Some social media reports from UK users have wrongly claimed that Captain Tom Moore received the COVID-19 vaccine until his death, and some falsely indicated that the vaccine could prove fatal.
The British World War II veteran, who raised ten million pounds for the National Health Service by walking up and down his garden, died on 2 February 2021 after suffering from pneumonia and testing positive for COVID-19 (here).
Since then, posts speculating about the cause of his death have spread across social media (here) (here).
Moore was ill with pneumonia for several weeks and also tested positive for COVID-19, his family said (here).
Despite some initially inconsistent media reports, his family confirmed that Moore had not yet received a vaccine due to his pneumonia (here) (here).
Reuters reviewed facts about other claims regarding Moore’s death (here) and (here).
VERDICT
Untrue. There is no evidence that Moore was killed by the coronavirus vaccine. His family confirmed that he did not get the jab because he was treated for pneumonia.
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