“People are being diagnosed with delta variant" even though "there is no delta variant test.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 26 Jul 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Routine tests that determine whether an individual has COVID-19 do not reveal whether the disease was caused by the delta variant — mass testing of national COVID-19 samples does.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 July 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 July 2021. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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- FactCheck.org: Distorts the Facts“Since there is no ‘Delta Variant’ test, how exactly are people being diagnosed with the ‘Delta Variant’?”
Where the claim appeared
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