Twitter accused of 'censoring obituaries' over fact-check of young mother who died from vaccine-related illness

Twitter faced sharp criticism Sunday after the social media platform fact-checked the obituary of a Washington mother who died from a reaction directly related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

What happened?

On Friday, a Twitter user shared the obituary of Jessica Berg Wilson, who died last month from COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia. The obituary described Wilson as "an exceptionally healthy and vibrant 37-year-old young mother with no underlying health conditions."

The obituary explained that Wilson was opposed to the vaccine and blamed "heavy-handed vaccine mandates" — she lived in Seattle — for causing her untimely death.