Reuters has definitively debunked the claimant, a Twitter “alt-news” source — with over 43,000 followers.

And, I seriously considered not mentioning it at all — but the idea that up to 43,000 DC area ordinary folks might be misled into believing there had been even a potential ebola case in the metro area… led me to post the proof of its utter falsity.

Here is the whole of the Reuters fact checking item, quoting the President of GW Hospital — and truly, I am loath to spread negativity (especially on the second anniversary of that awful day in DC), but some difficult things… must be said, for the good of us all:

…There is no evidence of a patient testing positive for the Ebola virus at The George Washington (GW) University Hospital in Washington, D.C., health officials told Reuters. Users online are sharing a claim that the hospital is no longer accepting patients out of concern over a possible Ebola outbreak.

Examples of users sharing images of a tweet that reads, “BREAKING NEWS: GW HOSPITAL isn’t accepting no patients due to a possible EBOLA OUTBREAK. Also Washington Hospital Center has no bed space with a line out the door” can be seen on Facebook (here) and (here).

A Google search for the tweet from Jan. 4 in the image leads to a link on Twitter that appears to have been deleted (here)….

As I say… these are sad times, in some ways — but with the Uganda “all clear” to come in about 40 hours’ time now — I want to be sure that we focus on telling the truth about all bio-science events. And non-events.

It would not strain credulity to figure this was a Q-Anon directed attempt, on the second anniversary of that deplorable day. But now you know.

नमस्ते