Claim: A letter from California authorities warns that residents who receive state assistance benefits will no longer be eligible for them if they don't get tested for COVID-19; further, if parents test positive, children in their household who test negative will be placed in temporary foster care until their parents/guardians recover.
Fact-check: Is California Separating Children from Parents Who Have COVID-19?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Nur Ibrahim
Date published: 2020-05-12T13:11:02