“In the United Kingdom, “81% of COVID-19 deaths are among the vaccinated.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 5 Oct 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The statistic cited by the claim applies to Scotland, not the entire United Kingdom, and it gives a misleading impression. The rate of COVID-19 death in Scotland is much higher among unvaccinated people.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 October 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 October 2021, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.md/jZhvw#
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