“Video of a person person infected with COVID-19 succumbing to the disease”
Social media posts
Claim dated 12 May 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is not of a real-life incident. It is of a mock drill conducted by a municipal administration in Colombia. The drill was conducted in 'El Pital' by the Colombian department of Huila to raise awareness about COVID-19
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 May 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 May 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.