“Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s collapse was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin experienced cardiac arrest during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The cause of Hamlin’s cardiac arrest has not been released; doctors are still investigating what happened.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 January 2023, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/RV5JH
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