“Prominent immunologist and commentator on the Covid-19 pandemic Professor Luke O’Neill refused to take a vaccine because he is in some way opposed to them”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Apr 2021.
TheJournal.ie rated thisFalse
What TheJournal.ie found
Professor O’Neill has been a strong proponent of vaccines all through the pandemic. He was not eligible for a vaccine at the time and said he would take one as soon as he was.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 April 2021. TheJournal.ie (Ireland) looked into it and published its finding on 25 April 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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