More than 420 Facebook users have shared an article that claims the military discovered a drug called scopolamine in COVID-19 vaccines formulated for children, according to the social media data aggregator CrowdTangle.
"The U.S. military has found the drug scopolamine in Covid-19 vaccines destined to reach the arms of children," the July 21 Real Raw News article reads.
Scopolamine is used topically to prevent symptoms of motion sickness, such as nausea and vomiting. According to the article, however, it is also referred to as "Devil's Breath" and "the Zombie Drug" for its supposed ability to "zombify" a person before rendering them unconscious.
Scopolamine can act as a sedative in some forms. But this article is fabricated, just like many other stories that appear on the Real Raw News site.
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The article claimed that the office of Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger was a source for the information, but it is not true that the military found scopolamine in COVID-19 immunizations, the Pentagon told USA TODAY. Scopolamine is not listed as an ingredient in any formulations of the vaccine, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
USA TODAY reached out to Michael Baxter, the owner of Real Raw News, for comment.
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