{"id":118151,"date":"2022-05-12T18:24:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T12:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=118151"},"modified":"2022-05-12T18:24:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T12:54:42","slug":"social-media-users-fall-for-a-sataire-article-that-claims-pfizer-vp-rady-johnson-arrested-on-charges-of-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/social-media-users-fall-for-a-sataire-article-that-claims-pfizer-vp-rady-johnson-arrested-on-charges-of-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Satirical article claiming Pfizer&#8217;s VP was arrested believed to be true"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot of an alleged tweet has gone viral on social media. The tweet carries an article that claims Pfizer\u2019s Vice President has been arrested. The viral screenshot reads, \u2018\u2019The Vice President of Pfizer has been arrested from his home and has been charged with multiple counts of fraud by the US Federal Agents.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the screenshot, a user named Mahaguru wrote, \u2018\u2019Thank you to the Indian government for not succumbing to international pressure and saving us.\u2019\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/BhIXw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Giving credit where its due, thank you GoI for not yielding to international pressure and saving us! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jvGkeTaYfI\">pic.twitter.com\/jvGkeTaYfI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mahaguru (@wittymaharia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wittymaharia\/status\/1524233227850104832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One user shared the viral screenshot, writing, \u2018\u2019The Vice President of Pfizer Group has been arrested after a document leaked showing only 12% vaccine efficacy and severe side effects. Thank you to our government that Pfizer was not allowed in India. Remember how Kejriwal, Uddhav Thackeray and Ashok Gehlot openly advocated for the Pfizer vaccine\u2019. \u2019(<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/yp0qZ\">archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-118154 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-11-155105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-11-155105.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-11-155105-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/>Rahul Roshan, CEO of pro-BJP propaganda website OpIndia, retweeted a tweet with the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4uAON\">archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-11-155314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-11-155314.jpg 778w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-11-155314-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-11-155314-768x895.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/>Similarly, many other users also tweeted this screenshot with the same claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-118151 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/social-media-users-fall-for-a-sataire-article-that-claims-pfizer-vp-rady-johnson-arrested-on-charges-of-fraud\/jghhkjl\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/jghhkjl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/jghhkjl.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/jghhkjl-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/social-media-users-fall-for-a-sataire-article-that-claims-pfizer-vp-rady-johnson-arrested-on-charges-of-fraud\/mjhvg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/mjhvg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/mjhvg.jpg 543w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/mjhvg-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/social-media-users-fall-for-a-sataire-article-that-claims-pfizer-vp-rady-johnson-arrested-on-charges-of-fraud\/jhgcfv\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"535\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/jhgcfv.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/jhgcfv.jpg 535w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/jhgcfv-177x300.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We noticed that the tweet which has gone viral is from the Twitter handle, \u2018@tlloydjones\u2019. This user<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/FDGEp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> tweeted an article<\/a> on May 7 claiming that Pfizer\u2019s VP was arrested. In the same tweet thread, the user wrote, \u2018\u2019Surprisingly, this is not \u2018reportable\u2019 to any major news outlets. Are you guys awake right now?\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The viral screenshot shows a link to the website \u2018vancouvertimes.org\u2019. When we looked at the<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/438Ni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> About<\/a> section of the website, we found that it clearly states that the website is for entertainment purposes. The website publishes satirical articles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-1-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-1-768x355.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In fact, the website also<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/qLbvd\"> updated the Pzifer article<\/a> to reflect that it is a satirical piece.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"252\" class=\"wp-image-118153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-2.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-2-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/05\/word-image-2-768x189.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, a satirical article about the arrest of Pfizer\u2019s VP was shared by many users believing it to be genuine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/fact-check-false-claim-of-pfizer-branded-coronavirus-vaccine-vaporizer-cartridge-has-gone-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">False claims<\/a> have been made before on social media regarding Pfizer\u2019s vaccine as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot of an alleged tweet has gone viral on social media. The tweet carries an article that claims Pfizer\u2019s Vice President has been arrested. The viral screenshot reads, \u2018\u2019The Vice President of Pfizer has been arrested from his home and has been charged with multiple counts of fraud by the US Federal Agents.\u2019\u2019 Sharing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":118161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[701],"class_list":["post-118151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Satirical article claiming Pfizer&#039;s VP was arrested believed to be true - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Satirical article claiming Pfizer&#039;s VP was arrested believed to be true - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A screenshot of an alleged tweet has gone viral on social media. 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