Fact check: Misleading claims about Russian lab worker's death fuels fears of plague outbreak
DW · 6 Oct 2026

Fact check: Misleading claims about Russian lab worker's death fuels fears of plague outbreak

The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Russia has sparked claims about a lab accident, hundreds of infections and international spread. Some of these viral narratives are misleading.


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