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2023-01-03 16:48:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8A21645CA58CE44923062E8CD4B085CABED347B252C2E0B344152721428A9489
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The patent for a system that analyses biometric data to determine whether the user has COVID-19 was not applied for until May 17, 2020. The 2015 patent application was for a system “using, processing, and displaying biometric data” but doesn’t mention COVID-19 https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-patent/fact-check-rothschild-did-not-patent-a-test-for-covid-19-in-2015-and-2017-idUSKBN27C34O https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/claims-covid-tests-invented-before-virus-emerged-are-patently-wrong/ https://www.poynter.org/?ifcn_misinformation=richard-rothschild-patented-tests-for-covid-19-in-2015-and-2017
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