Paracetamol with ‘Machupo virus’ message is an old hoax

CLAIM: Paracetamol P/500 contains Machupo virus SOURCE: WhatsApp groups VERDICT: False An old claim has once again resurfaced. The message circulating on WhatsApp claims that a certain brand of paracetamol tablets contain the Machupo virus. The text reads, ‘Be careful not to take the paracetamol that comes written P/500. It is a new, very white […]