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Published on 17/03/2020

Health experts say comparing death tolls of an emerging epidemic with longstanding diseases risks underplaying COVID-19

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Published on 16/03/2020

Sri Lankan officials refute false claim that the novel coronavirus has been discovered in poultry

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Published on 16/03/2020

Health experts dismiss false claim that COVID-19 fits a pattern of viral outbreaks every 100 years

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Published on 14/03/2020

Debunks of novel coronavirus prevention, cures, treatments

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Published on 13/03/2020

Employer did not hide advice to skip work on COVID-19 poster

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Published on 13/03/2020

Consuming silver particles will not prevent or treat novel coronavirus

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Published on 13/03/2020

This video has circulated online since 2017 about a hotel demolition in China’s Jiangsu province

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Published on 13/03/2020

This doctored image contains a 2015 photo of Tom Hanks and the ball in the movie 'Cast Away'

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Published on 13/03/2020

Philippine Department of Health refutes hoax warning about visiting shopping malls and hotels during coronavirus epidemic

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Published on 12/03/2020

Health experts warn that applying toothpaste on pimples can irritate your skin

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Published on 12/03/2020

This video has previously circulated in reports about a free vegetable giveaway in Wuhan

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Published on 11/03/2020

Donating blood in US does not get you a novel coronavirus test

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Published on 11/03/2020

World Health Organization refutes viral claims that holding your breath can test for COVID-19

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Published on 11/03/2020

This false claim about a brothel quarantined in Europe originated on a satirical website

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Published on 10/03/2020

Drowning refugees hoax resurfaces in North America

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Published on 10/03/2020

World Health Organization refutes misleading claim that volcanic ash can kill coronavirus

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Published on 10/03/2020

UNICEF officials refute false claim that agency released coronavirus prevention guidelines

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Published on 09/03/2020

These 14 claims on COVID-19 are viral, but misleading

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Published on 09/03/2020

Trump spreads misleadingly edited videos of Biden

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Published on 09/03/2020

This image was staged by a photography student in Saudi Arabia

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Published on 09/03/2020

Chloroquine has not been approved as a treatment for COVID-19

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Published on 09/03/2020

Health experts say drinking water every 15 minutes does not prevent coronavirus infection

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Published on 09/03/2020

This is an AFP photo taken during anti-citizenship law protests in Lucknow, India in December 2019

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Published on 06/03/2020

These images show a road accident in Australia in 2016

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Published on 06/03/2020

This report is not from a genuine news site -- the Vatican said the pope was suffering from a cold

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Published on 06/03/2020

Israeli scientists have not developed a COVID-19 vaccine -- they were still working to develop one in February 2020

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Published on 05/03/2020

Experts say that geckos pose no threat to people

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Published on 05/03/2020

Experts refute claim that drinking water at specific times can have different health benefits

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