AFP's fact-check service debunks misinformation spread online. Here are some of our recent articles on false claims in the United States: Social media posts and an online article link Atlanta baseball legend Hank Aaron's death to his Moderna Covid-19 vaccination, with some posts seeking to raise fears among Black people about the safety of vaccines against the disease. But the shots have been tested for safety, and a medical examiner as well as Morehouse School of Medicine, where Aaron received the injection, said his death was unrelated. Facebook posts claim that former president Donald Trump has formed a new political organization called the "Patriot Party," providing a Federal Election Commission (FEC) document as evidence. This is false; a fundraising committee by that name has been registered with the FEC, but Trump's team says neither he nor his campaign has ties to it. A tweet shared tens of thousands of times on social media claims President Joe Biden's executive orders caused a fall in soybean and corn prices. This is misleading; Biden focused his initial actions on the coronavirus pandemic and priorities outside the agricultural sector, while analysts said the markets were due for a selloff and not linked to a particular decision from the new administration. Misleading claims about the purported dangers of a vitamin K shot being given to babies are circulating across social media. But the injection of the essential vitamin, which aids in clotting, has been tested for safety, and is recommended by pediatricians in the United States and Canada as the best way to prevent potentially deadly bleeding in newborns and infants. 1. 2. 3. 4. afp