evidence: Moderna’s CEO said in January that the company’s total production in 2019 was "100,000 dose," referring to all its vaccines and therapeutics. Online posts distorted the remarks to falsely claim Moderna made COVID-19 vaccines "before the pandemic started." Moderna’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccines wasn’t ready until February 2020. [...] But social media posts misrepresented Bancel’s remarks, falsely claiming that he said the company was making the vaccine before the pandemic was recognized. "URGENT — Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel Admits Company Produced 100,000 COVID-19 Doses in 2019 Before The Pandemic Started," read an Instagram post on Feb. 9. [...] Reuters Fact Check. "Fact Check-Moderna CEO did not say company made 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses before the pandemic started." Reuters. 10 Feb 2023.