“Gargling warm water with either salt or vinegar can eliminate Coronavirus”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Mar 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 March 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- Sunanda Naik: FALSE“Gargling with warm salt water prevent Coronavirus.”
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.