“A 2021 article about monkeypox that used a photo of a shingles rash proves the monkeypox virus is a hoax.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 May 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 May 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 May 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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