“Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s testicles are not swollen,” he continued. “As far as we know, he’s fine. It’s Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s testicles who are swollen from taking the [vaccine], that’s the claim.”
Way I read this, he’s just correcting the wrongly reported identity of the nut jobber, not the “fact” that his 'nads swole up. In other words - the lie still stands. “The claim”, my ass.