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The Infodemic: Claim That 70% of Americans Are Declining COVID Vaccines Are False

FILE - A pharmacist poses with a syringe, Dec. 9, 2020 at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.
FILE - A pharmacist poses with a syringe, Dec. 9, 2020 at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: CDC data shows 70% of Americans are declining the COVID-19 vaccine.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that Sweden is no longer using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19.

​Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Check Your Fact

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