“Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines “amid soaring sudden deaths.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 26 Nov 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Iceland’s health authority said the country has not banned COVID-19 vaccines and there hasn’t been a rise in deaths caused by the inoculation. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are available in Iceland.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 November 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 December 2023, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C0HLeKpu65j/
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/JimFergusonUK/status/1728759109074207167
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