FILE - Women wear face masks as they wait at a COVID-19 testing site in the Estrutural neighborhood of Brasilia, Brazil, May 26, 2020.
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Daily Debunk
Claim: Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is "very rare."
Verdict: Misleading
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Social Media Disinfo
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office shows a phony coronavirus cure that a British man tried to smuggle into the United States.
"Coronavirus cures: debunked," Full Fact, July 6
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Data show panic and disorganization dominate the study of Covid-19 drugs
[A] new STAT analysis shows the effort has been marked by disorder and disorganization, with huge financial resources wasted.
-- Stat, July 7