Claim: The COVID-19 pandemic was caused by a novel coronavirus, first isolated in January 2020. But a viral video has been spreading a conspiracy theory that the pandemic has actually been a plot to poison people with snake venom.
Fact-check: COVID-19 Is Caused by a Virus, Not Snake Venom - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the covid-19 pandemic was caused by a novel coronavirus, first isolated in january 2020. but a viral video has been spreading a conspiracy theory that the pandemic has actually been a plot to poison people with snake venom.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2022-04-18T22:27:53