The Infodemic: Fewer African Americans Able to Telework During COVID-19 Lockdowns

June 18, 2020 4:50 PM

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.”

Verdict: True

Read the full story at: PolitiFact

Claim: Former President Barack Obama gave $3.8 million to a lab in Wuhan, China.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: F actCheck.org

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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