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WATCH: Betty White did not get a COVID-19 booster right before her death

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Josie Hollingsworth
By Josie Hollingsworth
January 7, 2022
 

Betty White did not say “I just got boosted today” days before she died. The quote circulating on social media is fake, her agent confirmed to PolitiFact.

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Did Betty White say she got her COVID-19 booster days before she died? No, the quote is fake

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