“The Singapore Government discovered that COVID-19 is caused by bacteria and used aspirin and paracetamol to treat COVID-19 patients.”
What FACTLY found
COVID-19 is caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2, not by bacteria. The Singapore Ministry of Health has confirmed it did not do any autopsy that found a bacterial cause, nor did it change treatment to include aspirin or paracetamol as a cure. The viral post making these claims is false and wrongly linked to the Singapore government. WHO has clarified that COVID-19 is a viral illness and cannot be cured with antibiotics or painkillers like aspirin.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 May 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 May 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/rajeev.mehta.630308/posts/pfbid02b9z7jiitTmaMoFiAaH4sUvx9p8Wrap1…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.