“Mariah Carey faked getting her COVID-19 vaccine because the needle can’t be seen coming out of her arm.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Apr 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Mariah Carey didn’t fake getting her COVID-19 vaccine. The health care worker who administered the shot used a retractable needle.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 April 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 April 2021, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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