Betty White's agent shuts down false rumors that she died after getting a COVID-19 booster

• Betty White's agent shut down rumors that the actress died from her COVID-19 booster shot.
• Social media users falsely claimed that White said "Eat healthy and get all your vaccines. I just got boosted today," on December 28.

Betty White's agent shut down rumors that the late actress died right after she got her booster shot for COVID-19.

Users on social media had falsely claimed that White said "Eat healthy and get all your vaccines. I just got boosted today," on December 28, just three days before she died at the age of 99.

White's agent, Jeff Witjas, confirmed to the Associated Press on Monday that White did not say that nor did she receive her booster shot on that day.

"Betty died peacefully in her sleep at her home," Witjas told People Magazine. "People are saying her death was related to getting a booster shot three days earlier but that is not true. She died of natural causes. Her death should not be politicized — that is not the life she lived."

Witjas could not be immediately reached for comment by Insider.