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Covid-19
Published on 07/04/2020

COVID-19 corpses video was shot in Ecuador, not New York

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Covid-19
Published on 07/04/2020

CEOs of these companies did not all step down during novel coronavirus crisis

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Published on 07/04/2020

Experts dismiss claims that 5G wireless technology created the novel coronavirus

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Published on 07/04/2020

This poem was written in 2020 specifically about the COVID-19 pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 07/04/2020

These photos have circulated online since at least March 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 06/04/2020

This video has circulated in reports about an anti-government protest in Azerbaijan in 2019

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Covid-19
Published on 03/04/2020

Singaporean authorities refute hoax about 'spot fines' for people violating social distancing orders

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Covid-19
Published on 02/04/2020

Photos of vaping illness patients used to make false COVID-19 claim

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Covid-19
Published on 02/04/2020

‘It’s a myth’: South Australian health authorities dismiss rumour about an ice rink-turned-morgue for COVID-19 victims

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Covid-19
Published on 02/04/2020

This video has circulated online since at least 2011 -- years before the COVID-19 pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 01/04/2020

Hemingway phrase misrepresented as Trump and Biden statement on COVID-19 death toll

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Covid-19
Published on 01/04/2020

Myth circulates online that 'new' hantavirus disease has emerged in China

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Covid-19
Published on 31/03/2020

Buckingham Palace did not say the Queen tested positive for coronavirus

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Covid-19
Published on 31/03/2020

This video shows a security exercise simulating a hostage-taking at Dakar airport

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Covid-19
Published on 31/03/2020

This video shows police arresting a knife-wielding man in Brazil

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Covid-19
Published on 30/03/2020

No evidence drinking tea can cure or relieve symptoms of COVID-19, doctors say

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Covid-19
Published on 30/03/2020

This video does not show Saddam Hussein making a reference to COVID-19

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Covid-19
Published on 27/03/2020

These photos show the coffins of victims of a boat disaster in 2013

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Covid-19
Published on 27/03/2020

This footage of looting was filmed years before the pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 27/03/2020

False claim circulates online that certain countries in Asia are using helicopters to spray 'COVID-19 disinfectant'

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Covid-19
Published on 26/03/2020

Wet wipes not recommended for use as DIY coronavirus protection masks

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Covid-19
Published on 26/03/2020

Inhaling steam will not treat or cure novel coronavirus infection

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Covid-19
Published on 26/03/2020

Public distrust hampers Africa fight against coronavirus misinformation

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Covid-19
Published on 26/03/2020

This photo shows a COVID-19 test kit developed by a South Korean company

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Published on 26/03/2020

This photo shows coffins for dead migrants after a boat capsized off the coast of Italy in 2013

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Covid-19
Published on 25/03/2020

Photo of ‘COVID-19’ rail tanker is not genuine

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Covid-19
Published on 25/03/2020

This photo was taken in South Africa in 2016 -- it is unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic

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Covid-19
Published on 24/03/2020

Viral video misidentifies COVID-19 patient as Canadian PM’s wife

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