The Infodemic: Are Children 'Silent Super-Spreaders' of Coro
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:57 pm
Children use hoops for social distancing at L'Ecole des Petits, an independent French bilingual school, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown eases in Fulham, London, June 9, 2020.
Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.
Daily Debunk
Claim: Study finds that children are "silent super-spreaders" of coronavirus.
Verdict: Not proved by this study.
Read the full story at: Full Fact
Social Media Disinfo
A cursor moves over Google's search engine page on Aug. 28, 2018, in Portland, Ore.
Circulating on social media: Claim that Google search results are evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Reuters
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