Fact-checked: No, Christian Eriksen’s collapse was not caused by COVID-19 or the vaccine
Footballer Christian Eriksen of Denmark collapsed on the field during the opening match of Euro 2020, which led to rumours that his cardiac arrest had been caused by COVID-19 or that it was due to receiving the vaccine. However, his club director at Inter Milan confirmed that the footballer neither had COVID nor was vaccinated. Reuters has fact-checked these rumours.