“The Vaccine Adverse Event Recording System shows that 5,946 people have died because of the” COVID-19 vaccine.”
Social media posts
TikTok. Claim dated 18 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System accepts unverified reports of possible side effects from taking vaccines. No evidence has established that a COVID-19 vaccine caused any deaths.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 August 2021, 22 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/foryou?fbclid=IwAR3gd8ZuQ-FNt2Acw5nWGzbKPGGRwH5_rcvB31xzfa-tylg8te…
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