“Google and Apple “put a covid tracker on every phone.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Apple and Google have teamed up to create a system that notifies cellphone users when they’ve been exposed to a COVID-19 patient. iPhone and Android users must opt in to the feature.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 June 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
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