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Daily Debunk
Claim: "The reelection campaign for U.S. President Donald Trump required attendees reserving tickets for a June 20, 2020, rally in Tulsa to agree they will not sue the campaign or event organizers should they be exposed to COVID-19 at the event."
Verdict: True
Read the full story at: Snopes
Social Media Disinfo
Claim: Photos show the 1918 flu pandemic.
Verdict: Partly False
Read the full story at: Reuters
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
How ‘vaccine nationalism’ could block vulnerable populations’ access to COVID-19 vaccines
The most immediate effect of vaccine nationalism is that it further disadvantages countries with fewer resources and bargaining power.
-- The Conversation, June 17
