evidence: The theory has spread widely in the wake of a documentary called "Watch the Water," which claims that COVID-19 is actually snake venom that is contracted through drinking water, vaccines and remdesivir, a Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment for the virus. The film has racked up hundreds of thousands of views since it was released on April 11. [...] Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that COVID-19 is caused by snake venom. The theory is not consistent with existing medical knowledge, which is that COVID-19 is caused by a virus spread mainly through close contact with other people. The false claim was taken from a recently-released documentary that is tied to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, and its hosts have previously spread misinformation surrounding COVID-19. [...] - CDC, accessed May 15, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients - CDC, accessed May 15, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients - CDC, accessed May 15, Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients - EPA, accessed May 15, Coronavirus and Drinking Water and Wastewater - Dr. Frank LoVecchio, April 28, Phone interview with USA TODAY - PolitiFact, April 19, Stew Peters film 'Watch the Water' ridiculously claims COVID-19 is snake venom. That's Pants on Fire - FactCheck.org, April 18, COVID-19 Is Caused By a Virus, Not Snake Venom - Lead Stories, April 13, Fact Check: COVID-19 IS A Virus, NOT Snake Venom Being Used to Poison, Turn People Into Satanic Hybrids - Associated Press, Oct. 29, 2021, Lab leak or animal transmission?