“Chinese lab crafts mutant COVID-19 strain with 100% kill rate in ‘humanized’ mice”
Social media posts
online. Claim dated 2 Feb 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
A study showed a type of lab mouse is highly susceptible to a coronavirus derived from pangolins. The virus was not engineered by scientists and is not descended from the virus that causes COVID-19.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 February 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 February 2024. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- nypost.comhttps://nypost.com/2024/01/16/news/covid-19-strain-kills-100-of-infected-mice-in-chinese-…
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