On February 14, 2024, a user named @BGatesIsaPyscho posted five images on X (formerly known as Twitter) depicting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak receiving COVID-19 vaccinations from five different doctors.
Fact Check
Our team conducted thorough research to verify the information and confirmed that the five photos depict different doctors simultaneously. The exact dates of the “supposed COVID vaccinations” as posted by @BGatesIsaPyscho are not mentioned either.
The first picture is dated 21st September 2016, and according to the website, Rishi Sunak visited ‘The Village Pharmacy in the High Street’, Catterick Village.
The second picture is dated 19th October 2018 when Rishi Sunak was an MP at Richmond and was not Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. According to the website, he got his vaccination from ‘Boots Pharmacy’ in Stokesley.
The third picture is dated 21st October 2019 at a Boots Pharmacy in Richmond.
The fourth picture above is dated 17th September 2020 and the location of the vaccination is ‘Mills Pharmacy’ at North End, Bedale.
The fifth picture above is dated 21st December 2022 when he got his flu jab at a Boots pharmacy in Richmond.
Conclusion
The pictures posted by @BGatesIsaPyscho have been taken out of context. They have falsely been mentioned as COVID-19 vaccinations. Media reports have mentioned that these are flu vaccinations and have taken them across different years from 2016 to 2022.
Analysis: False and Misleading.
