Ted Cruz faces backlash for spreading debunked miscarriage rates from Covid vaccine

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain are facing backlash for promoting a debunked claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused an 82% miscarriage rate. The false statistic originated from a miscalculation of an April 2021 New England Journal of Medicine study, which actually reported an expected 12.6 percent miscarriage rate. Social media platform X flagged Cruz's post with a community note, while political commentators and medical experts criticized the senator for spreading misinformation. Fox Business issued a clarification after McClain repeated the false claim during an interview in which she called Dr. Anthony Fauci a criminal. The surge in false claims follows renewed Republican focus on Dr. Fauci after his recent Senate testimony and the release of pandemic-era communications. In fullTed Cruz condemned for pushing ‘dangerous’ debunked Covid vaccine and miscarriages claimMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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