evidence: CLAIM: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly confirmed that at least 118,000 children and young adults have "died suddenly" in the U.S. since the COVID-19 vaccines rolled out. [...] THE FACTS: A misleading article spreading widely online this week attempts to link recent child and young adult deaths in the U.S. to COVID-19 vaccines."CDC quietly confirms at least 118k Children & Young Adults have ‘Died Suddenly’ in the USA since the roll-out of the COVID Vaccines," reads its headline. The article originally appeared in November on The Exposé, a website that has repeatedly spread COVID-19 misinformation. [...] Other baseless claims that people "died suddenly" from COVID-19 vaccines have circulated on social media following the release of an online film that made false claims about vaccine deaths and included footage that predated the pandemic.