Actor’s death fuels anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

Shortly after news broke that an actor and star of a popular sitcom died in an apparent drowning accident, vaccine conspiracists began speculating that his death was linked to COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccine opponents circulated a 2021 social media post of the actor encouraging others to get vaccinated as alleged “proof” for the cause of death.

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