Fact check: Do COVID-19 vaccines cause an 82% miscarriage rate?
All headlines use identical phrasing, presenting the topic as a fact-check question regarding COVID-19 vaccines and miscarriage rates.
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What happenedU.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., has revived a years-old inaccurate theory that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to higher rates of miscarriages.
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CenterFact check: Do COVID-19 vaccines cause an 82% miscarriage rate?
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