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Fabricated poster lists supposed COVID-19 side effects

The claim: Poster from Ireland health authority shows ‘sudden death’ as side effect of COVID-19 vaccine

A Jan. 12 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) claims to show a COVID-19 information poster made by Irish health authorities.

The purported poster is addressed to “vaccine recipients” and lists “rare” side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, including headaches, menstrual irregularities, Bell’s palsy, blood clots, heart attacks, strokes and sudden death.

The post was liked more than 80 times within a week. Another version of the claim was retweeted more than 500 times on Twitter.

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The image is not authentic. Ireland’s Health Service Executive, part of the country’s Department of Health, said the poster was not made by the government agency, nor was the information on the poster authorized by it.

Ireland health authority confirms poster is altered

The altered image includes fabricated versions of both the country’s official COVID-19 public health advice logo in the top right corner as well as its general logo in the bottom right. But it’s not legitimate.

“This is not a HSE poster, and the information included on the poster was not authorised or published by the HSE,” the Health Service Executive said in an emailed statement.   

While the authentic COVID-19 public health advice logo says, “Coronavirus 2019 Public Health Advice,” the fake version in the post says “ALERT.” And the authentic government logo reads, “Government of Ireland,” but the fake iteration reads, “People of Ireland.” 

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The agency lists headaches as a common side effect of all COVID-19 vaccines used in Ireland. Bell’s palsy, a disorder that affects the movement

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