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“A 13-year-old girl "is now in critical care in the hospital here in Halifax because her heart stopped right after she had a vaccine.”
Social media posts in an Instagram post. Claim dated 24 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 24 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 September 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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