The Infodemic: Is COVID-19 Becoming More Contagious?

May 27, 2020 4:41 PM

Daily Debunk

Claim: A new mutation is making the COVID-19 virus more contagious.

Verdict: Unsubstantiated

Read the full story at: The Walrus Fact-Checking

Circulating on social media: Claim that a photograph shows a vacant, sand-covered highway to Dubai during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Snopes

Polygraph

Polygraph is a fact-checking feature of the Voice of America (VOA). Polygraph serves as a resource for verifying the increasing volume of disinformation and misinformation being distributed and shared globally.

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