“The World Health Organization said there is "a possible causal relationship" between COVID-19 vaccines and multiple sclerosis.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 24 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The World Health Organization did not say COVID-19 vaccines might cause multiple sclerosis.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 August 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/garrettgoldsberry/3176473946303725299
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