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The Infodemic: Video Predicting 2020 Pandemic Not Really From 1956

A screenshot from a satire video called 'Avoiding The Future Plague' that purports to be a 1956 PSA
A screenshot from a satire video called 'Avoiding The Future Plague' that purports to be a 1956 PSA

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

Daily Debunk

Claim: A two-minute black-and-white video collage made in 1956 warned of the coronavirus pandemic.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: USA Today

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccines are sold on popular e-shopping platform Shopee in Malaysia.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

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