The conspiracy theory that athletes are collapsing or dying after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine resurfaced this week after two prominent voices advanced the idea.
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson spread the falsehood in an appearance on the conservative podcast ¡°The Charlie Kirk Show.¡±
¡°We¡¯ve heard story after story. I mean, all these athletes dropping dead on the field, but we¡¯re supposed to ignore that,¡± Johnson said.

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