Claim: Monkeypox has been detected in all countries where there are no monkeys.
Fact-check: Monkeypox is being detected in countries with and without wild monkeys - Full Fact
Verdict: monkeypox has been detected in countries where there aren't wild monkeys and in countries that do have them, but people can catch monkeypox from rodents too as well as other people. it's not yet clear why there have been outbreaks in countries where it is not endemic.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2022-06-10T00:00:00