Claim: Antibodies for the common cold produce a positive COVID-19 test; false-positive results from COVID-19 antibody testing are behind the COVID-19 cases reported in the U.S.
Fact-check: COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are mainly detected by highly specific molecular testing, not antibody testing - Science Feedback
Verdict: misleading
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Flora Teoh
Date published: 2020-07-06T13:16:24