Claim: Polio, a paralytic disease caused by a virus, has been eliminated in the U.S. -- and nearly wiped out globally -- thanks to vaccines. But social media posts are reviving old, false claims that polio is instead caused by pesticides and outbreaks of the disease ended when people stopped using DDT.
Fact-check: Polio Elimination Due to Vaccination, Not End of Pesticide Use - FactCheck.org
Verdict: polio, a paralytic disease caused by a virus, has been eliminated in the u.s. -- and nearly wiped out globally -- thanks to vaccines. but social media posts are reviving old, false claims that polio is instead caused by pesticides and outbreaks of the disease ended when people stopped using ddt.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jessica Mcdonald
Date published: 2023-01-26T19:00:25