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During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], some groups associated [[COVID-19 vaccine]]s and [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic|mask wearing]] with the mark of the beast, or that it was a microchip in the vaccine.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/16/covid-vaccine-misinformation-evangelical-mark-beast/| title = Some evangelical Christians say covid vaccine is the mark of the beast - The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Some religious leaders spoke out against this as a misinterpretation of Revelation 13:16-18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/26/covid-vaccine-mark-beast-what-book-revelation-says/8255268002/|title = Some say COVID-19 vaccine is the 'mark of the beast.' is there a connection to the Bible?|website = [[USA Today]]}}</ref> Medical institutions such as [[Hennepin County Medical Center]] noted this in their fact sheets about the vaccine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/no-the-covid-19-vaccine-is-not-linked-to-the-mark-of-the-beast-but-a-first-century-roman-tyrant-probably-is-158288|title = No, the COVID-19 vaccine is not linked to the mark of the beast – but a first-century Roman tyrant probably is| date=7 April 2021 }}</ref> A similar version was spread by [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]], who referred to vaccine passports as being the mark of the beast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/545649-marjorie-taylor-greene-blasts-covid-19-vaccine-passports-as-bidens-mark-of-the/|title=Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts COVID-19 vaccine passports: 'Biden's mark of the beast'|date=30 March 2021}}</ref>

Another thing some christian conspiracy theorists believe, is that [[Neuralink]] may be the mark; In greek [[isopsephy]] ( greek is the language of John's book book ) the word [[Neuralink]] translates to 666.

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