“COVID literally stands for Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 March 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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