“The coronavirus is “simply the common cold.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 1 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3244297452251299&set=a.202549046426170&type=3&the…
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