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The Infodemic: Trump, FDA Chief Overstated Results From Plasma Treatment


FILE - In this Friday, June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia.
FILE - In this Friday, June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia.

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: Convalescent plasma has been “proven to reduce mortality by 35%” in those with COVID-19 infections.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: FactCheck.org

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Video purporting to show a COVID-19 patient who was nearly buried alive.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

Can mosquitoes spread the coronavirus?
No. While mosquitoes can spread some diseases, most notably malaria, experts say COVID-19 is not among them.
-- Associated Press, August 25

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