“Journalist Grant Wahl died from a COVID-19 vaccine.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Dec 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisNo Evidence
What FactCheck.org found
Journalist Grant Wahl died while covering the World Cup, and purveyors of vaccine misinformation have suggested that his death was caused by COVID-19 vaccination. He actually died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 December 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 December 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “No Evidence”.
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