MISSING CONTEXT: 10 dead in Germany after receiving Pfizer vaccine
Jan 29, 2021 11:54 AM PHT
Rappler.com
Rating: MISSING CONTEXT
The facts: Germany s federal institute for vaccines says all deaths were seriously ill patients, and finds no causal relationship to vaccination.
Why we fact-checked this: This claim was spotted through social media monitoring tool CrowdTangle. One post containing this claim has gained 1,600 reactions, 4,900 comments, and 143,000 shares as of writing.
Complete details:
A screenshot of an article saying 10 people died in Germany after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is circulating with missing context.
The screenshot contains the headline, 10 Dead in Germany after Receiving Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, with the subhead, On Thursday, 10 people were pronounced dead in Germany after receiving Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, according to the German News Agency (DPA).
Twitter account ‘Duterte Watchdog presents,’ which made the claim, clarifies that the tweet is meant to be satirical. Senate President Vicente Sotto III himself denies the claim.