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tl;dr: The test can only be spoofed if it isn't conducted properly, by not doing the step with the buffer solution [1] [2]. You may even be able to unspoof the

tl;dr: The test can only be spoofed if it isn't conducted properly, by not doing the step with the buffer solution [1] [2]. You may even be able to unspoof the test by applying the buffer solution after the fact. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcUzvrn75E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcUzvrn75E [2] https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-coca-cola-positive-covid-te-idUSKBN28W20Q https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-coca-cola-posit...

mannykannot 5y ago
For completeness with regard to unspoofing, it should be demonstrated that post-test application of the buffer does not reverse a truly positive test.
Zachsa999 5y ago
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dahfizz 5y ago
> Fact check: Coca-Cola does not cause a positive COVID-19 test I find it very difficult to agree with that headline. We have lots of proof that putting coke on a covid test makes the test positive. Coca Cola unequivocally causes a positive result. That's like saying " X vulnerability in our software doesn't actually exist, because if any would-be hackers just followed the rules then they wouldn't be able to exploit the vuln".
- RandallBrown 5y ago
  "Coca-Cola causes positive COVID-19 test" would be a headline that to many would imply that simply drinking a coke is enough to cause you to get a positive test. I don't think that's what's happening.
  - guywhocodes 5y ago
    It's almost like a world wide professional word-smith company should be capable of constructing an accurate and true headline. Otherwise why are you considering any of their other texts worth reading?
  - dahfizz 5y ago
    It is quite a disappointment for a "fact checker" to play fast and loose with the facts in order to optimize the headline. There are plenty of factually correct headlines they could have chosen: "Putting cola on a covid test causes a false positive" "Improper use of covid test causes positive result" etc. You would hope that professional journalists would be capable of writing a clear and correct headline.
- 908B64B197 5y ago
  They should buy a bag of tests and some soft drinks from their company and their competitors and just publish a page where they show that: Some soft drinks might break some tests making the results worthless. It's not a positive result (that implies the person has covid) it's that it damages the test. Like shorting the circuit of an electronic pregnancy test...
- guywhocodes 5y ago
  Reuters fact checking seems to be particularly bad lately tbh

mannykannot 5y ago

For completeness with regard to unspoofing, it should be demonstrated that post-test application of the buffer does not reverse a truly positive test.

Zachsa999 5y ago

dahfizz 5y ago

> Fact check: Coca-Cola does not cause a positive COVID-19 test I find it very difficult to agree with that headline. We have lots of proof that putting coke on a covid test makes the test positive. Coca Cola unequivocally causes a positive result. That's like saying " X vulnerability in our software doesn't actually exist, because if any would-be hackers just followed the rules then they wouldn't be able to exploit the vuln".

RandallBrown 5y ago
"Coca-Cola causes positive COVID-19 test" would be a headline that to many would imply that simply drinking a coke is enough to cause you to get a positive test. I don't think that's what's happening.
- guywhocodes 5y ago
  It's almost like a world wide professional word-smith company should be capable of constructing an accurate and true headline. Otherwise why are you considering any of their other texts worth reading?
- dahfizz 5y ago
  It is quite a disappointment for a "fact checker" to play fast and loose with the facts in order to optimize the headline. There are plenty of factually correct headlines they could have chosen: "Putting cola on a covid test causes a false positive" "Improper use of covid test causes positive result" etc. You would hope that professional journalists would be capable of writing a clear and correct headline.
908B64B197 5y ago
They should buy a bag of tests and some soft drinks from their company and their competitors and just publish a page where they show that: Some soft drinks might break some tests making the results worthless. It's not a positive result (that implies the person has covid) it's that it damages the test. Like shorting the circuit of an electronic pregnancy test...
guywhocodes 5y ago
Reuters fact checking seems to be particularly bad lately tbh