Friday, November 13, 2026

Claim check

From the day's Comms chatter

Published 4:00 AM Central

What's going around

A peer-reviewed Florida study proves Pfizer's COVID shot killed thousands of Floridians, and as many as 470,000 Americans.

Spreading on X (Florida's surgeon general), Substack newsletters, health-freedom sites Nov 5-12

What the record says

Study Pfizer recipients had 40% higher one-year mortality than Moderna's.
Limits No unvaccinated group; observational; not matched on health.
Overreach 'Thousands died' and '470,000' are not findings of the study.

Bottom lineStudy real. Death claims go beyond it.

Sources

Global Epidemiology: Florida study comparing Pfizer and Moderna recipients (Nov 2026)FactCheck.org: Florida's Surgeon General Spins State COVID-19 Vaccine Comparison Study (Nov 12)Science, Public Health Policy and the Law: the '470,000 American deaths' post (example of the claim)

This claim was checked in the Friday, November 13, 2026 report.

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