Home Current News Fact check: Why is the 1918 influenza virus called ‘Spanish flu’?NewsCurrent NewsFact check: Why is the 1918 influenza virus called ‘Spanish flu’?March 23, 2020118FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp On March 20, the Facebook page Unbelievable Facts shared a graphic on the origins of the 1918 flu pandemic’s more common name, the “Spanish flu.”Source: yahoo.com/news