“In Australia, a “17% increase in heart attack deaths” in the first eight months of 2022 is linked to COVID-19 vaccination.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 20 Feb 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
News outlets reported an increase in deaths due to heart-related disease but they did not link it to the COVID-19 jab. An analysis said delays in medical treatment were likely causes for 2022 non-COVID-19 excess deaths.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 February 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Co6Ga1wuTe8/
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