“Saint Luke’s Hospital recommends alcohol consumption to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Mar 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
Saint Luke’s Hospital authorities have clarified that the notice is not authentic; it is fake. Also, in one of its documents, ‘WHO – Europe’ has said that ‘consuming alcohol will not destroy the virus, and its consumption is likely to increase the health risks if a person becomes infected with the virus’
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 March 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 August 2020, 155 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/Wotzupontv/photos/a.843343065741941/2837320833010811/?type=3&the…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.