“A 1956 Public Service Announcement (PSA) predicting the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020”
What FACTLY found
This video was created in Feb 2020 by Max Patrick Schlienger, a satirist who identifies himself as ‘Ramses the Pigeon’. This video was created with a mash-up of old Hollywood short films. Schlienger described this video as a ‘satirical piece’ that was created with an intention to lampoon the anti-science perspectives about the COVID-19 virus
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 March 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 April 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.