“A common cold can cause a positive COVID-19 test.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 July 2020, 19 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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