“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has amassed the “largest collection of human data in history” through COVID-19 PCR tests.”
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Claim dated 17 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Though swabs used for PCR tests contain human DNA, one of the first steps in the sequencing is to isolate the coronavirus genetic material from the rest of the sample.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2022, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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