“A person who died by drowning can be brought back to life by covering the body with salt”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Nov 2019.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
There is no scientific evidence to prove the claim. None of the suggested treatments for drowned persons include covering the body with salt. There are multiple instances in the past where people superstitiously covered the drowned dead persons with salt. However, none of them were brought back to life
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 November 2019. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 June 2022, 962 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.