“COVID-19 message by Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, taken from her notes from a call with Edward Ryan MD, Director of International Infectious Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital”
Social media posts
Claim dated 10 Jan 2022.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The message was not given by Kiran Mazumdar Shaw. The same content has been viral in the US without the name of Kiran Shaw. Massachusetts General Hospital has clarified that the notes on COVID-19 lacks nuance, context & details
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 January 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.