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“In 2018, over 1,100 people died from reactions to the [flu] shot, and some children that received the shot were diagnosed with polio.”
cotheories Instagram user. Instagram. Claim dated 14 Oct 2019.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse

In short

cotheories (Instagram user) made this claim around 14 October 2019. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 October 2019, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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