“21% of people are having serious adverse events from (the Moderna) vaccine.”
Social media posts
In a video shared on Facebook. Claim dated 6 Dec 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The actual number is .5% had serious adverse events, basically the same for the placebo group.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 December 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 December 2020, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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