“Magic Johnson contracted HIV from "a contaminated hepatitis B vaccine program.”
Social media posts
United States. Claim dated 12 Jan 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Since his diagnosis in 1991, NBA player Magic Johnson has repeatedly said he contracted HIV through sexual transmission.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 January 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 January 2023, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/VT8L-WT54
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