“Monkeypox "is now classified as a form of herpes.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 Aug 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Monkeypox is a viral disease that spreads through close physical contact. A recent meme on social media gets the facts wrong about how the virus spreads, its severity and symptoms.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 August 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 August 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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