“Hantavirus is a new virus from rats discovered in China”
Social media posts
Claim dated 24 Mar 2020.
Vera Files rated thisFalse Headline
In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 March 2020. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 24 April 2020, 31 days later. Its rating was “False Headline”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSPzwzCcBKU
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.