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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

US author Naomi Wolf falsely claims Covid-19 vaccinated mothers caused 'baby die-off' - AFP Factcheck

A video clip of US author Naomi Wolf claiming that "there is a baby die-off" in infants born to Covid-19 vaccinated mothers has been viewed hundreds of times on Facebook. But the claim is false. Doctors' statements contradict Wolf's claims, and multiple studies show that vaccination against Covid-19 during pregnancy is safe.

The video featuring US author Naomi Wolf in an episode of War Room Pandemic, a podcast hosted by Steve Bannon -- a former White House adviser under ex-president Donald Trump -- was shared on Facebook here on June 1, 2022.

The one-minute, 26-second clip has been viewed more than 190 times.

Part of the post's Malaysian-language caption repeats Wolf's claims: "- Breastfeeding babies fell sick because of their vaccinated mothers and at least one had died.

"- Of the 270 pregnant women in the Pfizer test, 236 of the participant records were lost, but of the 34 women who remained, 28 of their babies died.

"- In Scotland, twice the number of babies died. In Ontario, Canada, 86 babies died (an average of five or six a year), and deaths among vaccinated mothers increased by 34 percent in Israel."

Wolf was banned from Twitter in 2021 for tweeting misinformation on Covid-19 vaccines. Bannon has also been banned from the platform.

The video was also shared alongside similar claims on Facebook here and here.

It also circulated with a similar claim in English here and here, where it has garnered more than 250 views.

But the claim is false.

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