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Covid-19
Published on 11/12/2020

Misleading claim spreads online that AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine contains MRC-5 foetal cells

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Published on 10/12/2020

New Zealand party spreads misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, attributed to Robert F Kennedy Jr

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Covid-19
Published on 09/12/2020

Covid-19 vaccine not shown to cause female sterilization

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Covid-19
Published on 09/12/2020

Video shares false claim that Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine contains 'nanotechnology'

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Covid-19
Published on 09/12/2020

This image shows a satirical article about the Pope and the Covid-19 vaccine

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Covid-19
Published on 03/12/2020

Korean social media posts share misleading claim about China-made coronavirus vaccines after Chinese foreign minister's visit

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Covid-19
Published on 03/12/2020

Retired Italian doctor’s false claims about Covid-19 tests and vaccines circulate globally online

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Covid-19
Published on 01/12/2020

Experts refute false claim that Covid-19 vaccine can 'manipulate' human genes

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Covid-19
Published on 30/11/2020

Canadian doctor falsely claims pandemic is a ‘hoax’

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Covid-19
Published on 30/11/2020

Stock photo of actors posing as medical workers shared in misleading Facebook posts promoting coronavirus pandemic denial

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Covid-19
Published on 27/11/2020

Misleading social media posts claim Seoul government banned Bibles in city's churches

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Covid-19
Published on 27/11/2020

Misleading viral posts shared in Myanmar warn of 'Zombie deer virus' outbreak after Covid-19 spike

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Published on 25/11/2020

This photo has circulated in a news report about a raid on an Indian sweet shop that uncovered a rotten dessert

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Published on 24/11/2020

These photos have circulated in reports since 2019 about a Myanmar minister marking Prophet Mohammed’s birthday

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Covid-19
Published on 24/11/2020

Hoax circulates online that Afghanistan announced $30 million Covid-19 aid package for Pakistan

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Covid-19
Published on 23/11/2020

This video has circulated in reports since 2018 about a crowded railway station in West Bengal

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Covid-19
Published on 20/11/2020

Hoax figures circulate in online posts about South Korea's reported coronavirus cases

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Published on 19/11/2020

South African pharmacy chain Clicks denies offering free sanitary pads, but is running a promotion

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Published on 18/11/2020

Old hoax about the dangers of consuming wax coating on apples resurfaces in Thailand

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Published on 18/11/2020

Eating persimmons with yoghurt and banana is not poisonous, health experts say

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Published on 17/11/2020

No causal link between flu vaccines and deaths, says South Korea disease control agency

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Covid-19
Published on 13/11/2020

This photo shows a mother who tested positive for Covid-19 in Myanmar, according to photographer

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Covid-19
Published on 11/11/2020

Misleading claim circulates in Burmese about WHO ‘designating’ Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine as official inoculation

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Published on 30/10/2020

Experts say there is no evidence to support the claims

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Published on 29/10/2020

Misleading claim spreads online that flu vaccines administered in South Korea in 2020 were made in China

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Published on 26/10/2020

Misleading claim spreads online that majority of sanitary towels in South Korea contain cancer-causing chemicals

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Covid-19
Published on 26/10/2020

Hoax circulates online that Sri Lankan opposition party offered quarantine facilities in coronavirus hotspots

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Published on 21/10/2020

Facebook posts promote false conspiracy that coronavirus testing patent was submitted in 2015

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