VIENNA — Misinformation about COVID-19 is spread worldwide.
An Austrian parliamentarian caused an uproar after performing a COVID-19 test on Coca-Cola during a Dec. 14 speech.
The test, conducted in the Austrian Parliament, appeared to come out positive. Michael Schnedlitz, a member of the Freedom Party (FPÖ), claimed that was evidence the government’s mass-testing wastes taxpayer money. Schnedlitz’s party has been critical of the country’s coronavirus restrictions and testing regime.
The manufacturers of the DIAQUICK COVID-19 Ag test, the pAustria-based pharmaceutical company DIALAB, quickly countered Schneditz’s results, noting he used the test incorrectly.
