“Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 22 May 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Swedish Health Minister Lena Hallengren said there are no current plans to introduce “limits or restrictions on how we live due to monkeypox,” and discouraged people from likening monkeypox to COVID-19.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 May 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 May 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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