“COVID-19 is equivalent to the common cold.”
Social media posts
TikTok. Claim dated 18 Dec 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
A viral video suggests that COVID-19 is the same as a “common cold.” COVID-19 is in the same family of some cold viruses, but its potential for a severe outcome — including death — is much higher than for a cold.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 December 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 December 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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