“Gargling with warm water and salt will prevent COVID-19”
Social media posts
Claim dated 4 Mar 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 March 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 March 2020, 1 day 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
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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.