“Sports journalist Mike Dickson died because of COVID-19 vaccines.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Claims that tennis journalist Mike Dickson died from COVID-19 vaccines are not supported by available evidence. His family has not released a cause of death, nor has his former employer.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 January 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C2XT-SVgrCO/
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