OpenVAERS

OpenVAERS
Type of site
Anti-vaccine
FoundedJanuary 2021
Founder(s)Liz Willner
URLopenvaers.com

OpenVAERS is an American anti-vaccine website created in 2021 by Liz Willner.[1][2] The website misrepresents data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) to promote misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.[1][2][3][4]

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  2. ^ a b Gilbert, David (August 12, 2021). "This Woman Secretly Runs One of the World's Biggest Anti-Vax Websites From Her House". Vice. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Khandelwal, Devika; Sethi, Pallavi (August 12, 2021). "Double Check: How Does OpenVAERS Misrepresent Data?". Logically. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Dowd, Katie (August 12, 2021). "Bay Area woman reportedly admits helping run huge 'anti-vax site'". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.