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The Chinese government delayed reporting the COVID-19 outbreak.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the Chinese government delayed reporting the COVID-19 outbreak?

Unclear. Several sources partially support the claim: a Wikipedia account says the government hid early reporting and censored whistleblowers, a cremation-based study suggests delayed and under-reported official data, and one review says China did not accurately announce the outbreak. None of these fully settles the claim at its stated strength.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
Chinese government response to COVID-19 - Wikipedia
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Chinese government response to COVID-19 - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_government_response_to_COVID-19

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Cremation Based Estimates Suggest Significant Under- and Delayed Reporting of COVID-19 Epidemic Data in Wuhan and China
2021
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Cremation Based Estimates Suggest Significant Under- and Delayed Reporting of COVID-19 Epidemic Data in Wuhan and China. (2021). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-677438/v1

Global trends in clinical studies of ivermectin in COVID-19
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Global trends in clinical studies of ivermectin in COVID-19. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.11553/antibiotics.74.1_44

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