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The Infodemic: Trump vs. Reality on COVID-19


President Donald Trump points to a reporter for a question during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, July 21, 2020.
President Donald Trump points to a reporter for a question during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, July 21, 2020.

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

Daily Debunk

"Trump vs. Reality on COVID-19," Associated Press, July 20.​

Social Media Disinfo

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Claim: The COVID-19 pandemic was planned by the Rockefeller Foundation in "Operation Lockstep."

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Snopes


Factual Reads on Coronavirus

Contact Tracing, a Key Way to Slow COVID-19, Is Badly Underused by the U.S.
Despite tracing’s success in other countries, the U.S. government has failed to adequately fund or apply the tool
-- Scientific American, July 21

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