“COVID spelled backward is “divoc” which means "possession of the evil spirit" in Hebrew.”
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Claim dated 19 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
"Divoc” is not a Hebrew word. The closest existing word in the language is “dibbuk,” which means evil possession, but the two are not the same, linguistic experts said.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 February 2022, 23 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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