“Fox News commentator Dr. Kelly Powers died from “turbo cancer” caused by COVID-19 vaccines.”
What PolitiFact found
Fox News commentator, Kelly Powers, who was a podiatric surgeon, died Dec. 1 at age 45 after a yearslong battle with brain cancer. The first COVID-19 vaccines were not publicly available in the U.S. until December 2020, months after Powers’ cancer diagnosis.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 December 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 December 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
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- Logically Facts: False“Fox News commentator Kelly Powers died of 'turbo cancer.”
Where the claim appeared
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- mvau.lthttps://mvau.lt/media/9b74d7f1-a113-47d8-8576-d7c2dc5f34a5
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