Claim: Coronavirus may have been genetically engineered for "efficient spreading in the human population," a bombshell new study has claimed.
Fact-check: A study has not claimed the new coronavirus was 'genetically engineered for efficient spread in humans' - Full Fact
Verdict: this is wrong and the study does not claim the new coronavirus has been genetically engineered. it simply compares the genome sequence of sars-cov-2 with other coronaviruses, and suggests a reason why it might be spreading relatively efficiently.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Pippa Allen-Kinross
Date published: 2020-03-11T00:00:00