Claim: The New Zealand government plans to lock down schools for 72 hours with children inside.
Fact-check: NZ student lockdown rumour is uneducated schoolyard gossip
Verdict: false. new zealand's ministry of health says the claims are baseless. experts say no laws allow school lockdowns in the way it's been claimed.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: William Summers
Date published: 2022-08-03T00:00:00