“We now have the scientific evidence that shows the risk of myocarditis for young males is greater for the vaccine than it is for the disease.”
What FactCheck.org found
Experts say the risk of myocarditis associated with the vaccine is rare and, more importantly, that everyone, including young males, could face much more serious outcomes from contracting COVID-19.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Rand Paul (U.S. Senator) made this claim around 21 January 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2022, 39 days later. Its rating was “Vaccine Benefits Outweigh Risk”.
Rand Paul has 19 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 8 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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