“The continued melting of ice caps due to human-caused climate change could release long-dormant bacteria and viruses able to infect their targets”
What MediaWise found
It’s true that scientists have found that within melting permafrost there are ancient viruses and bacteria, some previously unknown to science. However, most of these viruses can only infect amoebas. And while there might be some frozen viruses preserved in permafrost out there that could once infect humans, experts agree that it’s very unlikely for those types of viruses to come back to life.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 March 2022. Its rating was “Mostly Legit”.
This check was done by MediaWise, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.