“The Delta Variant Is Fake News.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 5 Jul 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads more quickly and has been classified as a "variant of concern." It's the dominant variant in the U.S. But a meme falsely claims the variant is "fake news."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 July 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 July 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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