“The spot where they are ‘getting a sample’ for the COVID-19 test is called your Blood-Brain Barrier.”
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Claim dated 6 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The swabs used for COVID-19 tests collect samples from the nasopharynx. Doctors say the swabs do not go anywhere near the blood-brain barrier.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158777567168570&set=a.499562418569&type=3&theat…
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