“WHO Director-General: The vaccines are being used to kill children.”
Social media posts
in a Twitter post. Claim dated 22 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stumbled over his words, first mispronouncing the word “children” with “kil/cil.” He then corrected himself and pronounced the word “children.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 January 2022, 29 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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