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This video shows people sleeping rough in the Chinese city of Shenzhen
afp.com - Multiple sources
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook which claim it shows dead bodies on the streets in …
1 day ago
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Video Shows Chinese Policemen Killing Coronavirus Patients? FactCheck
boomlive.in - Nivedita Niranjankumar
Three unrelated videos including one showing armed police personnel and another clip showing medical professionals tend to a number of people, have …
6 days ago
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False: This video does not show a family killed by the coronavirus amid China’s multi-city lockdown
Medium - ANNIE
A video purportedly showing family members lying dead and left unattended due to the novel coronavirus has been widely circulating on social media …
February 13
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No, garlic won't protect you from coronavirus: WHO pushes back on rampant misinformation
CNBC - Natasha Turak
As the crisis deepens, social media companies and internet giants are taking steps to tackle the misinformation spreading on their platforms. Google …
February 4
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Computer hackers are using coronavirus fears to spread computer viruses | CBC News
CBC News - The Associated Press ·
A U.S. cybersecurity company says criminal groups are exploiting fears over the new coronavirus to attack the global shipping …
Aug 16, 2019
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Another conspiracy theory debunked.
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The 2019 coronavirus is not a man-made combination of HIV and SARS
aap.com.au
February 10
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'Steady wave' of fake news on coronavirus in the region: Facebook fact-checker
channelnewsasia.com
SINGAPORE: No, you cannot steam your face masks in order to reuse them in the battle against the novel coronavirus.But this is exactly what a …
February 6
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Coronavirus: 'Fake news' network busted in Hungary
straitstimes.com
February 09, 2020 5:28 AM BUDAPEST (AFP) - Hungarian police said on Saturday (Feb 8) they had busted a network of "fake news" websites that reported …
February 8
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An Epidemic of Wuhan Virus Misinformation Is Spreading Online
foreignpolicy.com - Justin Ling
The outbreak of the new coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, with all the misinformation and conspiracy that has followed it, has put the …
February 5
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This viral video shows a high-school initiation in South Africa
afp.com - Multiple sources
A video shared thousands of times in several languages purports to show coronavirus patients in China. The claim is false; the people in the footage …
February 7
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A Disturbing Number of People Think Coronavirus Is Related to Corona Beer
VICE - Jelisa Castrodale
January 28
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Bioweapons, secret labs, and the CIA: pro-Kremlin actors blame the U.S. for coronavirus outbreak
Medium - @DFRLab
Multiple narratives begin to emerge on fringe Russian outlets and social media, following a familiar playbook A previously unknown variant of …
January 30
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Coronavirus misinformation surges, fueled by clout chasers
NBC News - By Brandy Zadrozny
Misleading, unverified and clearly false information about the coronavirus has spread across social media platforms with a mix of fearmongering and racial stereotyping. Misleading, unverified and clearly
January 30
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China coronavirus: Misinformation spreads online about origin and scale
BBC News - BBC Monitoring
At least 170 people have died as a result of the outbreak of a new coronavirus, The number of confirmed cases of the virus in China has risen to 7,711 and infections have been reported in at least 15 countries.
January 30
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Chinese State Media Spread A False Image Of A Hospital For Coronavirus Patients In Wuhan
buzzfeednews.com - Jane Lytvynenko
The photo actually shows an apartment building. Chinese state media and a government official spread a false image they claimed showed a newly …
January 27
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Hoax Alert: Viral 'Emergency Notification' On Coronavirus Is Fake
boomlive.in - Shachi Sutaria
A viral WhatsApp forward claiming India's health ministry has issued an emergency notification to the public on the prevention of the Coronavirus, is …
January 28
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Coronavirus: Fact-checkers from 30 countries are fighting 3 waves of misinformation
poynter.org - Cristina Tardáguila
An army of at least 48 fact-checking organizations from 30 countries has been working since Friday to debunk false information about the 2019 novel …
January 28
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Debunking the myths around China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post - Laurie Chen
China’s health authorities are racing against the clock to contain the coronavirus outbreak that has spread worldwide since breaking out in the …
January 28