“A study testing COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant rats supports the idea that "vaccines and autism have always been linked." False.”
What FactCheck.org found
A study testing COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant rats claimed to show that male rats born to vaccinated mothers exhibited "autism-like" behaviors, but it's not possible to conclude from the study that vaccines cause autism.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Candace Owens (commentator) made this claim around 13 January 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2024, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Candace Owens has 12 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 7 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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