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The Infodemic: COVID-19 Takes a Toll on Law Enforcement


FILE - Police Officers patrol East River Park during the Coronavirus Pandemic in New York City, May 2, 2020.
FILE - Police Officers patrol East River Park during the Coronavirus Pandemic in New York City, May 2, 2020.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: "More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on patrol." Former U.S. vice president and Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden, August 31.

Verdict: Mostly True

Read the full story at: PolitiFact

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that a video shows a rally against coronavirus restrictions in the British capital of London.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

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