Claim: Lateral flow tests show a positive result with drinks including lemonade, Coca Cola and Fanta.
Fact-check: Lemonade and Fanta don't test positive for Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: this is inaccurate. testing soft drinks can return what appears to be a positive result, but this is a misuse of the test and returns an invalid result.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2022-01-18T00:00:00