“The omicron variant of COVID-19 “came out” in 2021, but “the copyright on this book” about the variant is 2020.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 14 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The obscure book’s publication date is listed as Dec. 5, 2021, weeks after public health authorities announced that the omicron variant had been discovered.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 December 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.md/1QRvs
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