“The virus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has not yet been identified.”
Crispin “Pen” Medina
Claim dated 26 Aug 2021.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or the COVID-19 virus, was identified in China on Jan. 7, 2020.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Crispin “Pen” Medina made this claim around 26 August 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 3 September 2021, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Post on Xhttps://twitter.com/dzbb/status/1430815671940567047?s=20
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/9F4W-8QPS
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