“A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 18 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisTrue
What PolitiFact found
A photo on Reddit shows two sick people lying on the ground awaiting treatment for COVID-19. Louie Lopez told PolitiFact that he took the photo while awaiting Regeneron at a site in Jacksonville, Fla.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “True”.
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