Claim: 97% of positive PCR tests for the Covid-19 virus are false.
Fact-check: 97% of PCR positives aren't false - Full Fact
Verdict: theoretically, this could happen at a time of extremely low prevalence, but is not true overall.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-06-18T00:00:00