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2024-08-05 12:28:46 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The two pages featured in this post are from two books, the top is from End of Days (2008) whilst the bottom page comes from a second edition of The Eyes of Darkness, published in 1989. The book mentioned also said that the virus had a 100% fatality rate (~2% for COVID-19). https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dean-koontz-predicted-coronavirus/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sylvia-browne-coronavirus/

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• The two pages featured in this post are from two books, the top is from End of Days (2008) whilst the bottom page comes from a second edition of The Eyes of Darkness, published in 1989. The book mentioned also said that the virus had a 100% fatality rate (~2% for COVID-19). https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dean-koontz-predicted-coronavirus/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sylvia-browne-coronavirus/