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Daily Debunk
Claim: “In January 2021, Chinese health officials detected the coronavirus in ice cream produced in Tianjin.”
Epidemiologists screened ice cream from Tianjin Daqiaodao Food Co., Ltd., and several samples tested positive for the coronavirus.
Verdict: True
Read the full story at: Snopes
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: Social media users claim the U.K. coronavirus strain, which is more contagious, resulted from vaccination against COVID-19 in the country.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: India Today