“Drinking “water a lot and gargling with warm water & salt or vinegar eliminates” the coronavirus.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 13 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 March 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Two other organisations checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- FACTLY: FALSE“Gargling warm water with either salt or vinegar can eliminate Coronavirus”
- Sunanda Naik: FALSE“Gargling with warm salt water prevent Coronavirus.”
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2793519207369704&set=ecnf.100001349575372&type=3&…
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