“Dr. Elisa Granato, one of the first volunteers of a COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United Kingdom, died.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Aug 2020.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 August 2020. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2020, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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