Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here.
Daily Debunk
Claim: Simple cola produced a positive result in the COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, proving mass testing worthless.
Verdict: Incorrect
Read the full story at: Health Feedback
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: Posts claiming that drinking tea made with pepper stems is effective in preventing or curing Covid-19.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
‘It’s crazy.’ Upbeat COVID-19 vaccine news from China and U.K. leaves scientists wanting more details
In what has become a familiar pattern, the COVID-19 vaccine landscape has changed overnight, simultaneously raising hopes that more people may soon get vaccinated and triggering confusion.
-- Science, December 30
