“COVID-19 vaccines caused a 40% increase in deaths identified by a life insurance company.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Research indicates that COVID-19 is likely responsible for the increase, both directly and indirectly. There is no evidence to suggest the vaccines are to blame.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 February 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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