“In 1986, the founder of the Times Square Church prophesied that he saw “a plague coming on the world and the bars and church and government will shut down,” with New York City especially hard hit.”
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social media posts. Claim dated 3 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Times Square Church, where David Wilkerson was founder, stated that there was no record of him ever predicting this in any of his sermons, books or speeches.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 April 2020, 21 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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