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“Drink water every 20 minutes to prevent the virus”
Social media posts Facebook, Viber. Claim dated 27 Mar 2020.
FactRakers rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 27 March 2020. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 2 April 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.

This check was done by FactRakers, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.