No, this video does not show self-assembling microchips in Pfizer COVID vaccine

The context

In a recent video posted by Children's Health Defense, a U.S.-based NGO that promotes vaccine misinformation on X (formerly Twitter), Dr. Ana Mihalcea, a medical doctor and follower of cult leader J.Z. Knight, claims to have observed self-assembling microchips in a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under a microscope. 

According to Mihalcea, the video shows "blinking lights" and "self-assembling microchips" present in the vaccine. She also claims these alleged microchips were present in the blood of patients who had received the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Another user reposted the same video on X, garnering almost two million views.

However, this claim is false, as no self-assembling microchips exist in the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

What we found

Logically Facts contacted nanotechnologist Dr. Michelle Dickinson to explain the scientific basis of Mihalcea's claims.

In the video, Mihalcea points out the "blinking lights" visible in the alleged vaccine sample under the microscope. However, Dickinson told Logically Facts that the liquid on the slide appears dark and oily, whereas the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is a transparent liquid. 

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

"The 'blinking lights' are just the light from underneath the microscope shining through the gaps in the air bubbles or oil bubbles that are moving around this thick, viscous fluid," Dickinson said. 

Later in the video, Mihalcea claims these blinking dots "self-assemble" to form "microchips." Dickinson refuted this, saying, "There is absolutely zero scientific basis for the claims of self-assembling nanotechnology or microchips in the vaccine." Additionally, she points out that the supposed "microchip" is actually placed on top of the dark fluid, as indicated by the difference in depth of focus. "This large structure looks like a big piece of dirt with air bubbles around it," Dickinson clarified.

The list of ingredients of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines is publicly available, showing it does not contain any microchips or metals. In fact, microchips that self-assemble do not exist at all. "Microchips or nanochips that self-assemble in the body aren’t a thing that exists in science," Dickinson said. "If such a technology existed, we wouldn't have all of the physical roadblocks that we do around compute power."

Mihalcea, who makes these claims, is the author of the alternative medicine book Light Medicine, which is based on the teachings of J.Z. Knight, leader of the religious sect Ramtha's School of Enlightenment in Yelm, Washington. Mihalcea frequently shares similar anti-vaccination content on her blog.

This is not the first time similar claims about COVID-19 vaccines have circulated online, as conspiracy theories about microchips in vaccines have been prevalent since the start of the pandemic. In 2022, Dickinson debunked a similar claim on X, where images falsely alleged to show "undeclared nanotechnology" in Pfizer vaccines were widely shared.

The verdict

The claim that self-assembling microchips exist in COVID-19 vaccines is false. According to Dr. Michelle Dickinson, nanotechnology that self-assembles in the body does not exist in science.