Claim: In 1986, the founder of the Times Square Church prophesied that he saw "a plague coming on the world and the bars and church and government will shut down," with New York City especially hard hit.
Fact-check: No, Pastor David Wilkerson did not predict COVID-19 pandemic
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Patrick Orsagos
Date published: 2020-04-24T00:00:00