“Polio stopped when they stopped dousing the population [with] DDT not some injection.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 22 Jan 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Polio, a paralytic disease caused by a virus, has been eliminated in the U.S. -- and nearly wiped out globally -- thanks to vaccines.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 January 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.