In an article published on Facebook by the portal "BotaSot.info" about Monkey Pox, hibrid.info came across a comment, where a user posted a photo of the contents of the anti-Covid vaccine from the manufacturer Astra Zeneca.
This commenter has claimed that Monkeypox was spread through the anti-Covid vaccine. He tries to argue this false claim through a posted photo, which shows the label with the contents of a type of anti-Covid vaccine.
You can find the photo with the contents of the anti-covid vaccine shared on Facebook. here.
As can be seen, his comment contains a photo of the contents of the anti-Covid vaccine, manufactured by AstraZeneca.
Numerous distributions of this claim have also been made by social media users from around the world, but they have turned out to be untrue, as they have been refuted by experts.
Ian Jones, professor of virology at the University of Reading, told Reuters that the virus used in the AstraZeneca vaccine is an adenovirus that has been mutated to prevent growth in human cells.
"It is completely different from Monkeypox and there is no way the two are related. The virus used in the AZ vaccine is an adenovirus that has been mutated to prevent growth in human cells. All the vector does is carry the vaccine component into human cells, it does not create any kind of infection itself." (see here)
A group of public health scientists working to tackle online misinformation, the Meedan Health Desk, told Reuters that “Scientists use a chimpanzee adenovirus as a vector – a way to get instructions for producing virus-fighting antigens in the body”. (see here)
"It should be noted that chimpanzees are not monkeys", Meedan Health Desk further said. (see here)
Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to a subgroup of viruses in the Poxviridae family called Orthopoxvirus. This subgroup includes smallpox, vaccinia, and cowpox viruses.
While the origin of the monkeypox virus is unknown, African rodents are suspected to play a role in transmission.
The name “monkey pox” comes from the first documented cases of the disease in animals in 1958, when two outbreaks occurred in monkeys kept for research. However, the virus was not transmitted from monkeys to humans, nor are monkeys the primary vectors of the disease. (see here)
Analyze:
A Facebook user posted a photo in an article published by the "Bota Sot" portal, claiming that the content of AstraZeneca's anti-Covid vaccine contains "Monkey Flu".
During research by hibrid.info, it has been proven that these claims are untrue, as they have been refuted by experts.
So this claim that there is no link between the use of the chimpanzee adenovirus vector in the AstraZeneca vaccine and monkeypox, which is caused by the monkeypox virus, turns out to be untrue, according to fact-checking.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info has assessed this claim (photo) as "Conspiracy Theory" and "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Conspiracy theories" are media reports that disseminate a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event, or person, presenting it as part of or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). A characteristic of these reports is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any credible evidence.
A “Disinformation” rating is given to media reporting that contains a “mix” of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful content. This rating will also address reports that have incorrect attributions or headlines that do not reflect the text in terms of information accuracy.