“Healthy pilots are suffering from myocarditis and dropping dead on flights” because of the COVID-19 vaccines.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 23 Apr 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Federal Aviation Administration and the International Air Transport Association say they have seen no credible evidence to support claims there has been an increase in pilot deaths or incapacitations due to vaccines.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 May 2023, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/humanities_truth_/3087606301941829186
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