A video circulating on Facebook falsely shows Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, claiming doctors found unusual blood clots in deceased COVID-19-vaccinated individuals and promoting a supplement to dissolve the clots. The video links to a fake website impersonating the scientific journal Nature, containing a fabricated text interview where Tam endorses the product “Blood Balance.”
This misleading video and website are confirmed fakes. The Canadian Press identified digital manipulation using artificial intelligence; Tam never made such claims or promoted any supplement. The original footage was from a legitimate 2021 interview about COVID-19 variants and vaccine efficacy, with no mention of blood clots or treatments.
The false claim that blood clots occur in 80% of autopsies on COVID-19-vaccinated people is unsupported by scientific evidence. While thrombosis has been noted as a rare side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, no studies support widespread clot formation in vaccinated deceased individuals.
Similar deepfake videos also feature England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty, falsely claiming he made the same statements. Both manipulated videos mimic the original interviews’ visuals and mannerisms but use entirely fabricated scripts.
No credible sources confirm that Dr. Tam, Dr. Whitty, or other prominent medical figures have promoted these supplements or health claims. These fabrications aim to mislead the public and undermine trust in COVID-19 vaccines and public health officials.
Source: Swifteradio.com
