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The Infodemic: Online Posts Mislead About Effectiveness of Facemasks


People using face masks attend a music concert in Barcelona, Spain, March 27, 2021.
People using face masks attend a music concert in Barcelona, Spain, March 27, 2021.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: The virus that causes COVID-19 is small enough to pass through certain face masks.

Verdict: Misleading

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Video with claim that people who have received mRNA vaccines for the coronavirus pose a “threat to society” by “spreading their super strain viruses far and wide.”

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Reuters

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