“It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 13 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The alpha, beta, gamma and delta variants were first detected in unvaccinated populations. Most variants were detected before vaccines were approved for use.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 September 2021, 20 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- politifact.comhttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/aug/25/facebook-posts/evidence-shows-covid-19-…
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