The Infodemic: Fabric Shows Promise as Virus Stopper
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:24 pmVOA - USA
People wearing protective face masks wait at a public transport stop as a pedestrian walks nearby amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in central Kiev, Ukraine June 2, 2020.
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People wearing protective face masks wait at a public transport stop as a pedestrian walks nearby amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in central Kiev, Ukraine June 2, 2020.
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Daily Debunk
Claim: Early research shows fabric could neutralize coronaviruses.
Verdict: True
Read the full story at: USA Today
Social Media Disinfo
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Circulating on social media: Claim that COVID-19 testing is a secret blood harvesting operation.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Reuters
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
China withheld data on coronavirus from WHO, recordings reveal
Complaints by officials at odds with body’s public praise of Beijing’s response to outbreak
-- Guardian, June 2