Vaccines Don’t Make You Magnetic
The Claim
People who have been vaccinated can stick metal objects to their foreheads because the vaccine makes them magnetic.
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Social media users said that vaccines cause magnetism throughout June 2021.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar's investigation found that Doctor Sherri Tenpenny recently testified in the Ohio House of Representatives. She told the state legislature about the antivaxxer claim that the COVID-19 vaccine causes people to gain some kind of magnetic properties.
However, this isn’t true. COVID-19 vaccines don’t have metal in them, so they can’t produce an electromagnetic field. Keys, spoons, and coins stick to skin for other reasons. For example, skin tends to have sweat on it. Sweat is sticky, so it can work as an adhesive for small objects. When people hang spoons from their noses, they do so on the curve of their noses, which fits snug on some spoons.
A registered nurse present at the testimony supported Tenpenny. The nurse tried to prove the theory via sticking a metal key on her body. This did not work, despite multiple attempts. It may have been wise for her to have worked up a sweat before doing so.