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The Infodemic: Do You Need a Pulse Oximeter to Monitor COVID-19 Symptoms at Home?

A gray market salesman sells face masks and hand sanitizer at a street corner in Sarajevo on April 22, 2020.
A gray market salesman sells face masks and hand sanitizer at a street corner in Sarajevo on April 22, 2020.

Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.

Daily Debunk

Claim: You need a pulse oximeter at home to monitor COVID-19 symptoms.

Verdict: Mostly False

Read the full story: "Fact Check: Does this device monitor COVID-19 symptoms?" NBC2 News

Social Media Disinfo​

PolitiFact

Circulating on social media: Ultraviolet radiation is administered into the body as a disinfectant to kill bacteria and viruses.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: PolitiFact​

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide
Eight ways in which scientists hope to provide immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
-- Nature, April 28

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    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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