Truth or Fake - Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online
- The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has sparked online panic about a ‘plague’, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low.
- Unverified claims about how she became ill, including a laboratory accident involving a test tube, are circulating online.
- Misleading posts and out-of-context videos have also fuelled speculation and fear.
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- The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has sparked online panic about a ‘plague’, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low.
- Unverified claims about how she became ill, including a laboratory accident involving a test tube, are circulating online.
- Misleading posts and out-of-context videos have also fuelled speculation and fear.
Sources: France 24