If mean is 0 can we say distribution is symmetric about 0

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If $E(X)=0$ can we say that the distribution is symmetric about 0

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Consider the following counterexample, for a random variable $X$ with a probability mass function $f$: $$f(x) = \begin{cases}\frac12 & x=\frac32 \\ \frac14 & x=-1 \\ \frac14 & x=-2 \end{cases}$$

Then, $E(X)=0$, but the distribution is not symmetric about $0$.