“Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV "because Fauci’s gain of function study used a contaminated Hepatitis B vaccine.”
Social media posts
in a post. Claim dated 13 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
There is no evidence that National Basketball Association players took part in a Hepatitis B vaccine program, as this post claims. Magic Johnson announced in 1991 that he had contracted HIV through unprotected sex.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2023, 13 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/QM25-6CKS?type=standard
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Related checks
- FactCheck.org: False“Magic Johnson contracted HIV from "a contaminated hepatitis B vaccine program.”