“The COVID-19 vaccines cause AIDS.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Medical experts say the COVID-19 vaccines do not make people more susceptible to HIV or AIDS and that the shots don’t weaken the immune system. They bolster it.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 December 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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