“Pandemics follow a regular pattern by repeating every 100 years.”
What FACTLY found
The Marseille Plague, which is considered an epidemic, was an outbreak in the French region of Provence that occurred between 1720 and 1722. The first Cholera Pandemic was reported between 1817 and 1824, while the Flu Pandemic began in 1918 and ended in 1919. However, it is important to note that pandemics do not occur in regular intervals of 100 years. In fact, there have been several major pandemics throughout history, including the Asian Flu (1957-1958), Hong Kong Flu (1968-1969), and Swin...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 March 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 March 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CpRaYfZB_ZP/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=054f629f-b726-475c-85…
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