Table 1.
Vaccine misinformation and false claims identified in Study 1.
| Coding options | Frequencies | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| I didn’t hear any misinformation related to COVID vaccines | 207 | 42.4 |
| Others (not relevant) | 62 | 12.7 |
| COVID-19 vaccines have a microchip | 52 | 10.6 |
| COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous/harmful | 36 | 7.4 |
| COVID-19 vaccines cause death | 35 | 7.2 |
| COVID-19 vaccines cause DNA alteration/generic alterations | 26 | 5.3 |
| COVID-19 vaccines cause COVID-19 disease | 23 | 4.7 |
| COVID-19 vaccines are used for government control | 20 | 4.1 |
| COVID-19 vaccines cause sterilization | 17 | 3.5 |
| COVID-19 vaccines cause other diseases (e.g., Lyme disease) | 17 | 3.5 |
| COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective | 15 | 3.1 |
| Facts related to COVID-19 vaccines were perceived as misinformation | 15 | 3.1 |
| COVID-19 vaccines cause autism | 13 | 2.7 |
| COVID-19 vaccines contain fetal cells/fetus | 7 | 1.4 |
| COVID-19 vaccines are the mark of the beast | 4 | 0.8 |
| COVID-19 vaccines turn people into zombies | 2 | 0.4 |
The total number does not add up to the sample size of 488 and the sum of percentage scores go over 100% since some participants gave more than one answer about misinformation they heard.