“If the shot actually saved lives, they’d be priced so high that you literally could not afford them, you know like insulin.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 16 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Evidence that the vaccines save lives include preliminary data showing more than 99% of recent COVID-19 deaths are among unvaccinated people.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 July 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=796819154360324&set=a.110100856365494&type=3&thea…
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