claim: pcr-tests weisen corona-infektionen nach – das schweizerische bundesamt für gesundheit bestätigte nichts gegenteiliges
summary: the words of a leaflet on pcr tests coming from the federal office of public health (foph) in switzerland were misinterpreted and went viral on social media and websites in germany, with claims that pcr tests are useless and completely ineffective for detecting coronavirus
subject_description: claim that pcr tests are completely useless when it comes to detecting coronavirus
Motive_Description: suggest that the high number of coronavirus cases is probably due to the inefficacy of pcr tests, rather than to the spread of the epidemic
author_description: general public
keywords: coronavirus, germany, switzerland, pcr, test, swab, efficacy