The Infodemic: Trump, FDA Chief Overstated Results From Plas
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:35 pm
FILE - In this Friday, June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia.
Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.
Daily Debunk
Claim: Convalescent plasma has been “proven to reduce mortality by 35%” in those with COVID-19 infections.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: FactCheck.org
Social Media Disinfo
Screenshot
Circulating on social media: Video purporting to show a COVID-19 patient who was nearly buried alive.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Can mosquitoes spread the coronavirus?
No. While mosquitoes can spread some diseases, most notably malaria, experts say COVID-19 is not among them.
-- Associated Press, August 25