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The Infodemic: WHO Doesn't Predict 50,000 Daily COVID Deaths in India


Volunteers carry the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for burial at a cemetery in Bengaluru, India, May 18, 2021.
Volunteers carry the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for burial at a cemetery in Bengaluru, India, May 18, 2021.

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Claim: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of 50,000 daily deaths in India as it battles a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Claim that COVID-19 vaccines "skipped all animal trials."

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: PolitiFact

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