“318 cardiac arrests and 178 deaths among athletes were vaccinated for COVID-19”
What FACTLY found
Currently, there is no evidence to show that 318 cardiac arrests and 178 deaths among athletes happened only after they were vaccinated for COVID-19. Recently, multiple incidents of athletes collapsing or dying because of heart issues like myocarditis has been linked to COVID-19 vaccines. Reuters debuked a similar claim that there is currently no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to reported incidents of athletes collapsing in public
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 January 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.