“Hydroxychloroquine cures this ‘virus.’ It just so happens this is the treatment used for radiation sickness!!”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There is no cure or vaccine for the novel coronavirus. Health officials have not listed hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for radiation sickness.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 May 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.fo/eFYLz
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