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The Infodemic: Gasoline is Not a Good Disinfectant Against Coronavirus


FILE - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte discusses issues related to the new coronavirus, in Panacan, Davao City, southern Philippines, July 7, 2020
FILE - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte discusses issues related to the new coronavirus, in Panacan, Davao City, southern Philippines, July 7, 2020

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: Gasoline can be used as a disinfectant against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: FactRakers

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “quietly updated” its COVID-19 data "to admit that only 6%" of all the U.S. deaths recorded actually died from the virus.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

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-- Nature, September 1

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