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Dolly Parton’s Family Rejects Vaccine Death Claims After Cancer

8/28/2026

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Dolly Parton died from cancer, prompting conspiracy claims that the Covid vaccine caused her death.
Family said she died after a short battle with cancer.
In 2020 she donated $1 million to fund Covid-vaccine research.
Far-right radio host Wayne Allyn Root claimed on X she was a Covid-vaccine victim.
President Donald Trump responded to Root’s earlier call for a national emergency during the midterms.

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Dolly Parton died from cancer, prompting conspiracy claims that the Covid vaccine caused her death.
Family said she died after a short battle with cancer.
In 2020 she donated $1 million to fund Covid-vaccine research.
Far-right radio host Wayne Allyn Root claimed on X she was a Covid-vaccine victim.
President Donald Trump responded to Root’s earlier call for a national emergency during the midterms.