“No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 1 Nov 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There has not been a randomized controlled study of why cases went down in Uttar Pradesh, India. Ivermectin has not been proven to show benefits in managing COVID-19.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 November 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 November 2021, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- independentside.comhttps://independentside.com/india-no-covid-19-cases-in-24-hours-after-implementing-iverme…
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