“Says Dr. Anthony Fauci's name appears on "4 U.S. patents for a key glycoprotein” used to “create the current COVID-19 epidemic.”
Jerome Corsi
Author and conspiracy theorist. Claim dated 28 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
There is no credible evidence that COVID-19 is related to HIV or was created in a lab. The coronavirus’ genetic makeup precludes the possibility that it was man-made.
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In short
Jerome Corsi (Author and conspiracy theorist) made this claim around 28 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 May 2020, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://web.archive.org/web/20200503211246/https://corsination.com/fauci-patents-on-hiv-c…
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