“The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is “a normal flu virus.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 10 Oct 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
COVID-19 is deadlier than the seasonal flu, according to the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other experts.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 October 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 October 2020, 11 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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