“Blood “starts to clot in a minute or two” after a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine injection.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 27 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There’s no evidence that either of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines used in the United States — Pfizer and Moderna — cause blood clots.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 October 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CVhVnuRA7yX/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=5c5f8887-68b6-411a-84…
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