“Drinking water mixed with salt kills the novel coronavirus”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Apr 2020.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 April 2020. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 25 April 2020, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/boyet.castelo/videos/2812058178901312/
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/boyet.castelo/videos/2818334498273680/
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
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