“They found Polio in the New York City Water.”
Social media posts
Social media posts. Claim dated 13 Aug 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The virus that causes polio was detected in New York City sewage as part of wastewater surveillance, which is a public health tool that can track the spread of pathogens.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 August 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 August 2022, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/ChN-LIXgZTL/
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