“Skin cancer is a relatively new phenomenon in the last 60 years or so.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 29 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Skin cancer didn’t emerge in the last 60 years. It has been recognized by scientists since at least 1804.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 August 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/CvPubWYNa7X/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=2be53dc6-82f8-4637…
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