“What they actually mean is ... an asymptomatic person cannot transfer the virus.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 9 Jun 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The WHO has said that “asymptomatic people can transmit COVID-19, but that we need more research to establish the extent of asymptomatic transmission.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 June 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 June 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158265781290149&set=a.10150354051555149&type=3&…
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