Washington (CNN)Covid-19 is spreading less quickly in the US communities that were hit first with the Omicron variant. But misinformation about coronavirus vaccines continues to spread widely on social media.
Here are the facts around a few of the many false claims that were circulating in January.
Several posts on social media are claiming that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted on Facebook encouraging people not to interact with the unvaccinated.
A tweet from January 31 includes a screenshot of a post allegedly from Trudeau that says: "Please help do your part to make this stop: if you have family or friends that still haven't been vaccinated, do not allow them to family dinners, do not speak to them on the phone, do not reply to their texts. You need to do everything you can to make life difficult for them until they comply."
The tweet was shared amid international media coverage of a protest by a group of Canadian truckers and others opposed to vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and the Trudeau government.
Facts First: The Facebook post in the screenshot is phony. Trudeau did not post any message encouraging anyone to make life difficult for the unvaccinated.
CNN reviews of Trudeau's official Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts did not find any post that included the material from the viral screenshot, nor any other language from Trudeau asking people not to speak to or text with unvaccinated family members.
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