“The United States is the only country on earth that is protesting being locked down.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 1 May 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
People around the world have opposed mitigation measures designed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus because of economic hardship and concerns over personal freedoms.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 May 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 May 2020, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/cracked/photos/a.269941919948/10151457092149949/?type=3&theater
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