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“A study that found sunbathing can increase the risk of heart disease is a cover-up for the “side-effects of the vax.”
Social media posts Instagram post. Claim dated 20 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

The study found that short-term heat exposure can increase inflammation and impair a person’s immune system. It involved participants who were recruited in 2018 and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 20 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 March 2024, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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