“The COVID-19 pandemic was planned, and a 2019 simulation called Event 201 was a rehearsal for it.”
Pitbull
Rapper. in an interview. Claim dated 25 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The COVID-19 pandemic was not planned. A 2019 simulation of a virus outbreak was part of a preparedness exercise and was not a prediction of future outbreaks.
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In short
Pitbull (Rapper) made this claim around 25 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 September 2022, 707 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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