Post urges people not to test for COVID-19

A widely circulated post urges people not to get tested for COVID-19, claiming that the tests are used to “manipulate” COVID-19 statistics. The post also falsely claims that the Biden administration announced plans to introduce a mandatory vaccine. This claim is also circulating in popular Spanish-language posts.

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