“The CARES Act was "introduced over a year ago for a virus that allegedly did not get here until a few months ago," which proves the COVID-19 pandemic was planned.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Apr 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Posts say the CARES Act was introduced Jan 24, 2019, fueling the falsehood that the COVID-19 pandemic was planned. It was introduced March 25 as a substitute amendment, replacing the language of an older, unrelated bill.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 April 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 May 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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