Ted Cruz Exposed Covertly Deleting Dangerous Medical COVID-19 Vaccine Miscarriage Lies
Cruz posted a claim about vaccine-related miscarriages that the article says misrepresented the study data, then deleted it.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe Daily Beast is an established national digital news outlet with an attributable author. This article identifies outside sources and relevant data, though its highly charged language and reliance on CNN material limit confidence in its editorial restraint.
- Source type — Established national news outlet, supporting a generally credible baseline.
- Transparency — The report identifies CNN, a community note, and the study data it discusses.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
- Editorial standards — The article uses strongly evaluative wording that weakens its appearance of restraint.
The article gives specific figures, describes the study-data dispute, and includes medical and broadcast sources. It is short and relies substantially on CNN’s coverage and a platform community note; Cruz’s response is not included, and the language is overtly condemnatory.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The report offers medical context and specific counter-evidence to Cruz’s claim, but it relies on critical sources and does not include Cruz’s explanation or response. Its loaded language further reduces balance.
- Counterarguments presented — The claim is rebutted with study data and later research, but Cruz’s defense is absent.
- Source diversity — The article draws on a community note, CNN coverage, and a physician, but perspectives are predominantly critical.
- Loaded language — Several descriptions characterize Cruz’s conduct and claim in highly charged terms.
The article uses strongly negative language about Cruz and his claim, and centers critical responses without presenting a defense from him. The framing is distinctly critical rather than neutral.
- Language tone — Terms such as “egregiously false,” “incendiary,” and “vaccine lie” convey condemnation.
- Source selection — The article presents critics, a community note, and medical context, but no response from Cruz.
- Framing — The headline and opening frame the story as exposure of dangerous falsehoods.
The Daily Beast reports that Ted Cruz posted a claim tying COVID-19 vaccines to an 82% miscarriage rate, then deleted it after criticism. The article says the figure misrepresented the study data and that later research found no increased miscarriage risk.
Cruz promoted a podcast episode on X with a claim that COVID-19 vaccines produced an “82% Miscarriage Rate.” The article says he was referring to 2021 texts in which Anthony Fauci discussed theoretical concerns, while also noting that no issues had arisen among more than 10,000 vaccinated pregnant women at that time. A community note said the 82% figure excluded participants with incomplete follow-up and that the full data showed a 12.6% rate.
The article reports that Cruz’s post remained online for about a day before it was no longer found. It cites later studies finding no increased miscarriage risk and quotes CNN’s Erin Burnett and physician Kevin Ault criticizing the claim; CNN reported that the post reached more than 600,000 users.
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Senator who posted and later deleted a claim about COVID-19 vaccines and miscarriage
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