl mercury builds up in the body and is toxic. Ethyl mercury—the type within vaccines—is excreted rapidly from the body. In 2006, an expert panel assembled by the World Health Organization concluded that there was “no evidence of toxicity in infants, children or adults exposed to [mercury] in vaccines”.

Misinformation

Correction

Mercury in vaccines can cause harm

Mercury in vaccines can cause harm
This is false
There are two types of mercury. Methyl mercury builds up in the body and is toxic. Ethyl mercury—the type within vaccines—is excreted rapidly from the body. In 2006, an expert panel assembled by the World Health Organization concluded that there was “no evidence of toxicity in infants, children or adults exposed to [mercury] in vaccines”.