“Washing your hands helps prevent the spread of COVID-19”
Social media posts
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine rated thisTrue
In short
This claim spread on social media. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 April 2020. Its rating was “True”.
Where the claim appeared
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