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Coverage dated August 14, 2026

MAHA and right-wing media revive debunked claim about the COVID vaccine and miscarriages to attack Dr. Fauci

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A press release from two Republican senators containing texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci has revived a bogus claim — based on a flawed interpretation of a 2021 study — that the COVID-19 vaccine caused an 82% miscarriage rate among pregnant people who took it before 20 weeks of gestation.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    False claims about miscarriage risk from Covid-19 vaccines are spreading online. They use a faulty interpretation of data (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican senators have recently stirred up false and misleading claims that are now spreading on social media. On Monday, Sens.

  2. Media Matters for America

    MAHA and right-wing media revive debunked claim about the COVID vaccine and miscarriages to attack Dr. Fauci (opens Media Matters for America)

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    A press release from two Republican senators containing texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci has revived a bogus claim — based on a flawed interpretation of a 2021 study — that the COVID-19 vaccine caused an 82% miscarriage rate among pregnant people who took it before 20 weeks of gestation.

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