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“A Facebook post asks how did cleaning products company Dettol know about the current coronavirus outbreak in 2019, showing a label which lists a product as able to kill “Human Coronavirus".”
Social media posts Claim dated 2 Feb 2020.
AAP FactCheck rated thisPartly False

In short

This claim spread on social media around 2 February 2020. AAP FactCheck (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 5 February 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Partly False”.

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