Anti-Vaxxers Spread Lies Online About Betty Whites Death – Gizmodo
Candles burn at a memorial to late actress Betty White next to her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, December 31, 2021 in Hollywood, California.Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP (Getty Images)
Anti-vaccine activists have spent the past few days spreading lies about Betty White, the beloved actress who passed away at 99 years old on Dec. 31. But contrary to internet rumors, Betty White didn’t die after getting a covid-19 booster shot.
“Betty died peacefully in her sleep at her home. People are saying her death was related to getting a booster shot three days earlier but that is not true,” White’s agent, Jeff Witjas, told Yahoo Entertainment.
“She died of natural causes. Her death should not be politicized—that is not the life she lived,” Witjas continued.
And while Witjas confirmed Whi...