“COVID-19 is a simple flu with minimal deaths”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Jul 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
There are significant differences between COVID-19 and the common flu including higher reproductive and mortality rates for COVID-19
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 July 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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