“The coronavirus was invented and patented in the USA and then planted in China.”
Social media posts
YouTube. Claim dated 20 Feb 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 February 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 March 2020, 20 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KE71oHgoU&fbclid=IwAR0Gnaa4E9TlGFHsBoloLJHniq5o3Qkb9q4O…
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