FILE - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte discusses issues related to the new coronavirus, in Panacan, Davao City, southern Philippines, July 7, 2020
Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.
Daily Debunk
Claim: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: Gasoline can be used as a disinfectant against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Verdict: False
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Social Media Disinfo
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Circulating on social media: Claim that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “quietly updated” its COVID-19 data "to admit that only 6%" of all the U.S. deaths recorded actually died from the virus.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Reuters
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Children Across Europe Are Going Back to School. Here's How 3 Countries Are Managing It
Around the world, students are returning to school as countries experiment with new educational models and social distancing protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
-- Time, September 2
Coronavirus research updates: Even octogenarians develop potent antibodies
Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear.
-- Nature, September 1