The Infodemic: Fact-checking Florida Governor's Claim About
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 1:22 pm
Students arrive to Dallas Elementary School for the first day of school amid the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Dallas, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.
Daily Debunk
Claim: "The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, August 10, 2020
Verdict: Mostly True
Read the full story at: PolitiFact
Social Media Disinfo
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Circulating on social media: Claim that the Tanzanian government has kicked the World Health Organization (WHO) out of the country.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse
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