It’s almost certainly:
- A fabricated or heavily exaggerated narrative
- Designed for click-through revenue, not information
- Common on low-quality “viral news” or advertorial networks
How to evaluate stuff like this quickly
A good rule of thumb:
- If a major global crisis is real → it appears in Reuters, AP, BBC, etc. within minutes
- If it’s only on pages with “Continue reading →” + random health ads → it’s not reliable reporting