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The Infodemic: Discredited Scientific Paper Fuels False 5G/COVID Claims


A 5G logo is displayed on a screen outside the showroom at Huawei campus in Shenzhen city, China's Guangdong province.
A 5G logo is displayed on a screen outside the showroom at Huawei campus in Shenzhen city, China's Guangdong province.

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

Daily Debunk

"Discredited scientific paper behind false claims on COVID-5G link," Agence France-Presse, August 7

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Video purporting to show a daughter of Vladimir Putin getting a Covid-19 vaccine shot.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: India.com


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-- Stat, August 10

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