Bookmarks on Coronavirus Misinformation

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• The US CDC has projected nearly 300,000 excessive deaths in 2020 compared to previous years.

  

  Li Chen

  

  Fact check: Chart does not present accurate US deaths figure for 2020

  Reuters

  A meme claiming to demonstrate that US death rates have not changed in 2020 by comparing recent data with previous years is misleading. The image is titled “US deaths per year” and features figures said to be the number of annual deaths since 2015 (here). These are: 2015 (2,712,630), 2016 …

• A new disinformation campaign on COVID-19 has been debunked.

  

  Li Chen

  

  "World Doctors Alliance" shares false and misleading claims about the Covid-19 pandemic

  afp.com - Multiple sources

  "World Doctors Alliance" shares false and misleading claims about the Covid-19 pandemic Members of "World Doctors Alliance" make multiple claims about …

• Conspiracies on vaccines

  

  Li Chen

  

  Vaccine rumours debunked: Microchips, 'altered DNA' and more

  BBC News - By Flora Carmichael and Jack Goodman

  We've looked into some of the most widely shared false vaccine claims - everything from alleged plots to put microchips into people to the supposed re-engineering of our genetic code. 'Altered DNA' claims The fear that a vaccine will somehow change your DNA is one we've seen aired regularly on social …

• A conspiracy sequel.

  

  Li Chen

  

  New ‘Plandemic’ film promotes coronavirus conspiracy theory

  afp.com - Multiple sources

  A film titled “Plandemic: Indoctornation” promotes the idea that the coronavirus pandemic ravaging countries around the world is the result of an …

• Not all scientific papers are the same.

  

  Li Chen

  

  Discredited scientific paper behind false claims on COVID-5G link

  afp.com - Multiple sources

  Social media posts say that 5G technology creates coronavirus in human cells, but the false claim originated from a discredited paper later retracted …

• More conspiracy concerning masks and hydroxychloroquine

  

  Li Chen

  

  Misleading Hydroxychloroquine Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online

  The New York Times - Sheera Frenkel and Davey Alba

  In a video posted Monday online, a group of people calling themselves “America’s Frontline Doctors” and wearing white medical coats spoke against the backdrop of the Supreme Court in Washington, sharing misleading claims about the virus, including that hydroxychloroquine was an effective …