“Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID.”
Social media posts
social media posts. Claim dated 27 Dec 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The journal article in question found people with symptoms were more contagious than those without, but asymptomatic people did transmit the virus.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 December 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 December 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
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