“Contact tracing apps have been installed on every Android phone”
Social media posts
Claim dated 31 May 2020.
TheJournal.ie rated thisFalse
What TheJournal.ie found
No, contact tracing apps were not installed automatically on every Android phone. Exposure notifications are also only activated if a contact tracing app is installed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 May 2020. TheJournal.ie (Ireland) looked into it and published its finding on 16 June 2020, 16 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2956717004419005&set=a.595358573888205&type=3&the…
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