Posts Share with X The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claims that it believes the MPOX virus, or “monkeypox,” is fictitious.

Newly released documents reveal shocking revelations from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the so-called “monkeypox virus.”
The documents were obtained by investigative reporter Christine Massey through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. pic.twitter.com/5wW1mBoAsK

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Verdict: False

No such claim is made in the documents cited in the article. The FDA has a webpage outlining the facts about MPOX, but The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded cases of the virus dating back to the 1970s.

Fact check:

India has reported its first case of the MPOX lineage 1b strain, the same lineage that led the WHO to declare a global health emergency, the Indian Ministry of Health announced. Al ArabiyaIt is estimated that there have been around 30,000 cases in Africa alone this year. Reuters Reported.

Anne article An article published in Slay News on August 24th titled “FDA Admits There is 'Zero Scientific Evidence' That 'Monkeypox Virus' Exists” includes comments from the FDA acknowledging that the monkeypox virus does not exist. The piece is based on documents collected by Christine Massey, who studies viruses and shares her findings on Substack.

Through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Massey said the agency does not have any “corresponding records” showing the scientific evidence for MPOX. I was looking for Something that can prove the disease existed, such as a description of “purified particles” from the virus and evidence of the viral genome and infectious agent.

The claim that mpox does not exist is false: the first examples of this virus were found in monkeys in Denmark in the 1950s, and the first strain was detected in humans in 1970. Who state. IRIS Database It shows that a number of cases had been detected before the latest outbreak.

The FDA is completely web page We explain what mpox is and how it is transmitted. (Related: Fact Check: Facebook Post Claims Bill Gates Inserts HIV Into Mpox Vaccine)

In an email to Check Your Fact, the agency said the Slay News article “inadequately portrayed” the FDA's “response to FOIA requests.” Massey's investigation “sought specific documents for which there were no responsive records,” according to the statement.

The agency added that contrary to claims in the allegedly false article, MPOX is a “well-documented virus with known health effects,” and stressed that the FDA is “committed to helping address public health misinformation.”

Reuters also denied the claim, with Massey clarifying that the FDA had not said it had denied the existence of the virus, but rather had indicated there was no “valid scientific evidence” that the virus exists.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised public awareness about MPOX and its risks. Declared The matter was declared a public health emergency on August 14, just days before Massie received his response from the FDA.