Fact Check: Did Betty White Say She Got Her COVID-19 Booster Days Before She Died? Quote Going Viral Is Fake
A fake news is going viral claiming that Betty White died days after after getting the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Recently, a news is going viral claiming that Betty White, the Emmy-winning star of "The Golden Girls" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", died days after after getting the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The quote attributed to White, which is going viral, is fake. The quote reads, ”Eat healthy and get all your vaccines. I just got boosted today.” Fact-checking website, PolitiFact, found no record of White making any such statement. White died on December 31, less than three weeks before her 100th birthday.
Tweet By Politifact:
Did Betty White say she got her COVID-19 booster days before she died? No, the “I just got boosted today” quote circulating on social media is fake. https://t.co/Fzo8g0Ksdc
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) January 4, 2022
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